Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing use a skid steer to remove excess cement around the slab of a future single-family house meant for disabled veterans of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 29, 2023. The Cherokee Veterans Housing initiative is a collaboration between the Defense Department’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.