Col. Thomas A. Reppart, 436th Mission Support Group commander, takes a toy static helicopter for a test drive Feb. 15, 2013, before the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Child Development Center's new and improved playground on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lt. Col. Matthew Orlowsky, 512th Force Support Squadron commander, accompanied Reppart for the ceremony on the playground, which is designed for use by the preschool age children at the center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)
Lt. Col. Matthew Orlowsky (left), 436th Force Support Squadron commander, and Col.Thomas A. Reppart, 436th Mission Support Group commander, join Isaiah Devese, 4, and Kaleyah Croxsell, 4, two children enrolled at the Dover Air Force Base, Del., Child Development Center, in cutting the ribbon Feb. 15, 2013, for the CDC's new and improved playground for preschoolers enrolled at the center. The ribbon cutting ceremony served as the official opening of the playground, which features a new dramatic play stage and nature landscape area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)
Preschool-aged children, enrolled at the Dover Air Force Base, Del., Child Development Center, try out new and improved playground equipment following a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 15, 2013. The ceremony symbolized the end of a six-month Army Corps of Engineers project to upgrade and replace playground equipment and play areas, which were showing signs of wear and tear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)
Kyle, 5, and his mother Staff Sgt. Danielle Struss, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, are all smiles after a trip down the slide Feb. 15, 2013, following a ribbon cutting ceremony which officially opened the new and improved playground for preschoolers at the Child Development Center, Dover Air Force Base, Del. In addition to slides and swings, the new playground area features outdoor musical instrument stations and a dramatic stage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)