30th Annual Mattar Relay Published Sept. 8, 2010 By Jeff Dyal Joint Communications Support Element MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Joint Communications Support Element would like to announce the 30th running of the George G. Mattar Relay race Nov. 19. Annually, JCSE dedicates this relay race to three personnel who perished aboard Florida Airlines Flight 90 when it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington D.C: Lt. Col. George Mattar (Commander), Maj. Ralph Herman (Operations Officer), and Sgt. Maj. James Dixon (Operations Sergeant Major). Competition will consist of three separate divisions: military only, women only, and open. The winners of each division will be awarded a team trophy, in addition to individual trophies for the fastest male and female runners. Start forming your teams now to come join us for a great day of friendly competition. Teams will be comprised of 14 runners who will run a one-mile leg of the race, excluding the last runner who will complete the final 7/10s of the race. Please feel free to contact Jeff Dyal at 828-0688 or Master Sgt. John Schaefer at 828-0679 for more information.