? Airmen assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev., are constructing a new runway at JBSA-Randolph’s Seguin Auxiliary Airfield outside San Antonio. The $10 million project is set for completion at the end of October, according to an Aug. 6 Randolph release. The work involves “demolition of the existing runway, replacement of the runway, grading of the entire airfield, stabilization of the existing soils, and construction of a new taxiway and parking apron,” said Joseph Domeier, Randolph’s 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron project manager. The construction began in May. The new 10,000-foot runway will be 150-feet wide with 10-foot shoulders on both sides, states the release. Randolph’s 12th Flying Training Wing uses the airfield for instructor pilot training. The airfield also supports disaster-relief efforts in the region, states the release.
With a little more than a week to go before the continuing resolution funding the federal government expires, lawmakers in Congress have still yet to reach an agreement on spending—and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is warning that dozens of programs and projects could be affected if no long-term agreement…