Carlos Moreno manicures the hedges in front of the 37th Civil Engineer Squadron. He and other Team Lackland members spent March 30 tidying up the base as part of this year's annual Beautification Project. The 37th CE provided gardening tools and numerous plants and flowers for the event. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Staff Sgt. Tim Herbert, 324th Training Squadron, loads up on decorative pine bark at the self help center March 30. About 20 people from his squadron spent some 12 hours on Team Lackland Base Beautification Day creating flower beds in front of their building. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Morris Monita, a supply technician for the 341st Training Squadron, engages in some serious manual labor March 30 as part of the annual Team Lackland Beautification Day. Word is the soil around the squadron's building is hard clay and filled with rocks. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Senior Airman Naomi Delgado (left) takes a break while a couple of Navy students, Cecile Catral (center) and Tech. Sgt. Barbara Black-Diaz (lower right) plant some flowers March 30 in front of the 341st Training Squadron. Rain throughout the day interrupted their work but they completed their Team Lackland Base Beautification Project. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Donning rain gear, Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez, 37th Civil Engineer Squadron, carefully selects flowers and plants at the self help center last Friday for his squadron's beautification project. Team Lackland refused to let rain March 30 dampen efforts to spruce up the base during its annual landscaping development and spring cleaning event. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

Capt. Michelle Hardy (center) blasts dirt off the steps of the 37th Comptroller Squadron's building with a power washer as Staff Sgt. Lee Arellano (left) and Airman First Class Gary Phillips sweep. The crew and other Team Lackland members spent March 30 enhancing the appearance of all base structures and grounds as part of the annual basewide Beautification Day. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)