Altus holds RAPCON ground breaking ceremony
/ Published January 27, 2010
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.—(from left) Army Col. Tony Funkhouser, Tulsa District Corps of Engineers commander, Col. Ty Thomas, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, Jim Inhofe, U.S. senator (R-Okla.), and David Scott, SGS representative, shovel dirt Jan. 22 where the new radar approach control facility will be built. This facility will house the state-of-the art digital aircraft surveillance radar offering better capability to air traffic controllers throughout southwest Oklahoma. The construction will cost $7.1 million and will be completed in April 2011. The new radar will replace the 1970s-era systems currently in use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cherice Bryant)
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) delivers a speech at the radar approach control groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 22. The senator's speech depicted the new facility, which will cost $7.1 million to build and will house the state-of-the art digital aircraft surveillance radar. The new technology will bring air traffic control throughout southwest Oklahoma into the 21st century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cherice Bryant)
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla-- Col. David W. Allvin, (right) former 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, attends the radar approach control groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 22. The ceremony was held to celebrate the beginning of construction on the new facility that will be built adjacent to the air traffic control tower, which will increase safety for RAPCON air traffic controllers by moving them off the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cherice Bryant)