Ribbon cut on new firing range Published Aug. 1, 2018 By Senior Airman Noah J. Tancer 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The 910th Airlift Wing cut the ribbon to its new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range July 27 at Youngstown Air Reserve Station. “Winston Churchill once said, and I share his remarks, 'my tastes are simple, I’m easily satisfied with the best,'" said Col. Dan Sarachene, the commander of the 910th AW. “A Reserve Citizen Airman, for that matter, the military in large, deserve the best training, the best equipment and the best leadership this country has to offer to implement our national defense strategy and protect freedom for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The state-of-the-art firing range is designed to enhance the mission capability of the 910th Security Forces Squadron and presents the potential for training opportunities with YARS’s local community law enforcement partner agencies. “The mission of the 910th Airlift Wing is to provide a current, qualified, mission-ready force so the United States Air Force can Fly, Fight, and Win, because losing is not an option,” said Sarachene. “This range will provide the best available training to our Airmen, and with that I am satisfied.” The official party members who cut the ribbon were: John Salley, the chief of strategy for the readiness and force development division, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters Air Force; Rep. Jim Renacci; Rep. Bill Johnson; Rep. Tim Ryan; Sen. Rob Portman; Col. Dan Sarachene; Col. Thomas White, legislative liaison, HQ Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force; Col. Donald Wren, the commander of the 910th Mission Support Group; retired Col. James Dignan, the president and CEO for the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and former 910th AW commander; Edward Smuke, the 910th AW base civil engineer; Maj. Nicholas Megeysi, operations officer for the 910th Security Forces Squadron and Mike Coates Sr., the firing range general contractor with Coates Construction. Many other invited guests, including representatives from Army Corps of Engineers, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.