MANG squad travels the globe

The Mississippi Air National Guard’s 286th Air Component Operations Squadron (ACOS) at Key Field in Meridian augments Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., in the event of domestic threats or natural disasters. Some of the 144 members of the 286th ACOS drive an average 483 miles round trip for drill weekends with the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field. In a recent squadron survey, the 286th discovered that its service members travel from nine states logging 22,259 miles round trip during a drill period, nearly equivalent to one revolution of the Earth. (Source: Meridian Star 08/14/14)