We’ve given our nation a new weapons system: planning, executing, and completing a $90M runway and lighting replacement for Pope AAF (and finishing the job in under 120 days!). During the construction, zero programmed airborne training was cancelled, tenant units continued operating, and we launched the IRF from Joint Base Charleston as the operations arm of Task Force Gryphon, enabling the evacuation of 124,000 personnel from Afghanistan during Operation ALLIES REFUGE.
Also, we’ve moved our Airfield Operations staff and Base Operations to a refurbished building with a new console, completing a $1.2M project. We installed a new Tactical Datalink training system, secured a $150,000 tactical scenario training contract, instituted a simulated threat program in the Fort Bragg Range, and coordinated the first Specialized Fueling Ops training at Pope AAF.
Last year, we led the 43rd AMOG with a 100% promotion rate to SSgt and TSgt, and several Group and higher level awards, including recognition as the 43rd AMOG Squadron of the Year! Finally, we again acted as the TF-Gryphon A3 for the NATO support launch during the Ukraine crisis, solidifying our place as AMC’s go-to experts on global force projection.