KOREA
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Xiomara Roberge writing on a whiteboard.

(Photo by Staff. Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Xiomara Roberge, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron program development officer, consolidates stakeholder suggestions during the Osan Planning Charrette at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 7, 2025. A planning charrette shrinks the time it takes to brainstorm, troubleshoot, deconflict, and organize ideas and inputs around what infrastructure decisions will best suit the needs of the future of a base. The 51st CES hosted the event to decrease the amount of time it would typically take to create a 10-year installation development plan.

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