The 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik AB, Turkey, inactivated the 39th Maintenance Group, casing the group guidon during a base ceremony. “We inactivate the group today because it’s the right thing to do,” stated Col. Eric Beene, 39th ABW commander, during the ceremony June 14. “This doesn’t mean, however, that we value any less the contributions of all of our airmen in the maintenance group. What you do every day here is incredibly important. I am honored to serve with you no matter what the guidon says.” First activated in 1942 as the 39th Air Depot Group at Olmstead Field, Penn., the unit came to Incirlik in 1993. From there, its airmen have supported many missions over the past two decades, including in Iraq and most recently in Libya. (Incirlik report by SrA. Anthony Hyatt)
Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 920th Rescue Wing helped save 11 airplane crash survivors off the coast of Florida on May 12. The Reserve Airmen were flying an HC-130J Combat King II and an HH-60W Jolly Green II on a routine training flight when a Coast Guard call diverted…