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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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Turner, Ronald A.

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Ronald A. Turner

Preferred Name: Ron
Date of Birth: February 11, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-7 – Brigadier General
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Biography
Pilot Information

Brigadier General Ronald A. Turner was the assistant adjutant general and also served as the commander of the Oklahoma Air National Guard at the Headquarters of the Oklahoma Air National Guard in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was directly responsible to the adjutant general of Oklahoma for the supervision and continuity of all units of the Oklahoma ANG.

The General entered the Oklahoma Air National Guard in March 1960. He was commissioned in March 1966 as second lieutenant. He entered undergraduate pilot training in October 1966 at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., and was then assigned to the 125th Military Airlift Squadron as a C-97/C-124 transport pilot. Between the periods of 1968 and 1972 he flew C-97 and C-124 transport missions in and out of Southeast Asia.

After serving for 37 years, Ron Turner retired in 2003 and became the owner of Tulsa Truck Manufacturing. He also serves as the President STARBASE Oklahoma, Inc., and is a member of National Guard Associations of Oklahoma and United States, a Member of the National Truck Equipment Association, a member of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and a Corporate Sponsor of United Way and Junior Achievement.

Units Assigned

  • 10/1966-10/1967 UPT, Williams AFB, AZ
  • 10/1967-5/1973 125th Military Airlift Squadron, Transport pilot, OK (C-97, C-124)
  • 5/1973-3/1978 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, OK (F-100)
  • 3/1978-3/1981 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, OK (A-7)
  • 5/1981-6/1987 125thTactical Fighter Squadron, Flight commander, OK (A-7)
  • 6/1987-7/1991  125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Director of squadron operations, OK
  • 7/1991-1/1993 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Squadron commander, OK (A-7, F-16)
  • 1/1993-10/1993 138th Fighter Group, Vice commander, OK (F-16)
  • 10/1993-5/1994 138th Fighter Group, Group commander, OK (F-16)
  • 5/1994-8/1996 138th Fighter Group, wing commander, OK (F-16)
  • 8/1996-11/1997 HQ OKANG, Public affairs staff officer, Oklahoma ANG, OK
  • 11/1997-3/1999 HQ OKANG, Chief of staff, Oklahoma ANG, OK
  • 3/1999-3/2003 HQ OKANG, Assistant adjutant general, Oklahoma ANG, OK
  • 3/2003 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
AF Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Readiness Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal (w Ribbon (with 1 Silver/1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFResM)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon (AFTR)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Vietnam Gallantry Cross With Palm
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Oklahoma National Guard Meritorious Service Medal Ribbon
Oklahoma Meritorious Service Medal
OK Governor's Distinguished Unit Award
Oklahoma Governor’s Distinguished Unit Award
Oklahoma National Guard Commander’s Trophy Award Ribbon
Oklahoma Commander’s Trophy Award
Air Force Longevity Service Award (AFLSA)
Oklahoma National Guard Longevity Service Medal, 35 years

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
C-97
C-124
T-33
F-100 D/F
A-7 D/K
F-16 C/D

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 4000+

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1974 Squadron Officer School, correspondence
  • 1985 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
  • 1991 National Security Management Course, correspondence
  • 1998 Reserve Component National Security Course
  • 1999 Army War College Reserve Course, Carlisle Barracks

Civilian Education:

  • 1966 BS/Business Administration, University of Arkansas

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