Col Robert F. Ellington, USAF, Retired, A/TA Founding Member
Colonel Bob Ellington, USAF, Retired, was one of the Airlift/Tanker Association’s ten founding members. Click on the photo to watch him tell how A/TA began.
Airlift/Tanker Association Founding Members
General William G. Moore, USAF, Retired (Bill)
Major General James I. Baginski, USAF, Retired (“ Bagger”)
Major General Thomas M. Sadler, USAF, Retired (Tom)
Brigadier General Malcolm P. Hooker, USAF, Retired (Mal)
Colonel Robert F. Ellington, USAF, Retired (Bob)
Colonel James L. Maturo, USAF, Retired (Jimmy)
Colonel William Bailey, USAF, Retired (Bill)
Colonel Kenneth Chatfield, USAF, Retired (Ken)
Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Van Gieson III, USAF, Retired (Hank)
Major C. W. Scott, USAF, Retired
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The Airlift/Tanker Association is a Section 501 (C) (3) e tax-exempt organization dedicated to ensuring that American military forces continue to have the air mobility capability required to implement U.S. national security strategy.
International in scope, the Association has chapters and members throughout the world.
Association membership includes active duty, reserve and retired military personnel, both officer and enlisted, as well as civilian and industrial supporters of the air mobility mission. 
