Ground-breaking ceremony held for WS Visitor Center
Joint Base Charleston leadership and project officers gather during a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Visitor Center April 10, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Pictured (from left to right) are Kathy Sorenson, 628th Security Forces Squadron office manager for pass and identification, Robert Trout, 628th SFS chief of plans and programs, Master Chief Petty Officer Billy Cady, JB Charleston – Weapons Station command master chief, Col. Richard McComb, JB Charleston commander, Walter Johnson, BES Construction superintendent, Navy Capt. Thomas Bailey, JB Charleston deputy commander, Sandy Ford, 628th Contracting Squadron officer, and Chief Master Sgt. Earl Hannon, 628th Air Base Wing command chief. The new facility will provide employees with a modern badge, pass and Defense Biometrics Identification System work area. The visitor’s lobby/waiting area will provide comfortable and convenient seating, drinking fountains and restrooms. The dedicated parking lots will be located at the front and beside the building and will provide convenient parking. The new one-story building will also be built to meet current anti-terrorism force protection requirements. The project is expected to be completed by October 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anthony Hyatt)