180319 - Gate Groundbreaking

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Col. Bradley W. McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, addresses attendees at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new installation gate March 19, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The new gate, designed to ease traffic flow onto and off the base, is expected to be transited by thousands of vehicles each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Col. Bradley W. McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, addresses attendees at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new installation gate March 19, 2018, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The new gate, designed to ease traffic flow onto and off the base, is expected to be transited by thousands of vehicles each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Kevin Jefferson, left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers area engineer; Maj. Aaron Rittgers, 88th Security Forces Squadron commander; Col. Leonard T. Rose, 88th Mission Support Group commander; U.S. Rep. Michael Turner; Col. Bradley W. McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, David A. Perkins, 88th Civil Engineering Group civil engineer and Kevin Cozart, Messer Construction Co. vice president; ceremonially break ground March 19, 2018, at the site of a new installation gate for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)