New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan (right), commander of the 910th Airlift Wing; Mayor John McNally (center), of the nearby City of Youngstown; and Judge Robert Milich (left), the presiding judge of Youngstown’s Veteran’s Treatment Court, stand in front of the Eagle’s Nest Lodge during the mayor’s installation visit here, Jan. 17, 2014. Judge Milich, who is also secretary of the Youngstown Air Reserve Base-Community Council and a retired Air Force Reserve 910th-assigned lieutenant colonel, contacted the unit to see if the mayor could visit 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.

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New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Mayor John McNally, of the nearby City of Youngstown, talks about facilities amenities with Air Force Reserve 910th Lodging Manager Cheryl Taylor in one of the Eagle’s Nest Lodge’s Distinguished Visitor suites here, Jan. 17, 2014. Following a group meal at the adjacent YARS Community Activity Center, Mayor McNally continued his installation visit with a tour of the 123-room Eagle’s Nest Lodge. The tour of the lodging facility was guided by 910th Mission Support Group commander Teresa Hams, 910th Chief of Services Nancy Rubino and Ms. Taylor. 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.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – After a walkthrough of the YARS lodging facilities and a windshield tour of the installation, the mayor’s tour continued on to the wing’s maintenance areas. Air Force Reserve Col. David Post (right), commander of the 910th Maintenance Group, based here, talks with Mayor John McNally, of the nearby City of Youngstown, about aircraft maintenance operations while standing beneath the tail of one of ten C-130 Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft assigned to the 910th in a hangar here, Jan. 17, 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.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Following a tour of the maintenance hangar, the mayor had the opportunity to get an up close and personal view of one of the wing’s assigned cargo aircraft. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Don Richey (right), deputy commander of the 910th Operations Group, based here, talks with Mayor John McNally (left), of the nearby City of Youngstown, about aircraft capabilities on the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in a hangar here, Jan. 17, 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.

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – The mayor’s visit to YARS concluded with a guided tour of the wing’s one-of-a-kind mission. Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Phil Aliberti, 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance Chief, shows one of the nozzles used in the wing’s aerial spray missions to Mayor John McNally (left), of the nearby City of Youngstown, at the Aerial Spray Facility here during an installation visit, Jan. 17, 2014. The nozzle Sergeant Aliberti 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.

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Youngstown's new mayor visits 910th

Published Jan. 22, 2014
By Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Youngstown Mayor John McNally visited the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing here, Jan. 17, 2014. The mayor, who took office less than a month ago, toured YARS to learn more about the wing's capabilities and the installation's features and to meet some of the Citizen Airmen. The mayor visited the Community Activity Center and Eagle's Nest Lodge, toured a maintenance hangar, a C-130 Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft and the Department of Defense's only aerial spray maintenance facility.

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New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS