Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Colonel Lawrence "Rocky" Lane
November 19, 1944
Airlift/Tankers Association Hall of Fame Inductee - 2020
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 1, 2021
1. Colonel Lawrence "Rocky" Lane Marker
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Colonel Lawrence "Rocky" Lane. November 19, 1944. Colonel Lane is a charismatic leader whose security and force protection initiatives prepared mobility airmen for the 21st century, after serving as a jet propulsion specialist, he was commissioned in 1976, he stood up MAC'S Volant Scorpion program to provide Air Base ground defense. Handpicked to be the senior AF investigator on the Downing Commission that investigated the Khobar Towers, his recommendations helped transform the Air Force Security career field . He implemented key programs that supported AMC'S global mission. His most notable contribution was operating the Phoenix Raven Program. These highly skilled security force members provide enroute security for AMC aircraft around the globe. He graduated in the First Raven #1. Colonel Lane was the driving force in shaping security standards and forge protection doctrine used by AF defenders today.
Colonel Lane is a charismatic leader whose security and force protection initiatives prepared mobility airmen for the 21st century, after serving as a jet propulsion specialist, he was commissioned in 1976, he stood up MAC'S Volant Scorpion program to provide Air Base ground defense. Handpicked to be the senior AF investigator on the Downing Commission that investigated the Khobar Towers, his recommendations helped transform the Air Force Security career field . He implemented key programs that supported AMC'S global mission. His most notable contribution was operating the Phoenix Raven Program. These highly skilled security force members provide enroute security for AMC aircraft around the globe. He graduated in the First Raven #1. Colonel Lane was the driving force in shaping security standards and forge protection doctrine used by AF defenders today.
Erected 2020 by Airlift/Tankers Association Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 38° 32.422′ N, 89° 51.824′ W. Marker is in Scott Air
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Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is on Heritage Drive just west of B Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base IL 62225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 37 times this year. Photo1. submitted on July 18, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
