Friday, February 7, 1997
Gen. Northington leaving Dyess in March
By MARY HOPKINS / Staff Writer
The 7th Wing at Dyess Air Force Base will see a change of command
when Brig. Gen. Larry Northington departs at the end of March.
His next assignment will take him to a new Air Force Plans
and Programs Division at Headquarters, United States Air Force,
in Washington, D.C.
The new wing commander at Dyess will be Brig. Gen. (select)
Michael C. McMahan, who has been deputy director for operations
at United States Atlantic Command in Norfolk, Va. McMahan is a
graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
The change of command ceremony is scheduled for March 26.
Northington returned to Dyess for his second tour of duty in
August 1995. He previously was vice-commander of the 96th Bomb
Wing from August 1991 through June 1992.
"Our second tour in Abilene has been wonderful, full of
challenges and opportunities. We've made some great friends, and
we look forward to keeping those relationships going. Although
we're looking forward to new challenges, we're certainly going
to miss Dyess and Abilene," said Northington.
"General Northington has been a commander's commander.
Abilene, Dyess and the people of our respective communities have
prospered under his leadership and involvement," said Frank
Puckett, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs
Committee.
"Northington took his mission seriously and always put
the welfare of his people first. He's destined for further success
in the Air Force. I'm glad he and his wife Linda were a part of
our community. We'll miss them, but we don't plan to lose contact.
They will continue to be our friends," Puckett said.
McMahan was unavailable for comment Thursday.
The change in command is timely, said Capt. Nomi Russi, chief
of public affairs at Dyess, because on April 1 all Dyess C-130s
are scheduled to transfer command to the 317th Airlift Group,
which will fall under Air Mobility Command.
The 7th Wing currently falls under Air Combat Command, Russi
said.
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