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This Day in History – June 10, 1969 – The X-15 gets a place in history

10 June 1969: The U.S. Air Force donated the first North American Aviation X-15, serial number 56-6670, to the Smithsonian Institution for display at the National Air and Space Museum. The first of three X-15A hypersonic research rocketplanes built by North American for the Air Force and the National Advisory Committee (NACA, the predecessor of NASA), 56-6670 made the first glide flight and

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Doohen, Steven R.

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Steven R. Doohen

Preferred Name: Steven
Date of Birth: March 25, 1949
Highest Military Grade: 0-8 – Major General
Hometown: Hartford, SD
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Steven Doohen flew the F-100 with the SDANG from 1973-1980. After a 30+ year AF career in the SDANG, Steven became the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, South Dakota Air National Guard, Sioux Falls, SD.

Units Assigned

  • 11/1971-1/1973 Academy of Military Sciences, McGhee-Tyson, TN
  • 1973 UPT,  Laredo, TX
  • 1/1973-5/1973, F-100 Replacement Training Unit, Tucson, AZ (F-100)
  • 5/1973-12/1980, F-100 pilot, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD (F-1))
  • 12/1980-9/1982 114th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Weapons & Tactics Officer, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 9/1982-9/1984 114th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Intelligence Officer, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 9/1984-2/1987 114th Tactical Fighter Group, Chief of Safety, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 2/1987-7/1990 114th Tactical Fighter Group, Chief of Standardization & Evaluation, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 7/1990-7/1991 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
  • 7/199-1/1993 175th Tactical Fighter Group/114th Fighter Wing, Commander, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 1/1993-10/1995 114th Tactical Fighter Group, Vice Commander, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 10/1995-10/2002 114th Fighter Wing, Vice Commander, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 10/2002-3/2006 114th Fighter Wing, Commander, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 3/2006-9/2007, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, South Dakota Air National Guard, Sioux Falls, SD
  • 9/2007 The Adjutant General, South Dakota National Guard, Rapid City, SD

Awards & Decorations

Legion Of Merit
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (AFESR)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War On Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT S)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (AFLSA)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFResM)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass
Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon (AFTR)
Air Force Training Ribbon
SDANG Distinuguished Service Medal
SD Distinguished Service with Oak Leaf Cluster
SD National Guard Distinguished Unit Award
SD Distinguished Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster
SD National Guard Service Medal
SD National Guard Service with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
SD Desert Storm Ribbon
SD Desert Storm Ribbon
2013 Williamson Militiaman Award

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100
A-7
F-16

Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,500 hours in single seat fighter aircraft

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 11/1971-1/1973 Academy of Military Sciences, McGhee-Tyson, TN
  • 1988 Air University, National Security Management Course
  • 1991 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL

Civilian Education:

  • 1987 BA/Organizational Behavior Management, University of Sioux Falls, SD

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