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)