T-38C instructor pilots Col. Jim Sears, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander and Lt. Col. Travis Ingber, 14th Operations Support Squadron make the first landing on the newly reconstructed Columbus Air Force Base center runway Sept. 3. The construction project for the longest runway in the state of Mississippi finished on-time and under-budget, despite 40 rained-out days. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Charles Dickens)