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Vol. 14, No. 7 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base July 2021
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INSIDE OC-135B retires
by Senior Airman
StorIES ALex M. MiLLeR
Spouse pilots, 2 355th Wing Public Affairs
The final retired OC-135B Open Skies aircraft from the 55th
CE summer energy cam- Wing at Offutt Air Force Base arrived at the 309th Aerospace
paign, 2 Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air
D-M Annual Water Quality Force Base, June 9.
Report, 3 The OC-135B was decommissioned after the U.S. withdrew from
the Open Skies Treaty Nov. 22, 2020.
Operation Agile Dragon, 4 “The OC-135B had a great career of service for our country and
A-10 ACE immersion, 5 we, at the AMARG, are honored to be entrusted with its legacy as
it joins America’s airpower reservoir,” said Col. Jennifer Barnard, Maj. Scott Ingalsbe
Bushwhacker, Mobility 309th AMARG commander. An OC-135B Open Skies assigned to the 55th Wing, Offutt Air
Guardian, 6 Force Base, Nebraska, is in flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force
214th Attack Group, 6 See Oc-135B, Page 9 Base, June 9.
Lights! Camera! Training!, 7
Dental cavities, prevention, 8 309th AMARG welcomes new commander
Youth Impact Program, 7
by of aerospace storage and preser-
TeReSA PiTTMAN vation, parts reclamation, regen-
eration, depot-level maintenance
309th Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Group overflow and aircraft disposal.
“AMARG stands side by side
Col. Neil O. Aurelio took com- with our host Wing, our fellow
Continue to get Davis-Monthan mand of the 309th Aerospace mission partners, and commu-
Air Force Base latest news and Maintenance and Regeneration nity supporters in supporting the
information from these sources: Group, during a change of com- National Defense Strategy and
http://www.aerotechnews. mand ceremony June 11. ensuring Team Davis-Monthan
com/davis-monthanafb Aurelio has served 23 years in remains the premier installation
and social media the Air Force and is coming from for the city of Tucson, the state
Desert Lightning News Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, of Arizona, and for the United
Date of publication Ohio, where he served as the Di- States Air Force,” Aurelio said.
rector of Safety for the Air Force
Command of the group was
First Friday Life Cycle Management Center relinquished from Col. Jennifer
of the month since June 2020. Barnard, who served as the
“I consider myself fortunate to
Submission deadline be able to say that with this as- commander since August 2017.
15th day of the month signment, I will have experienced Barnard is going to Wright-
prior to date of publication weapons systems acquisitions Patterson AFB, Ohio to be Chief
of the Maintenance Division for
Veterans and sustainment across the en- Air Force Materiel Command
tire lifecycle,” said Aurelio. “With
Headquarters.
AMARG encompasses 2,600
discover and realize new poten-
Tell us Your Story Staff Sgt. Giovanni Sims this background, I am excited to acres, providing secure storage
Active-duty, Reserve, Retirees Maj. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman, Ogden Air Logistics tial for the Strategic Airpower for 3,100 aircraft, nearly 6,000
All military branches are included Complex commander at Hill AFB, passes the guidon to Col. Reserve that is AMARG.” engines and more than 340,000
Email name, phone number and a Neil O. Aurelio, incoming 309th Aerospace Maintenance and As commander, Aurelio will line items of aircraft production
brief description of your service to Regeneration Group commander, during a change of com- lead a team of 800 personnel in
amy@aerotechnews.com accomplishing AMARG’s mission special tooling — a total value of
mand ceremony June 11 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. $34 billion.
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