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The 314th Maintenance Group command chief was presented with the Bronze Star on May 17.

Chief Master Sgt. Charles Fletcher was recognized for his efforts as superintendent of the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group while on a deployment supporting combat operations in Southwest Asia.

As superintendent of the 386th EMXG, from January 2011 – January 2012, Fletcher oversaw a dexterous maintenance program with a 98.5 percent mission effectiveness rate for the United States Air Force Central Command’s largest C-130 combat airlift maintenance organization.

While deployed, Fletcher was responsible for the supervision, mission effectiveness and safety of more than 400 Airmen. During his year in theater, these Airmen generated more than 15,000 sorties, supporting combat and humanitarian operations for divers United States missions, including Operation Enduring Freedom, Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, supplying more than 292,000 warriors and 23,000 tons of supplies employed by U.S. and coalition forces.

The Air Mobility Command led Multi-Major Command Staff Assistance Visit Team Chief said Fletcher’s 94.1 percent group evaluation score was one of the two best of the 20 units he had evaluated.

Major Gen. Carl Skinner, Air Education and Training Command mobilization assistant to the commander, presented Fletcher with the Bronze Star. The award necessitates a presentation by a General officer.

Courtesy of 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs.