Moving in

Tech. Sgt. Steve Welch, 96th Communications Squadron, begins to install the command post's giant voice system at their new location in Building 1. The command post serves as the executive agency for command and control for commanders during routine operations, emergencies, contingencies and increased readiness. The CP is a 24 hour a day, seven days a week operation that has 17 authorizations to man its shifts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Runway clear

A line of asphalt was cleared by the RX-900 in February at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This was part of the six-month repaving and construction on Runway 19/01. The runway reopened March 15 to air traffic. (Courtesy photo.)

Blue steel

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A construction worker welds the steel frame of the Eglin Conference Center walkway canopy, Feb. 24. The canopy will receive repairs before it is recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Blue steel

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A construction worker welds the steel frame of the Eglin Conference Center walkway canopy, Feb. 24. The canopy will receive repairs before it is recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Sparks fly

Sparks fly as a construction worker cuts through a piece of metal Jan. 8 at the Joint Strike Fighter Training Facility construction site. The temperatures and wind chill halted some of the construction activities Jan. 8, but work still continued. Drills, saws, raised platforms and heavy movers could be heard all around the site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Chiller driller

A construction worker, on a raised lift, uses a drill on the right side of the Joint Strike Fighter Training Facility construction site Jan. 8. The temperatures and wind chill halted some of the construction activities Jan. 8, but work still continued. Drills, saws, raised lifts and heavy movers could be heard all around the site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)