Davis takes command of Maintenance Group

  • Published
  • By Jake Shaw
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
HOMESTEAD ARB, Fla. --  Col. T. Glenn Davis assumed command of the 482nd Maintenance Group in a ceremony here at Homestead Air Reserve Base on March 11. 

Col. Randall G. Falcon, 482nd Fighter Wing Commander, presided over the ceremony.
Col. Davis takes over from Col. Herbert L. Brown, who is retiring later this year after commanding the Maintenance Group for the past six years. 

As the commander of the 482nd Maintenance Group, the colonel will oversee the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 482nd Maintenance Squadron and the 482nd Maintenance Operations Flight. The three organizations provide direct support to the 93rd Fighter Squadron’s F-16 “Mako” fighter jets. 

For the past 18 months, Col. Davis commanded the 919th Special Operations Wing’s Maintenance Group at Duke Field, Fla. He also commanded aerial refueling and strategic airlift maintenance groups in the past. 

Col. Davis, originally from Columbia, S.C., received his commission in the Air Force in 1984 as the top graduate of the University of South Carolina Reserve Officer Training Corps program, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in foreign language studies. 

He also holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from Troy State University as well as a Certificate in Legislative Studies from Georgetown University. Additionally, Col. Davis is a graduate of the Capitol Hill Air Command and Staff College Seminar Program and the National Security Program at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. 

In his remarks to welcome the new commander, Col. Falcon said it’s always good when you get a new commander who injects a unit with new and different ideas. 

And the new maintenance group commander is known for his award-winning ideas. 

Col. Davis’s F-15 aircraft maintenance unit won the Air Force Daedalian Award for Maintenance Excellence in 1989 and maintenance squadrons under his command have won the Air Force Reserve Maintenance Effectiveness Award on four occasions. 

Col. Davis’s major military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak-leaf clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak-leaf clusters. 

During a short speech to the maintenance Airmen, Col. Davis made it clear that the 482nd Fighter Wing is an organization to be respected. 

“If you look at our aircraft, fly our aircraft or fall victim to our aircraft, you’ll know they’re the best in the world,” he said. 

Col. Brown also had some advice and encouragement for the troops. “The past six years have been fun; I’ve enjoyed it. Just continue what you’ve been doing; I salute you,” he said.