Wing Activation
Col. Richard A. McClain, assumes command of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing during an activation ceremony at the Freedom Tower Mall, Hickam AFB, Hi, June 5, 2008. Brig. Gen. Mark Stearns, commander, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Travis AFB, Calif., was the presiding officer for the wing activation ceremony. The 515th AMOW is the first wing AMC has established overseas since the command’s formation in 1992. Supporting AMC aircraft and crews transiting the Pacific, the wing becomes the headquarters for the existing 715th Air Mobility Operations Group at Hickam, and the new 515th AMOG at Yokota Air Base, Japan.. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Vanessa Perez)