Structural specialists renovate softball field press box

Tech. Sgt. Rickey Schaefer, a structural journeyman with the 556th RED HORSE, surveys the project area as his wingmen renovate the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. The team of craftsman, a blend of reservists from the 556th and 1st Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen, renovated the building using funds from the Installation Excellence Award. The $200,000 award is being used to invest resiliency in the force and family by renovating community buildings used for moral events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Structural specialists renovate softball field press box

Tech. Sgt. Rickey Schaefer, a structural journeyman with the 556th RED HORSE, demolishes the interior of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. Inside the press box, the interior walls will be renovated, and the pluming and restroom partitions will be replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Rickey Schaefer, a structural journeyman with the 556th RED HORSE, marks a plank of wood before cutting it during the renovation of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 15, 2016. Structural specialists are responsible for constructing and repairing structures on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Rickey Schaefer, a structural journeyman with the 556th RED HORSE, cuts planks of wood with a buzz saw during the renovation of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 15, 2016. These planks are used as exterior walls for the softball field press box. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Tech. Sgt. Rickey Schaefer, a structural journeyman with the 556th RED HORSE, cuts planks of wood with a buzz saw during the renovation of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 14, 2016. These planks are used as exterior walls for the softball field press box. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Civil engineer Airmen with the 556th RED HORSE secure house wrap around the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 12, 2016. The civil engineers are renovating the 20-year-old building to counteract water and moisture damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Kitzler and Tech. Sgt. Nate Dowling, structural specialists with the 556th RED HORSE, secure house wrap around the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 12, 2016. House wrap is used as insulation to keep moisture out of an infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Master Sgt. David Feerick, a structural superintendent with the 556th RED HORSE, presses a roofing underlayment on the wall of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. This underlayment seals cracks and openings to prevent moisture and other hazards from entering a building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Airmen from the 556th RED HORSE and the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron stand in front of the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 15, 2016. Structural specialists are renovating the press box to repair moisture damage in the exterior and interior walls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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Structural specialists renovate softball field press box

Published Sept. 16, 2016
By Senior Airman Andrea Posey
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla -- Airmen from the 556th RED HORSE and the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron conduct renovations on the softball field press box at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 15, 2016. Renovations to the press box include new exterior and interior walls and replacing plumbing components and restroom partitions. The 1st SOCES used earnings from the Installation Excellence Award competition to invest in resiliency by renovating community buildings used for morale events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey)