• Common People...Uncommon Dedication

    I was about 9 years old and in the fourth grade when I came home from school one day. I recall that day because in the evening Dad called me into the kitchen. There, sitting on the kitchen table, was my spelling book that I had brought home from school; it was turned over so the back cover was

  • Wing changes leadership

    Col. Maryanne Miller, formerly 932nd Operations Group commander, became 932nd Airlift Wing commander during a ceremony Jan. 8. She succeeds Col. Donald Fletcher, Jr., who is moving on to 22nd Air Force at Dobbins ARB, Ga. Maj. Gen. Robert E. Duignan, commander of 4th Air Force at March ARB, Calif.,

  • Recruiter goes from bullets to brainpower

    When Master Sgt. Don Cantrell sat before a recruiter in high school, he never thought he would be on the opposite side of the table one day. His very first job in the military dealt with bullets; that is, bullets and an M-16 rifle. He started in 1988 as an active duty security forces member at Grand

  • Maintenance takes a shine to new plane

    The 932nd Maintenance Squadron has embraced a new mission: the care and tending of the C-9C fleet since their arrival last year. Unlike the venerable C-9A, whose mission was primarily medical airlift, the C-9C is designed to provide air transport to government and senior military officials. Also,

  • New commander aboard

    Col. Donald Fletcher Jr., (at left) prepares to give command of the wing to Col. Maryanne Miller while the 932nd Airlift Wing honor guard members get the flags positioned.  Colonel Miller was previously the commander 932nd Operations Group.

  • Wing changes command

    Col. Maryanne Miller took the reins of the 932nd Airlift Wing from Col. Donald Fletcher, Jr., in a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base during the unit's training assembly on Sunday.  Colonel Miller previously served as the 932nd Operations Group commander before becoming the wing commander this

  • Total force team makes last-minute medical mission a success

    When Capt. Linda Sitton woke up her last morning in balmy Hawaii, she was prepared for a sleepy “deadhead” flight back to the mainland on an Air Force Reserve plane full of cargo. The nurse and Air Force Reservist from the 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Scott Air Force Base reported for