TAMPA -- In one of the largest overall construction projects at MacDill Air Force Base since it officially became a military installation just before World War II, the U.S. Department of Defense is building nearly 1 million square feet of facilities and residential units that represent more than $800 million in improvements.
The upgrades include new facilities for U.S. Central Command, Special Operations Command and the base's joint intelligence center for $320 million, moving much of its operations out of older buildings and trailers, and into more centralized facilities.
Out with the old
"We're upgrading older buildings, and we're building new facilities to increase our mission capabilities," said Robert Moore, a deputy civil engineer with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron.
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