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Volk Field CRTC airfield ops named tops for 2007
The Air Traffic Control and Airfield Management sections
of Volk Field CRTC have been named the 2007 Air National
Guard Operations Complex of the Year.
“I’m very proud of both our Air Traffic Control and Airfield
Management sections,” said Lt. Col. Brendan Smith, Volk Field
CRTC director of operations.
The complex has nineteen people assigned to the control
tower, radar approach control, and airfield management
facilities. The CRTC competed against several other complex
nominees throughout the ANG.
Volk Field’s complex directly supports ten midwest flying
units on a regular basis within their 12,000 square miles of
airspace, including the 115th Fighter Wing. In addition, they
supported seventeen deployed flying units and airlift support requirements
for five major non-flying deployments with a 100%
safety record.
The airfield and controllers handled more than 750 transient
aircraft. A large portion of these aircraft were supporting Volk
Field’s aerial port of embarkation mission for soldiers mobilizing
and demobilizing at nearby Fort McCoy. All of the flights
continued despite a $2.1 million dollar construction project
which closed both arm/de-arm areas during the summer, an
airspace realignment project, apprentice controller training, and
Guard's first four-star ready
to take Minutemen forward
As his wife Cheryl McKinley holds a bible, Air Force Gen. Craig
R. McKinley is sworn in by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as
the 26th chief of the National Guard Bureau during a ceremony
at the Pentagon, where he was also promoted to his current
rank, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. McKinley is the first Guard officer
to be promoted to the four-star rank, and succeeds Army Lt.
Gen. H. Steven Blum, who served some five and a half years as
chief of the Bureau and is now deputy commander of U.S. Northern
Command, the first Guard officer to hold that position. U.S.
Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy
limited staffing.
“They continue to provide absolutely top-notch service and
support to a wide spectrum of customers,” said Smith. “They
couldn’t be more deserving of this prestigious award.”
Events
Fort McCoy Open House
Fort McCoy will host its annual Armed Forces Day Open
House, on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Activities
scheduled for the open house include: military equipment
and demonstrations; camouflage face painting; interactive
marksmanship gallery; personalized dog tags; narrated
installation bus tours; refreshments; and much more. For
further information call (608) 388-2407 or go online to www.
mccoy.army.mil.
A Tribute to the Armed Forces
at Country USA
All military personnel and veterans are invited to a special
salute at Country USA in Oshkosh, Wis., Wed., June 24 and
Sat., June 27, 2009.
Come in uniform and present a valid military I.D. to receive
two free general admission tickets.
n Jimmy Wayne and Taylor Swift on June 24
n Diamond Rio, Julianne Hough, Rodney Atkins and Dierks
Bentley on June 27
Also featuring The Country USA Military Zone, The Virtual
Army Experience, a special performance by The Volunteers
of the Army Field Band on June 27, and a mass swearing-in
ceremony on the Ford Mainstage on June 27.
For more information go to www.countryusaoshkosh.com.
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