According to Marren, when Tunnel 9 transitioned from the U.S. Navy in 1998, the staff consisted of 100 percent civilians executing all technical and managerial team functions for customers and stakeholders.
"After transition to the U.S. Air Force we lost some good folks and had to backfill with contractors," he said. "This was our first opportunity to function as a CTF. It was not out of desire but necessity.
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