2009 Mattar Relay Published Sept. 2, 2009 By Joint Communication Support Element Public Affairs MacDill AFB, Fla. -- The Joint Communications Support Element would like to announce the 29th running of the George G. Mattar Relay race Nov. 25. Annually, JCSE dedicates this relay race to three members 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. The competition consists of three separate divisions: Military-Only, Women-Only and Open. The winners of each division are awarded a team trophy to proudly display for their efforts. Trophies are also awarded for the fastest male and female participants. Start forming 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 7/10 of a mile. Registration information and race day timeline will be provided in future articles. For further information, contact Master Sgt. John Schaefer at 828-0679 or Mr. Jeff Dyal at 828-0688.