8/11/2010 - BITBURG AIR BASE, Germany – Rudolph Schmitz, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron real estate program manager, speaks with Col. Christopher Weggeman, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, during a tour of Bitburg Elementary School Aug 10. Col. Weggeman and Mr. Schmitz toured various facilities to determine whether the buildings would be suitable for future use by the city of Bitburg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/11/2010 - BITBURG AIR BASE, Germany – Rudolph Schmitz, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron real estate program manager, right, speaks with Bitburg Mayor Joachim Kandels (left) as Lt. Col. William Kale, 52nd CES commander, listens during a tour of the base Aug 10. Mayor Kandels and a delegation of city and county authorities received an orientation tour from Lt. Col. Kale, Mr. Schmitz and other members of the 52nd Fighter Wing with stops at various facilities to determine whether the buildings would be suitable for future use by the city of Bitburg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/11/2010 - BITBURG AIR BASE, Germany – Mr. Helmut Berscheid, Bitburg Air base conversion development manager, speaks with Col. Christopher P. Weggeman, 52nd Fighter Wing Commander, after a base tour Aug. 10. Colonel Weggeman and Mr. Berscheid toured various facilities to determine whether the buildings would be suitable for future use by the city of Bitburg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)