A crane is parked next to the final beam during a topping out ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, May 10, 2023. The topping out ceremony is a tradition in which the tallest and last beam is placed on a project. The topping out ceremony on MCAS New River was for a new C-12 Huron aircraft hangar. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Douds)

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