439th Airlift Wing Named Best in Fourth Air Force for 2015
Photo Courtesy of: Senior Master Sgt. Keith Baxter
From left: Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Lewis, Jr., director, Air, Space and Information Operations, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia; Roger Rupp, Boeing Company and chair, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, Riverside, California; Col. Albert Lupenski, commander, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts; and Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., commander Fourth Air Force, gather at the 16th Annual Raincross Trophy Dinner Nov. 19, 2015, to present the Raincross Trophy, signifying the best wing in the numbered Air Force, to the 439 AW.
Photo Courtesy of: Senior Master Sgt. Keith Baxter
The Raincross Trophy, presented annually to the best wing in Fourth Air Force by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, Riverside, California, was established by the city to honor the best in Fourth Air Force for doing an outstanding job. The city of Riverside has a long-standing relationship with March Field, where Headquarters Fourth Air Force is base. (U.S. Air Force photo/)
Photo Courtesy of: Senior Master Sgt. Keith Baxter
From left: Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Lewis, Jr., director, Air, Space and Information Operations, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia; Roger Rupp, Boeing Company and chair, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, Riverside, California; Col. Albert Lupenski, commander, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts; and Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., commander Fourth Air Force, gather at the 16th Annual Raincross Trophy Dinner Nov. 19, 2015, to present the Raincross Trophy, signifying the best wing in the numbered Air Force, to the 439 AW. The trophy, pictured here, bears the winning wing’s name each year and remains at 4 AF headquarters. The annual winner receives a smaller replica for his or her wing to keep and display.
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