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  • Gen. McNabb visits base to "thank Airmen"

    "Well, it's not your aircraft or ships or weapons - we have all that. You're enlisted core is unlike anything we could imagine. If we were to face you in war -- that is where we would lose." Gen. Duncan McNabb, Air Mobility Command commander, began his all call here by recounting a conversation he

  • 319 OG under new command

    The 319th Operations Group welcomed its new commander Aug. 29 at an assumption of command ceremony. Col. Bobby Fowler assumed command of the 319 OG after Col. Lee DeReemer's relinquishment of command in June. "Since [Colonel DeReemer's] departure, Col. Dave Sprague has served as the acting commander

  • Town Halls preview changes for civilians, supervisors

    Civilian workers and their supervisors recently got a preview of sweeping changes that will affect the base in the coming months. Senior civilian officials from Air Mobility Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., unveiled the details of the new National Security Personnel System at two Town

  • Changing it up: Maintainers welcome new commander

    Smiles and laughs were the order of the day as Lt. Col. Michael T. England finished his farewell speech at his change of command ceremony July 6. Colonel England stepped down from the podium, looked at former wing commander Col. Bill Bender and said, “Sir, if you need another maintenance commander,

  • From one great leader to the next

    The wing’s change of command ceremony took place Tuesday in Hangar 605 in the shadow of a KC-135 Stratotanker with Col. Bill Bender relinquishing command of the 319th Air Refueling Wing to Col. Diane Hull. Colonel Bender and his family moved on to Stuttgart, Germany, where he will work directly for