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The 309th Software Engineering Group celebrated the opening of two new facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases.

Chad Harper, 309th Software Engineering Group deputy director, cuts a ribbon during a ceremony marking the opening of two new software training and onboarding facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)  A robot proffers the ceremonial scissors during a 309th Software Engineering Group ribbon cutting ceremony for two new software training and onboarding facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)  CJ DuRain, 309th Software Engineering Group director of management, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new software training and onboarding facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)  Enos Cummings, 309th Software Engineering Group director, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new software training and onboarding facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)  Enos Cummings, 309th Software Engineering Group director, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new software training and onboarding facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 26, 2025. The Launch Pad facility will help new hires awaiting security clearances enhance their skills and leadership, while SWEG U will provide ongoing training for 309th SWEG employees and software engineering groups from other bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)