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89th Airlift Wing assists in presidential papers movement

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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (USTCNS) --- The Andrews team is working closely with numerous government agencies to move official presidential documents for President Bill Clinton's outgoing administration.

Andrews, along with U.S. Transportation Command, Military Traffic Management Command, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Air Mobility Command, the Army's Forces Command, the U.S. Army Reserve, Little Rock Air Force Base, and the Military District of Washington is assisting the National Archives and Records Administration in the transportation of more than 900,000 pounds of papers, gifts and artifacts from the Clinton Administration.

The transport from Washington, D.C. to Little Rock, Ark. started in Nov. 18 and is scheduled to finish Jan. 27.

When every new president of the United States enters office, there is a great deal of work dedicated to the transference of power, from moving personal belongings to cleaning out the White House for the new administration.

NARA requested support from the office of the secretary of defense in transporting all of the presidential materials from the eight-year Clinton presidency to a new home in Little Rock.

Embracing the chance to work with other government agencies, USTRANSCOM accepted the lengthy project.

"Regardless of the operation, whether wartime or peacetime, we relish the opportunity to exercise joint capabilities and joint operations to support the needs of the DOD," said Army Maj. Robert Goodrich, USTRANSCOM's action officer for the presidential papers movement.

Joint operations are a daily way of business in today's United States military.

"At Andrews, the documents are processed, stored and secured until they are loaded onto C-5s for transport to their final destination," said Patti Hickman, Andrews' action officer for the presidential papers movement.

For this project, Phase I begins with packing and crating at NARA in Washington, D.C. The 89th Traffic Management Office loads the materials and transports the items to Andrews.

"As the lead agent managing all surface transportation of the presidential materials, it is critical that the right equipment is at the right place, at the right time to ensure the shipment is accomplished in a timely manner," said Noel Sinchak, chief of the 89th TMO fleet.

During Phase II members of the 89th Aerial Port Squadron, with assistance from the 89th Operations Support Squadron, unload, palletize and weigh the materials. The unit then loads the pallets onto C-5's from Dover AFB, Del. and Travis AFB, Calif.

"Although the APS regularly transports large amounts of equipment and supplies, this movement is different," said Senior Master Sgt. Richard Raboteau, 89th APS Aircraft Services flight chief. "The sheer volume of the papers makes a difference. With a president in office for so long, the amounts of papers accumulated are large."

"This is a great opportunity for our troops to build a significant amount of pallets and get experience in the transport of those materials," said Master Sgt. Glenn Ruffin, 89 APS aircraft services superintendent.

Throughout this process at Andrews, the 89th Security Forces Squadron provides security to ensure the documents are not lost, stolen or damaged.

"Security forces coordinates the security of the papers while it is on base, said Tech. Sgt. Christopher King, 89 SFS installation security constable. "We escort the trucks to the flightline and manage all aspects of the security until the plane airlifts them to Ark."

From Washington, D.C. to Little Rock, Ark., the 89th Airlift Wing will continue to assist the Department of Defense in the transport of the remaining presidential materials. With the guidance of USTRANSCOM, the joint force will help NARA pave the way for the new presidential administration.

"We're on schedule to meet mission requirements," said Goodrich. (FROM ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS).

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