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Jones, Gerald (Jerry), SSgt.
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The Military Airlift Command (MAC) is an inactive United States Air ForceMajor Command, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Established in on 1 January 1966, MAC was the primary strategic airlift organization of the Air Force until 1974, when Air Force tactical airlift units were merged into MAC to create a unified airlift organization.
MAC supported USAF Special Operations forces organized under MATS on an as-required basis until the establishment of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) in 1990.
Mr. Gerald Jones, of Delray Beach, Florida, born on August 19, 1940 in Claxton, Georgia, to the late Irene Beasley and the late Jack Jones, passed away at age 78 on September 29, 2018 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Gerald graduated from Kansas State Teachers College. Gerald served in the Air Force from 1959 to 1966 in the Vietnam War and he also was an office manager, Veterans Affairs by trade. Gerald was preceded in death by his daughter, Teresa Jones. He is survived by his son, Chris Jones. He loved fishing.
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