Tech. Sgt. Katie Cramer, with the 176th Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Shop, digs a trench with a mini-excavator in preparation for pouring concrete footers on home site six while participating in the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, May 26, 2021. The initiative is a collaboration between the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program and the Cherokee Nation that constructs new single-family homes and supporting infrastructure for eligible Cherokee Nation veterans and their families. (U.S. Air Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Keegan)