Posted on May 17, 2012 by Fighter Country
Each month, Fighter Country Partnership features an Honorary Commander – both alumni and current members. This month’s feature is on Mr. James Moffett, President of Crescent Crown Distributing, L.L.C., which is one of the top ten largest beer distributors in the country with operations in Arizona and Southern Louisiana selling over 25 million cases annually employing more than 600 people across the Valley. They have three warehouses in the valley located in central Phoenix, Surprise and Mesa.
James “Bubba” Moffett was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has a business degree with the University of Texas and was on their football team–three-year letterman– from 1988-1990…
Posted on March 21, 2012 by Fighter Country
Each month, Fighter Country Partnership features an Honorary Commander – both alumni and current members. This month’s feature is on Mr. Gary Doolittle, Director of Fixed Operations for Midway Chevrolet. He is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day business operations for the Fixed Operations division, including managing, leading and working with 175 fellow employees.
Mr. Gary Doolittle has worked in the automotive business for 33 years. He started his management career at the age of 21, running the collision center for long-time Valley Chevy dealer, Ray Korte. Gary stuck with the GM brand throughout his career and has weathered the ups and downs of three decades in the automotive business, winning numerous awards along the way. For the past ten years, he has worked with the Van Tuyl Group at Midway Chevrolet in Phoenix.
Posted on February 10, 2012 by Fighter Country
This month, Fighter Country Partnership newsletter features Mr. Bruce Larson, Senior Vice President and Arizona Regional Manager for RBF Consulting, a company of Michael Baker Corporation (RBF). RBF is a nationwide engineering, planning, and surveying consulting firm. Mr. Larson was inducted into the Luke Air Force Base’s Honorary Commanders program in October 2008 assigned to the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron. Since his induction, Mr. Larson has strived to make a positive impact by staying active with the base and his squadron.
Background: Mr. Larson has over 24 years of engineering and design experience with numerous public and private sector projects throughout the Southwest. Under his current role of managing the RBF Phoenix and Tucson offices, Mr. Larson supervises and directs the development of engineering, planning and survey projects within Arizona.
Posted on November 16, 2010 by Fighter Country
by Capt. Gerardo Gonzalez 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 11/12/2010 – LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Sixty five new honorary commanders joined the 56th Fighter Wing after being inducted in a ceremony recently in Club Five Six, as part of a program designed to strengthen relationships between the base and local communities. The Luke AFB Honorary Commanders Program partners unit commanders and others in leadership positions with civilian business and community leaders from the Phoenix metropolitan area. During the two-year term, military commanders are encouraged to get to know their honoraries and invite them to their units for tours…
Posted on December 4, 2009 by Fighter Country
A Joint Program of Luke Air Force Base and Fighter Country Partnership, Inc. “The Honorary Commanders’ Committee allows members of the community to understand the importance of Luke, the Air Force and Department of Defense military mission. It also allows military commanders and their units to learn more about the community in which they live. Luke commanders and personnel benefit through increased association with the community and its leaders.” – Excerpt from Thunderbolt (July 21, 2006) I. Program Objectives A. To promote mutual understanding between Honorary Commanders, (HC), and the Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) leadership and personnel. B. To help the HC…
