About 80 airmen and C-130s from the Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Wing returned Thursday to Youngstown ARS, Ohio, from a 120 day deployment to Southwest Asia. The airmen are the first half of the total deployed contingent from the 757th Airlift Squadron. The unit has repeatedly deployed to the region, and flew the 2014 airdrop mission that provided relief to Yazidis that fled ISIS to Mount Sinjar, Iraq.
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.