Gen ronald fogleman biography

A command pilot and a parachutist, he has amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft.
Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 27, 1942) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1994.
Military Biography: General Ron Fogleman retired from the USAF on 1 September 1997 after thirty-four years of active commissioned service.

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Ronald Robert Fogleman

General, U.S. Air Force

Ronald Robert Fogleman was born on 27 January 1942. A 1963 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he was the first graduate to advance to Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

In early assignments, Fogleman instructed student pilots and performed combat duty as a fighter pilot, and as a high-speed Forward Air Controller (FAC) in Vietnam and Thailand. He taught History at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in Europe - including duty as an F-15 Eagle aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded an Air Force wing, an air division, a numbered air force, a major command and a unified command.

A Command Pilot, he amassed over 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary-wing aircraft that included: T-37, T-33, F-100, F-4, F-15, F-16, A-10, C-21 and C-141. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft. Eighty of his missions were as a "Misty FAC" in the F-100F Super Sabre at Phu Cat Air Base between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969.

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January 27, 1942 - Present

As a high school competitor, Ronald R. Fogleman wrestled any weight from 154 pounds to heavyweight, wherever his team needed him. As a general in the United States Air Force, he served wherever and however his country needed him.

In his last tour of duty, General Fogleman served the Air Force in its highest position and rank, as its 15th Chief of Staff and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advising the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the President of the United States. The first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to serve in that capacity, he was responsible for the organizing, training, and equipping of 750,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas.

General Fogleman retired from the USAF in 1997 after serving 34 years. A war hero, he flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 combat hours in fighter aircraft over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. On one mission, his aircraft took numerous hits from ground fire, forcing him to eject over enemy-held territory. He managed

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Ronald Fogleman

Retired US Air Force general

Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 27, 1942) is a retired United States Air Forcegeneral who served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 and as Commanding General of the United States Transportation Command from 1992 to 1994.

Air Force career

A 1963 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy,^[2] he holds a master's degree in military history and political science from Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft. Eighty of his missions during the Vietnam War were as a "Misty FAC" in the F-100F Super Sabre at Phù Cát Air Base, South Vietnam between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969.^[3]

Fogleman was shot down in Vietnam in 1968, while piloting an F-100. He was rescued by clinging to an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter that landed at the crash site.^[4]

In early assignments he