MacDill Air Force Base has a new tenant. As part of the military's base restructuring, the 927th Air Refueling Wing has been moved from Michigan to Tampa.
They broke ground for the new headquarters for 927th at MacDill on Wednesday.
Col. Ken Lewis, the Wing Commander for the 927th, says over the next two years construction alone will bring in close to 50-million dollars to the Bay area.
As for jobs, Col. Lewis says the Air Refueling Wing will provide 800 full and part time military and civilian jobs which translates into an annual budget of 7 to 10 million dollars.
The new headquarters is expected to be finished by September of 2009
