The New York Air National Guard’s wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station formally switched from the 107th Air Refueling Wing to the 107th Airlift Wing on Tuesday, according to a New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs release. The unit has converted, courtesy of BRAC 2005, from KC-135 tankers to an associate unit, flying and maintaining C-130s alongside Air Force Reserve Command’s 914th Airlift Wing at the station.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.