Deactivation of 440th Airlift Wing postponed for another year

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command has decided against inactivating the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field this year. The unit had started transferring its people to other locations but legislation by Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Renee Ellmers forced the service to shelf the plan.

By U.S. Air Force photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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