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Today in History – September 29, 1954 – The F-100 enters service with the 479th Fighter Wing.

29 September 1954 – The North American F-100 Super Sabre entered service with the United States Air Force‘s 479th Fighter Wing. Initially, the new wing maintained tactical proficiency with the World War II-era F-51Ds inherited from the Air National Guard, then in February 1953 upgrading to the North American F-86H Sabre jet aircraft. The wing

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Tom Warren

Preferred Name: Tom
Nickname/Call Sign: Speedy
Date of Birth: March 28, 1942
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Las Cruces, NM
Tom Warren - before
Biography
Pilot Information

“I was one of a group of six guys hijacked from Cannon to reconstitute Wheelus after the 6-day war. As a direct result, I might be one of a small handful of guys who was continually a volunteer, was qualified and current, and never got to Southeast Asia. At this point, I’m OK with that, but I was madder than hell at the time.”

Units Assigned

1966-1967 Pilot Training Class 67-G, Laredo AFB, TX (T-41/T-37/T-38)
1967-1968 RTU 522 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM (F-100D/F)
1968-1969 7272 Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Wheelus AB, Libya (many of you took shots at me) (F-100C)
1969-1972 Instructor Pilot, Webb AFB, TX (T-38)
1972-1976 IP, Data Systems Analyst, HQ ATC, Randolph AFB, TX (T-38)
1976-1978 IP, Chief, Simulator Support, Reese AFB, TX (T-38)
1978-1979 BGSD (Big Gray Steel Desk), ACSC, Maxwell AFB, AL
1979-1982 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain (Aviano, Incirlik) (F-4D)
1982-1985 Lead-In Fighter Program, Holloman AFB, NM (AT-38)
1985-1988 C/J-3 Ops Division, HQ Combined Forces Command, Yongsan AIN, ROK.
1988-1989 Lead-In Fighter Program, Holloman AFB, NM (AT-38)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-41
T-37
T-38
F-100 C/D/F
F-4D
AT-38

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1969, Squadron Officer’s School (correspondence)
  • 1978-1979 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 1984 Air War College (seminar)

Civilian Education:

  • 1965 BS/Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University
  • 1975 MS/Systems Management, St. Mary’s University
  • 1987 MS/Computer Science, Chapman University

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