Mississippi's Governor, Phil Bryant, pauses during his address at the Columbus Air Force Base Runway Ribbon Cutting ceremony Sept. 6 to congratulate Col. Jim Sears, 14th Flying Training Wing commander and the men and women of Columbus AFB team for their accomplishments throughout the six-month runway re-construction project. The pilot training wing safely continued its mission despite the significant loss of capability. A Mississippi small business, Babcock Construction Company, executed the largest runway construction project in eight years in Air Education and Training Command, on-time and under-budget.