U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. William Welser, III (second from right), Commander Eighteenth Air Force, and MAJ. GEN. Paul W. Essex (right), Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, cut the ribbon at the dedication of the COL. Earl B. Young Conference Room inside the new U.S. Air Force Eighteenth Air Force Headquarters building at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Oct. 4, 2004. U.S. Air Force (ret.) COL. Young was the first Eighteenth Air Force Commander and was able to view the dedication ceremony via video teleconference from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF. SGT. James Harper) (Released)