The final haul
Master Sgt. Dale Payne, NCOIC of civil engineering and force support with the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Program Combined Asset Management Site, poses for a photo in front of one of the IRT trailers that he’s hauled for thousands of miles, March 2, 2025. After a military career spanning two branches of service, wartime deployments, multiple career fields and a reenlistment after a 20-year break-in-service, Payne has made his final haul into retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)