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19 MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – The Air National Guards training and education center in East Tennessee released two names Friday, January 15, as its 2020, fourth-quarter senior NCO and NCO awardees. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Cook, a professional military education instructor, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Treven Cannon, a public affairs specialist, were selected for their leadership, job performance, and whole-Airmen concepts from October 1 to Decembe...

Billie Ray Lee WILMINGTON — Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Billie Ray Lee, 81, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Davis Health Care Center-Cambridge Village. Bill was born Nov. 1 1939, in Blount County, Alabama, to Lamion Lee and Dorothy Sweatt Lee. He attended J.B. Pennington High School before marrying Betty Sue Herndon of Blountsville, Alabama, in 1956. Shortly after their marriage, Bill joined the U.S. Air Force and completed his education at San Rafael High School, San Rafael, ...

12 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise on Dec. 16, 2020, at Rivolto Air Base, Italy. The 555th Fighter Squadron F-16s executed close air support functions and Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Group and 31st Civil Engineer Squadron worked with their Italian air force counterparts for the first time to receive and refuel the aircraft. "It is with great prestig...