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  • Commander’s column

    The Red Flag deployment was a huge success as the Barnstormers' exceeded expectations, both on the ground and in the air. I know - tell you something that you don't already know. The key here is that there is still room to improve, and improve we must. We are only as good as our last event, and

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    Barnestormers;In 1940, Winston Churchill made his famous wartime speech in which he said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". He was referring to the ongoing efforts of the Royal Air Pilots who were at the time fighting the Battle of Britain, the pivotal air

  • Commander’s column

    Welcome to September UTA. I want to thank each and every one of you for everything you are all doing. We have gone from the UCI and LCAP, to Alaska, ASA move to Westover, an ONE deployment, to a Hurricane evacuation and State Tropical Storm response, another preparation for an ONE, to an AFOA (Alert

  • Commander's column

    To say we have had a busy summer would be an understatement. From the UCI/LCAP, to Alaska, to the ASA move, and ONE, we have been and still are heavily engaged. I want to explain Operation Noble Eagle (ONE). These taskings typically come to us with less than two weeks notice. The ONE mission must be

  • Commander’s column

    Barnestormers, we are down to the wire preparing for our upcoming inspections, just 4 drill days until the UCI and LCAP teams are here, inspecting the programs you have been working so hard to ensure are in compliance. This drill is also days away from one of the most important federal holidays,

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    I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work in preparation for our upcoming UCI and LCAP, all the while taking care of our daily commitments. I know everyone is burning the midnight oil, and I appreciate your diligence, commitment to the unit, and to one another. During

  • Commander’s column

    When the acronym UCI/LCAP is used, what do you think about? I would hope you would think about all the processes we use each day to keep this base running. I would hope you think about the regulations and instructions that drive you to perform certain actions in a particular order to achieve a

  • Commander’s column

    We have been placing a lot of emphasis on inspections over the past 3 years, first, phase one Operational Readiness Inspection preparations, now a Logistics Compliance Assessment and an Unit Compliance Inspection, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The word was officially announced

  • Commander's column

    With 2011 upon us, I want to welcome everyone back from the New Year, and thank you for your service. Having a productive winter this year will be paramount for our success in the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program evaluation (LCAP) in March and the Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI) in June.

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    On June 6, 1944...with sheer tenacity, allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, overcoming insurmountable odds as they forged forward from their initial landing sites toward countless Nazi machine gun pits that sprayed bullets down at them. As soldiers, marines, and sailors trudged forward