U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ricky Gennie, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron structures journeyman, directs a metal container onto a roof at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 3, 2013. Gennie, along with several other Airmen and civilian contractors, crane lifted new skylight windows onto the roof of the 20th Fighter Wing headquarters building to replace old windows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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A crane lifts a new window onto the roof of the 20th Fighter Wing headquarters building at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 3, 2013. Several Airmen and civilian contractors handled the process of replacing the old skylight windows with new ones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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A crane sits in front of the 20th Fighter Wing headquarters building at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 3, 2013. Airmen from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, along with civilian contractors, crane lifted new skylight windows onto the building to replace the old leaking windows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron await a crane lifted container on the roof of the 20th Fighter Wing Headquarters building at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 3, 2013. The Airmen and civilian contractors were replacing old skylight windows that had been leaking water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron position a crane lifted container on the roof of the 20th Fighter Wing headquarters building at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 3, 2013. The Airmen and civilian contractors were replacing old skylight windows that had been leaking water with new windows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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High-up to the skylight

Published Dec. 3, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airmen from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, along with civilian contractors, started the process of replacing the skylight windows on the roof of the 20th Fighter Wing headquarters building here, Dec. 3.

"The old windows had been leaking the past few years," said Hiram Gascot, 20th CES vertical foreman.

Without any weather delays, the skylight windows should be installed by the end of the week.

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