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Air Force Reserve Command

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, talks with Mayor Doug Franklin, of the nearby city of Warren, Ohio, at the Community Activity Center (CAC) during the mayor’s installation visit here, March 7, 2014. Franklin’s tour of YARS started at the CAC for a facility walkthrough and a group meal. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Mayor Doug Franklin, of the nearby city of Warren, shares a laugh during a talk about facilities amenities with Air Force Reserve 910th Guest Services Manager Jenn Clutter (center) and 910th Lodging Manager Cheryl Taylor in the Eagle’s Nest Lodge’s lobby here, March 7, 2014. Following a group meal at the adjacent YARS Community Activity Center, Mayor Franklin continued his installation visit with a tour of the 123-room lodging facility. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – After a walkthrough of the YARS lodging facilities, the mayor’s tour continued on to the 910th Airlift Wing’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Christine Feliciano (right), an aerial delivery maintainer assigned to 76th APS, talks with Mayor Doug Franklin (left), of the nearby City of Warren, in the APS hangar here about the unit’s role in preparing parachute-delivered cargo pallets for the 910th Airlift Wing’s mission to “Deliver, Deploy, Defend,” March 7, 2014. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – The mayor’s tour of the 910th Airlift Wing’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron continued with a visit to the unit’s ramp operations. Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Massie (right), 76th APS superintendent, talks with Mayor Doug Franklin (left), of the nearby City of Warren, on the flightline here, March 7, 2014, about the unit’s efforts to prepare the ambulance sitting in the background for loading aboard an inbound cargo aircraft. The ambulance was being flown from YARS as part of the Denton program, a U.S. government program allowing charitable organizations to use existing military airlift missions to transport humanitarian cargo to locations around the world. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Following a tour of the 910th Airlift Wing’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron and a windshield tour of the installation, the mayor’s tour continued to one of the installation’s maintenance hangars, where he had the opportunity to get an up close and personal view of one of the wing’s assigned cargo aircraft. Air Force Reserve Col. Bill Phillips (center), commander of the 910th Operations Group and Master Sgt. Less Parkey (right), an crew chief assigned to the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, both based here, talks with Mayor Doug Franklin (left), of the nearby City of warren, about aircraft capabilities on the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in a hangar here, March 7, 2014. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – The mayor’s visit to YARS concluded with a guided tour of the 910th Airlift Wing’s one-of-a-kind mission. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Stephen Feliz, 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance Specialist, shows nozzles used during the wing’s aerial spray missions to Mayor Doug Franklin (left), of the nearby City of Warren, at the Aerial Spray Facility here during an installation visit, March 7, 2014. The equipment Feliz is holding is part of the Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS). The MASS is used to carry out the unit’s unique capability. The 910th Airlift Wing is home to the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray squadron. The mayor visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s mission and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan (right), commander of the 910th Airlift Wing and Mayor Doug Franklin, of the nearby City of Warren, stand in front of the Eagle’s Nest Lodge during the mayor’s installation visit here, March 7, 2014. Mayor Franklin visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s mission and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

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Warren mayor visits Youngstown ARS

Published March 11, 2014
By Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Mayor Doug Franklin, of the nearby City of Warren, Ohio, visited the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing based here, March 7, 2014. The mayor toured YARS to learn more about the wing's capabilities and the installation's features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. During the tour, the mayor visited the installation's Community Activity Center and Eagle's Nest Lodge. He also toured the wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron, a maintenance hangar, the Department of Defense's only Aerial Spray Maintenance Facility and a C-130 Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photos/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)