The plan calls for cutting the number of fighter wings to 31, from 36.

This was the first time that a single state's fighter wing took responsibility of defense for an entire coast.

By war's end, he had risen to command of a fighter wing.

It was to be the 1st Fighter Wing's last major air defense effort.

Over the last decade, the Air Force has cut its fighter wings almost in half, to 20 from 37.

Two years later he was reassigned to a fighter wing in Germany.

The group was under the command of the 67th Fighter Wing.

From 1996 to 1999 he held command of the 192d Fighter Wing.

From 2003 until 2009, he was in command of the 149th Fighter Wing.

He has commanded two tactical fighter wings and a composite air group.