Otis Willie
June 9th 04, 12:19 AM
Air Force brigadier general fondly remembers 18th Wing command, which
he’ll hand over June 24, By David Allen, Stars and Stripes
(EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Tuesday, June 8, 2004
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Remington has two words
of advice for his replacement: “Hang on!”
“He’s in for the ride of his life,” said Remington during a recent
interview at 18th Wing Headquarters. Remington ends a two-year tour as
commander on June 24.
“It’s the biggest combat wing, definitely in the Pacific and,
arguably, in the world,” Remington said. “There’s 25,000 people on
this base on any given day. It’s a huge responsibility, but it’s also
a lot of fun.”
Remington will hand the command to Col. Jan-Marc Jouas, who has been
selected for promotion to brigadier general. Remington leaves...
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he’ll hand over June 24, By David Allen, Stars and Stripes
(EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Tuesday, June 8, 2004
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Remington has two words
of advice for his replacement: “Hang on!”
“He’s in for the ride of his life,” said Remington during a recent
interview at 18th Wing Headquarters. Remington ends a two-year tour as
commander on June 24.
“It’s the biggest combat wing, definitely in the Pacific and,
arguably, in the world,” Remington said. “There’s 25,000 people on
this base on any given day. It’s a huge responsibility, but it’s also
a lot of fun.”
Remington will hand the command to Col. Jan-Marc Jouas, who has been
selected for promotion to brigadier general. Remington leaves...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 08 Jun 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=22653
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com