The eagle has landed at Warner Robins City Hall

Photo By Master Sgt. Regina Young | Airmen from the 116th Maintenance Group, Georgia Air National Guard, maneuver through traffic lights while towing an F-15 Eagle down Watson Boulevard to the Warner Robins City Hall, Warner Robins, Ga. Sept. 6, 2014. The aircraft was loaned to the city by the 116th Air Control Wing to serve as a static display for a new veteran’s memorial. Procurement of the aircraft was made possible through a static display program managed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The effort to move the aircraft from Robins Air Force Base to the city hall was a joint effort between the 116th ACW, Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff’s departments and personnel from other city agencies. The F-15 Eagle was flown by the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Tactical Fighter Wing from 1986 to 1996 out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Upon deactivation of the F-15 Eagles, the unit moved to Robins Air Force Base where they currently operate as the 116th Air Control Wing flying the E-8C Joint STARS seen flying overhead in the background. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young/Released)  

WARNER ROBINS, GA, UNITED STATES

09.06.2014

Story by Tech. Sgt. Regina Young 

116th Air Control Wing

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - A different kind of vehicle rolled down Highway 247 today as member’s from the 116th Air Control Wing’s maintenance group towed a decommissioned F-15 Eagle jet fighter to Warner Robins City Hall, celebrating the first phase of a new veteran’s memorial.

“I had a great crew with me that made the towing operation go smoothly,” said Master Sgt. Ryan Page, the tow supervisor from the 116th Maintenance Group.

“The whole operation was a collaborative effort that gave the Guard the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the city and establish relationships that will endure for years to come,” said Page.

As they moved down Highway 247 onto Watson Boulevard, the Airmen were aided along the way by officers from the Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff’s departments along with personnel from other city agencies.

“Today showed what cooperation and mutual respect with each agency as well as a partnership with the community can accomplish,” said Lt. Jeff McCommon, Warner Robins Police Department.

The procurement of the aircraft by the city was made possible through a static display program managed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

The jet was flown by the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Tactical Fighter Wing from 1986 to 1996 out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. During that time, the unit developed an impressive record of accomplishment garnering nine Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards.

After deactivation of the F-15 Eagles, the Guard unit moved to Robins Air Force Base where they currently operate as the 116th Air Control Wing flying the E-8C Joint STARS.

Preparing the aircraft for static display was a joint effort between aircraft maintainers from the Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing and the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group from the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.

• Date Taken: 09.06.2014
• Date Posted: 09.09.2014 13:45
• Story ID: 141583
• Location: WARNER ROBINS, GA, US