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Thad bibb 18th air force commander returned to dover air force base over 10 years after relinquishing his command of the 9th airlift squadron to visit airmen alongside chief master sgt. Bibb jr 18th air force commander speaks with airmen assigned to the 19th logistics readiness squadron at little rock air force base arkansas nov.
18 af is headquartered at scott air force base illinois.
18th air force commander. 18th air force public affairs 100 heritage dr suite 212 scott afb il 62225 5000 618 229 0483 dsn 779 email. Thad bibb 18th air force commander and chief master sgt. Chris simpson 18th air force command chief are briefed at air force mortuary affairs operations dover air force base delaware sept.
Afmao airmen highlighted their mission to the general and command chief during their visit to dover. Eighteenth air force air forces transportation 18 af is the only numbered air force naf in air mobility command amc and one of the largest nafs in the united states air force. 18 af was activated on 28 march 1951 inactivated on 1 january 1958 and re activated on 1 october 2003.
18 af is headquartered at scott air force base illinois. Air marshal sudarshana pathirana assumed duties as the 18th commander of the sir lanka air force this morning 3 november 2020 at afhq. After being promoted to the three star rank of air marshal by the president of the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka his excellency gotabaya rajapaksa in his capacity as the commander in chief of the armed forces with effect from yesterday 02.
Bibb jr 18th air force commander speaks with airmen assigned to the 19th logistics readiness squadron at little rock air force base arkansas nov. Bibb toured herk nation to learn more about the innovative ways they have integrated with mission partners across the installation. Thad bibb 18th air force commander returned to dover air force base over 10 years after relinquishing his command of the 9th airlift squadron to visit airmen alongside chief master sgt.
Everhart ii air mobility command commander passes the 18th air force guidon to lt. Giovanni tuck the new 18th air force commander during a change of command ceremony at the scott event center scott air force base illinois june 1 2017. Copher is vice commander 18th air force scott air force base ilinois.
As air mobility command s sole numbered air force 18th air force is responsible for providing forces to execute rapid global mobility and sustainment for america s armed forces through airlift aerial refueling aeromedical evacuation and air mobility support. Scott air force base ill. Everhart ii assumed command of 18th air force during a ceremony officiated by air mobility command commander gen.
Mcdew here june 20. Addressing the airmen in his new command for the first time everhart affirmed the command s heritage of excellence. The designation of the wing changed on 1 october 1991 to the 18th wing with the implementation of the objective wing concept.
The original designation as determined by the then wing commander brigadier general joseph hurd was 18 wing. Meant to mirror the numbering convention of the royal air force.