26 June 1969 – Capt John Casper was serving with the 413th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission to detect VietCong...
Read MoreGeorge C. Garey
Preferred Name: George
Nickname/Call Sign: Hot Dog
Date of Birth: April 3, 1930
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Morehead City, NC
Biography
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Biography
“[I] joined LOGICON, INC after AF retirement doing software development work. Initially involved with fighter-related activity (like JTIDS). This changed over to bomber projects, eg., B-52, and B-1 modernization.
In 1986, two years before the AF acknowledged its existence, started working on the B-2. This lasted for seven years until retiring in 1993 to coastal NC.”
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Units Assigned
- 1955-1957 Air Training Officer, USAFA, (T-33, F-80, B-25, F-86E)
- 1957-1960 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC (F-86H, F-100C)
- 1960-1962 492 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Flt Cmdr, RAF Lakenheath UK (F-100D)
- 1962-1963 48 Tactical Fighter Wing, Wing FSO, RAF Lakenheath, (F-100D)
- 1963 4515 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Flt Cmdr, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100C/D)
- 1964-1966 4516 Combat Crew Training Squadron, OIC F-104 Academics, Luke AFB, AZ (F-104G)
- 1968 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Asst Sqdrn Ops Officer, Phan Rang AB, RVN (F-100)
- 7th Air Force War Plans Off, 7 AF, Tan Sun Nhut AB Vietnam
- 1969-1972 Test Director, Propulsion Wind Tunnel, Arnold Engineering Dev Ctr, TN (C-54, VT-29)
- 1973-1975 Joint Plans Programs Officer, USMIL GP, Guatemala (A-37, C47)
- 1976-1978 Dep Director, Structures Div, AF Flt Dynamics Lab, WPAFB
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
T-33
F-80
B-25
F-86 E/H
F-100 C/D
F-104G
C-54
VT-29
A-37
C47
Military & Civilian Education
Military Education:
- 1953 USMA
- UPT Graham AB, FL-Greenville AFB MS, 54O
- 1954 Gunnery, Nellis AFB, NV
- 1958 AGOS
- 1959 SOS
- 1960 SAC Acft Cmdrs RADAR Fam Course, Mather AFB, VA
- 1960 Survival School, Stead AFB, NV
- AFIT Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- 1972 T-33; MAAG School, Hurlburt AFB, TX
- 1972 Defense Language Institute (Spanish)
Civilian Education:
- 1948 Elkton HS, MD
- 1949 University of Delaware (one year)
- 1968 MS/Aeronautical Engineering
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