Travis names new commander

Travis names new commander
By Ian Thompson | DAILY REPUBLIC | June 19, 2009

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE - Travis commander Brig. Gen. (select) Mark C. Dillon will pack his luggage soon for a new assignment in Germany, some time in mid-July.

He is being replaced by Col. James Vechery who presently commands the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFB, Kan., according to the Travis Public Affairs Office.

Dillon, who runs the 60th Air Mobility Wing, has been assigned to command the 86th Airlift Wing and the Kaiserlautern Military Community at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

The announcement was made earlier this month by the Department of Defense, but did not state specifically when Dillon will hand over command to Vechery.

Dillon has commanded the 60th AMW since June 2008. Prior to that, he served as U.S. Transportation Command's liaison officer to U.S. Southern Command.

Vechery joined the Air Force in May 1988 after he was commissioned as a second lieutenant following graduation from the University of Maryland.

He has served as commander of the 912th Air Refueling Squadron at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. and as vice commander of the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Md. before taking command of the 22nd ARW in February 2008.

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