126th Air Refueling Wing

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Name: 126th Air Refueling Wing

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Senator Durbin wants proof that BRAC actually saved money

A U.S. senator wants the Air Force to prove it saved money by closing bases due to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process."Base closure commissions are supposed to take the politicians out of the process. I think they've replaced politicians with ... [Published Miami Herald - May 09 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Dick Durbin, Mobility Air Forces, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr, 28, Passed After Plane Crash in Afghanistan

Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr, USAF, 28 years, of Shiloh, IL, family of Oswego, IL died while serving his country in the U.S. Air Force, when the plane he was commanding crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday, April 27, 2013. He was born September 16, 1984 in Aspen, ... [Published Oswego Patch - May 07 2013]

Entities: Brandon Lee, Oswego (Illinois, United States), Plane Crash, Afghanistan, Air Refueling

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Family, friends recall 4 MC-12 crash victims

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DEL. — Four times, the Air Force carry team entered the belly of the C-17. Four times, they exited with flag-covered transfer cases.On April 27, four airmen who hailed from one end of the U.S. to the other — Virginia, Kentucky, California ... [Published Military Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: MC-12, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Afghanistan

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 7 reports

Tributes flow for Scott pilot killed in Afghanistan plane crash

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE -- A makeshift memorial to Air Force Capt. Brandon L. Cyr, 28, took shape late Monday morning not far from the headquarters of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, where Cyr had served as executive officer.Bouquets of roses, rows of small ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Doug Edwards, Plane Crash, Afghanistan, MC-12, Air Refueling

Quotes

"Base closure commissions are supposed to take the politicians out of the process. I think they've replaced politicians with other politicians" said Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois

Senator Durbin wants proof that BRAC actually saved money [Published Miami Herald - May 09 2013]

"Our hearts are heavy, and we're doing all that we can to provide support and comfort to members of his family during this difficult time. Our hearts also go outout to families of the other Airmen who lost their lives as well" Almand said

'Our hearts are heavy' [Published Ledger Sentinel - May 07 2013]

"He said, 'I want to do something that is close to the action,'" Nezamis recalled

Tributes flow for Scott pilot killed in Afghanistan plane crash [Published Individual.com - Apr 30 2013]

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Senator Durbin wants proof that BRAC actually s... [Published Miami Herald - May 09 2013]
Sen. Durbin wants proof that 2005 BRAC actually... [Published Stars and Stripes - May 09 2013]
Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr, 28, Passed After Plane C... [Published Oswego Patch - May 07 2013]
'Our hearts are heavy' [Published Ledger Sentinel - May 07 2013]
Family, friends recall 4 MC-12 crash victims [Published Military Times - May 03 2013]
Tributes flow for Scott pilot killed in Afghani... [Published Individual.com - Apr 30 2013]
Air Force pilot from Woodbridge among 4 killed ... [Published FOX WTTG Washington - Apr 29 2013]
Local Air Force Captain Killed in Afghanistan [Published Lake Ridge-Occoquan - Apr 29 2013]
Scott AFB pilot among 4 killed in Afghanistan [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 29 2013]
Air Force Capt. Brandon Cyr of Va. died in Afgh... [Published Washington Post - Apr 29 2013]
Local Airman Killed in Afghanistan Plane Crash [Published NBC Washington DC - Apr 29 2013]
Airman from Woodbridge killed in Afghanistan [Published Inside Nova - Apr 29 2013]