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Center CC shares Robins mission during travels

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Returning from two separate trips recently to Europe, Central Asia and Southwest Asia, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Commander Maj. Gen. Polly A. Peyer would like to express gratitude and share her perspectives on these visits.

Traveling first to Saudi Arabia and Jordan and later to Belgium, Greece, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and one undisclosed location on the Arabian Peninsula, she combined Foreign Military Sales exchanges with interaction with our deployed forces.

Peyer said during her first trip she "shared common processes and challenges" in depot-level maintenance with her foreign counterparts and had the opportunity to see firsthand depot repair capabilities.

During the second trip, where she was part of a group of Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders including AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman, Peyer said "the relationship-building (with our foreign counterparts) continued as we discussed a wide range of issues, everything from budget challenges to how important it is to keep our industrial bases strong."

Equally important, the group had the opportunity to visit with American warfighters and see firsthand the contributions both AFMC and Robins are making to the fight.
"I saw AFMC footprints throughout the theater and was very proud of the professionalism and dedication which was evident," she said. "It was an honor to personally say 'Thank You.'"

Due to an unexpected extension of the visit to Kyrgyzstan because of bad weather, the group also had the opportunity to accompany members of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing as they delivered coats, hats and gloves to local schoolchildren.

Despite harsh conditions in the poorly-heated schoolhouse, the children and their parents were delighted with the American goodwill, she said.

The visits overall were extremely valuable to emphasize the global impact the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and Robins Air Force base have on the mission of the Air Force and its foreign counterparts, said Peyer.