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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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Robert Tipton Galer

Preferred Name: Tip
Nickname/Call Sign: Tipper
Date of Birth: February 25, 1945
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Midway, UT
Robert Tipton Galer - before
Biography
Pilot Information

Col Galer is the son of Brig Gen Robert E Galer USMC and Dorothy “Sam” Beyer Galer. His wife is Kimberley Herbert Galer. Col Galer and his wife live in Midway, UT.

After serving in the USAF, Tip Galer continued to fly with the following:

United Airlines
1991-04 San Francisco/Los Angeles. Pilot in multiple aircraft, ATP Type Rated A-320, B-777, B-747.

Netjets, Inc.(Columbus OH)
1991-2004 San Francisco/Los Angeles. Pilot in multiple aircraft, ATP Type Rated A-320, B-777, B-747.

2004- Salt Lake City. Falcon 2000 pilot, “fractional ownership” operations
Awards and Decorations

Units Assigned

  • 1966-1968 Williams AFB Undergraduate Pilot Training, Luke AFB, AZ (F100 Replacement Training Unit – F-100)
  • 1968-1969 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, close air support Bien Hoa AB, RVN  (F-100)
  • 1969-1972 Williams AFB. T38 instructor pilot and academic instructor, Williams AFB, AZ (T-38)
  • 1972-73 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Air to air missions in North Vietnam, Udorn AB, Thailand. (F-4)
  • 1973-1974 Graduate School, University of Denver
  • 1974-1978 F15 System Project Office/F15 Support Project Manager, Wright Patterson AFB, OH (F-15)
  • 1978-1981 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron,/1st Tactical Fighter Wing, Chief of Plans,  Langley AFB, VA (F-15)
  • 1981-1983 422nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, F-15 Division Chief Deputate for OT&E and Tactics Development, Nellis AFB, NV (F-15)
  • 1983-1986 13th Air Force, Chief of Plans, Clark AB, Philippines
  • 1986-1990 Commander OT&E and Tactics Development Group, Nellis AFB, NV (F-15)
  • 8/1990 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Silver Star
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Air Medal
Air Medal (25)
Legion Of Merit
Legion of Merit

Flight Info

T-38
F-100
F-4
F-15

Commercial
A-320
B-777
B-747

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1966 BS/Engineering and Economics, USAF Academy

Civilian Education:

  • 1974 MS/Digital Control Theory, University of Denver

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