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CRW stands up A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conduct ACE two new squadrons training on Rogers Dry Lake Bed Tech. Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr. 621ST CONTINGENCY RESPONSE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — The 621st Contingency Response Wing activated two additional contingency response squadrons July 1 as it modernizes its forces to deliver airpower anytime, anywhere. The restructure will increase the Contingency Response Wing from having four contingency response squadrons to six in order to better meet the Air Force Generation model, and align with Air Force priorities to prepare and respond to the fight of tomorrow – today. The wing’s bicoastal structure will add the new 521st Contingency Response Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The new 721st Contingency Response Squadron will operate at Travis Air Force Base. The Department of the Air Force Instruction 10-401, Air Force Operations Planning and Execution, drove the restructuring of the Contingency Response Wing into new Force Element Force Packages back in mid2020. To meet this objective, Operations Planning and Execution-directed operational capacity, two additional contingency response squadrons were required. “This reorganization standardizes the ‘Open the Base’ force presentation model consisting of one Contingency Response Element ‘hub’ and two Contingency Response Team ‘spokes’ to enable agile movement and maneuver of combat forces,” said Ryan Holmes, 621st Contingency Response wing manpower and organization chief. By restructuring its forces, the Contingency Response Wing aims to make its forces more available and ready for combatant commanders. “Previously, a contingency response element and team were very loosely defined, made up of approximately 60 unit type codes or a single deployable unit,” said Maj. Jordan Howen, 621st Contingency Response Wing project integration officer. “Under the restructure, seven clearly defined UTCs form the default
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE — Clear blue skies almost year-round along with the pristine and legendary Rogers Dry Lake Bed have made Edwards Air Force Base an ideal candidate to host Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, training. The 412th Operations Support Squadron hosted four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Wing out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and small team of Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, to conduct ACE training June 27. “ACE is the faster way of doing things,” said Staff Sgt. Jordan Whitworth, 412th Operations Support Squadron. “You have an airfield manager that can upload and download aircraft and talk aircraft down from the ground so you can have a 10-, 15-, 20-man team doing a job of 100- or 150-man team and it’s a lot smaller footprint. So we can land it in a lake bed or a flat area in the middle of nowhere, set up, start landing aircraft in a few hours and take off before anybody even know it’s there.” The Air Force recently announced its vision for operating in modern, contested environments and aims to synchronize ACE tactics enterprise-wide. Adversary threats to Air Force operations at forward bases can
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 355th Wing, out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, takes off from Rogers Dry Lake during an Agile Combat Employment Exercise on Edwards Air Force Base, June 27. The training featured airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Squadron, out of Travis Air Force Base, and the 412th Operations Support Squadron based at Edwards Air Force Base. deny U.S. power projection, overwhelm traditional defense designs, impose prohibitive losses and lead to joint mission failure. To address these challenges, ACE shifts operations from centralized physical infrastructures to a network of smaller, dispersed locations or cluster bases. Contingency operations may necessitate airmen to utilize ACE concepts and operate in austere environments and Edwards Air Force Base affords contingency response units, such as the 821st Contingency Response Squadron, an area to hone and expand their capabilities to be multi-capable airmen.
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Rogers Dry Lake Bed took center stage during the ACE training. The lake bed is Edwards Air Force Base’s most prominent natural landmark, and at about 65 square miles, it is visible from thousands of feet in the air. The dry lake’s natural hardened clay is able to withstand around 250 pounds per square inch. It is wide and strong enough to support space shuttle landings and other historic experimental aircraft such as the X-1 and X-15. “Edwards gives us the perfect opportunity to use a pristine dry lake bed that is already being used for a test facility,” said Staff Sgt.
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, flies below a KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, over California after receiving fuel June 30.
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Extenders fuel Green Flag-West exercise TOP: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Wynne, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender flight engineer, conducts pre-flight procedures at Travis Air Force Base, June 30. The aircrew refueled four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs participating in Exercise Green Flag-West 22-08. Green FlagWest was administered by the U.S. Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th Combat Training Squadron.
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BOTTOM LEFT: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Carl, left, and Airman Tyler Marg, 9th ARS KC-10 Extender boom operators, review checklists at Travis, prior to a flight June 30. BOTTOM RIGHT: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Carl, 9th ARS KC-10 Extender boom operator, reviews information prior to refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II over California, June 30.
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Help available for airmen to mitigate inflation impacts Tech. Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — Assistance to reduce the impact of inflated costs on airmen, guardians and their families is available through four areas of effort. Aiming to ease the burden of price hikes, the Department of the Air Force is assessing and enacting support across compensation, entitlements for permanent change of station/household goods moves, personal finance readiness and food insecurity aid. “Our airmen, guardians and their loved ones fulfill critical national security roles on behalf of the nation,” said Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall. “Financial strain due to inflation can create stresses on our teammates, and it is our responsibility as leaders at all levels to do everything we can to use available programs and resources to provide relief, and where appropriate, advocate for additional measures.” “Real-world events continue to drive up inflation – from the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on our global supply chains, to the economic and energy-related consequences of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the rising costs due to inflation have placed an increased burden on our service members and their families,” said Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones. “As we work to implement measures to mitigate those impacts, I encourage all airmen and guardians to look at the resources and programs available and see which ones can best help, as well as inform their chains of command who are there to
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Korea Vet, former PACAF commander, shares experiences to empower airmen
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POTOMAC FALLS, Va. (AFNS) — The 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force is an occasion for reflection. One Airman who played a critical role in the Air Force’s rich history is retired Lt. Gen. James D. Hughes, a former commander-in-chief of Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from June 1978 to June 1981. Born in Balmville, New York, on July 7, 1922, Hughes just celebrated his centennial birthday. As the son of a World War I infantryman, Hughes grew up with the ideals of defending the homeland. From humble beginnings, his youthful years served as the
foundation into a lifetime of service, dedication and leadership. “My father’s experience with the military caused me to follow in his steps,” Hughes said. “He desired to stay in the military even after World War II and stayed on active duty through lieutenant colonel. I grew up with the military staring me in the face just about every day.” Hughes graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1946. Shortly after joining the U.S. Army Air Corps, Hughes would partake in a landmark change within the U.S. military. Under the National Defense Act of 1947, the U.S. Army Air Corps became
the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. War Department was renamed to the U.S. Department of Defense. “The mission did not change,” Hughes said. “To my recollection, there was not a change to everyday life. It took some time to change uniforms from the Army Pinks and Greens to the Air Force Blues.” In the newly established Air Force, Hughes soon found himself serving in the Pacific Theater where he was assigned to the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, Itazuke Air Base in Kyushu, Japan. During his tour in Japan, Hughes was among the first fighter pilots to fly combat missions during the early stages of the Korean War in 1950. “In June 1950, late in the afternoon, we had a visit from higher headquarters, and we needed to provide a flight for a mission in Korea,” Hughes said. “There were four of us that finally got together, and our mission was to pick up a load of Korean fighter pilots to bring them back to train them for combat.” Hughes and his fellow pilots escorted a C-47D Skytrain with 13 pilots on board from Suwon, South Korea, to Itzuke, Japan. “When we came back, I was met by the crew chief and he said, ‘you’re supposed to go to intelligence and you’re not telling anybody where you were or what you did,’ and so forth,” Hughes said. “The next day we were in the war. So that was the beginning of it.” During the Korean War, Hughes flew both the P-51 Mustang and F-80 Shooting Star. According to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the Shooting Star was the first American aircraft to exceed 500 miles per hour in flight and the first U.S. Air Force jet used in combat.
Initially crafted as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-80 was utilized as a fighter-bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft during the Korean War. “When I finished my combat tour, I had flown 101 combat missions, but there’s one I’ll never forget,” Hughes said. “We had a large communist convoy that was bottled up, and the first and
last vehicles were burning so we worked on the middle.” Hughes engaged the convoy multiple times to gain mission success. “I picked a tank, went in and missed with the first rockets I fired,” Hughes recounted. “I went around and came back down the same flightpath after
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Commander From Page 4 the same target.” Hughes explained how his basic mistake as a young pilot caused him to take a hit from enemies on the ground. “I was nailed by a 37-millimeter and the forward part; it shot out the windscreen and gave me a face full of glass,” Hughes said. “Noisy ride home – got the airplane back and flew the next day.” Hughes was awarded the Purple Heart for the wounds he received in combat that day. “Youthful exuberance and inexperience led me to qualify for the Medal,” Hughes said. “Wearing the medal was a constant reminder of how lucky I was.”
After retirement, with a deep understanding of the importance and meaning of the Purple Heart to veterans and their families, Hughes and three colleagues formed the Genesis Group to champion the cause for the recognition of Purple Heart recipients. In 2006, their efforts were realized when the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor was established in New Windsor, New York. “It was my duty and my honored privilege, to present Purple Hearts to our wounded veterans,” Hughes said. “Unfortunately, too many of them were presented posthumously to their families. Those were hard ones.”Following his tour in Korea, from 1951 to 1957, Hughes’ career as a fighter pilot and staff officer included a variety of fighter pilot assignments at Apply now @ www.primeres.com/rsantos
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TRAVIS TAILWIND 5 and an instructor of close air support tactics to Vietnamese fighter pilots. Later, Hughes became the vice commander of the 7/13th Air Force at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, and became commander when that unit was reorganized as Detachment 7, 13th Air Force, in March 1973. Today, the 7th Air Force remains a Numbered Air Force unit under Pacific Air Forces, now located at Osan Air Base, South Korea, while the 13th Air Force was inactivated in 2012. As Hughes’ Air Force career continued, he was selected to command the 9th Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, followed by the 12th Air Force, at Bergstrom Air Force
Base, Texas, and then finally Pacific Air Forces. As a leader, Hughes understood the importance of caring for people. “You can have all the sophisticated, modern and complex equipment in the world, but unless the people operating and maintaining them are adequately cared for, you’re not going to get the most out of the equipment,” Hughes said. Hughes also understood the value of a strong noncommissioned officers’ corps. “(They) are where it all comes together,” Hughes said. “They provide a link between enlisted and officers.” According to Hughes, one of
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New medical support team reduces muscular-skeletal, mental health issues Donovan Potter 75TH AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) — One of the first multidisciplinary medical operational support teams in the Air Force is working to reduce muscular-skeletal and mental health issues at Hill Air Force Base. The five-person team, consisting of an exercise physiologist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, physical therapist and strength conditioning coach, embeds with high-risk units for up to six months to accomplish desired results. “What we’re really trying to do is observe for the broader, longer-term things that are causing muscular-skeletal and mental health issues so we can help the unit make adjustments to prevent future injury or mental health crises,” said Bill Goins,
Base Operations Support Team specialist. Risk data, collected from the 75th Medical Group over the past year, identifies high-risk units on the installation. “We take the data and approach the leadership of the top couple units on base and explain what we’re seeing and what we can do to help,” Goins said. “Units have been extremely receptive and excited to have us come in.” Once in the unit, the Operations Support Team uses a fourphase approach to determine how best to help reduce muscular-skeletal and mental health issues and to establish internal sustainment when they move to the next unit. The team works side-by-side with unit members, in every section and on every shift to experience what airmen experience
on the job and to build trust with them. “We’re out there trying to build trust and break down barriers so they will bring concerns to us,” Goins said. “We do a couple needs assessments, work in
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Air Force adds more jobs to initial enlistment bonus list Air Force Recruiting Service JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal year 2022. Seven maintenance-related skills, each with four or six-year contracts, were added to the FY22 Initial Enlistment Bonus program July 11. Bonuses will be offered through Sept. 30. This brings the total number of Air Force Specialty bonuses to 22. “Our Air Force value proposition is about far more than pay or compensation. It’s primarily about opportunity and joining a community with an unmatched
Team From Page 6 their sections with them and find out what they want and need. Then, we get to work helping airmen” During a recent embed opportunity with the 75th Security Forces Squadron, the Operations Support Team observed a lack of shoulder mobility from people wearing their necessary gear. The team’s physical therapist made suggestions on what squadron members could do before they arm-up with their gear and when they arm-down, to help reduce repetitive-use injuries. Goins said the Operations Support Team reduced profiles for lower back pain by 75% during their time with the 75th Security Forces Squadron. “When we entered the unit, their muscular-skeletal profile risk and mental health profile risk was the 12th highest of 82 security forces units across
sense of purpose, but in a highlycompetitive labor market, enlistment incentives can help ensure we get the additional Airmen required to fill our ranks and serve the nation,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Air Force Recruiting Service commander. “Today, that job market is at record-high levels of competition and it’s a battle for talent.” Another incentive that may help recruiters fill short-notice gaps is a quick-ship bonus that began in April. Quick ship is when an already fully qualified applicant fills a short notice basic military training vacancy, and ships within five days or less. More than 179 bonuses have been paid to new recruits who entered active duty within a few
See BONUS Page 13 the Air Force,” he said. “When we left, they were 75th of 82.” An essential part of what the Operations Support Team does is to help the squadron build and expand upon what they can do without the team around and establish contacts where the team can reach back for sustainment. “We develop the squadron performance optimization response team,” Goins said. “These are people in the unit, so when we transition to our next location, these folks can continue the goodness after we leave.” Goins said the Operations Support Team concept is important for the Air Force right now because instead of waiting for people to break, it’s getting in front of it before the breakage happens. “We are doing physical jobs and mentally-stressful jobs and people break,” he said. “That’s not unique to the Air Force, that’s just people. It excites me for Airmen to have access to these specialties and knowledge in prevention.”
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — President Joe Biden awarded retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on July 7. Extending the nation’s highest civilian honor to Vaught, Biden recognized her shattering of conventions that broke down gender barriers and helped to shape new opportunities for U.S. military service members. “Wilma’s one of the most decorated women ever to serve in the United States military,” Biden said during Thursday’s ceremony. “She enlisted in the 1950s because she wanted to become a leader. She did that, and more, becoming the first woman in almost every leadership
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Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks in May directed the creation of an internal review team to look into the root causes of racial disparities in the military’s investigative and justice systems. Now, members of that team have embarked on conducting a series of listening sessions and visits to military installations to undertake the work that will help them deliver a final report to the deputy secretary. “Racial disparities in the investigative and military justice systems have been a problem for far too long, and it is incumbent on the Department to take immediate action to correct these issues wherever they exist,” Hicks wrote in a memorandum delivered May 3 to Pentagon leadership, commanders of combatant commands and others. “Our people deserve nothing less.” In the memorandum, the internal review team was given
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Inflation From Page 3 help during times such as this.” A large effort is being made by Airman and Family Readiness Centers to ensure airmen and guardians are not only educated but ready to meet current economic conditions. Airmen and guardians can contact their local finance or Airman and Family Readiness Centers for more information. For a detailed breakdown of each area of effort, see below.
Compensation n The Military Leaders Economic Security Toolkit, located on the Military OneSource website, offers information and support. The site is updated regularly
to reflect challenges and policy changes related to economic security. n In 2022, Department of Defense Military Base Pay increased by 2.7%, basic housing allowance on average increased by 3.8% and basic substance allowance increased by 2.3%. n The Department of the Air Force is working with the Office of the Secretary of Defense on the 14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, a DoD commissioned review of compensation principles and concepts for members of the armed forces. n The Department of the Air Force supports the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s initiative to mitigate the impact of Overseas Cost of Living Adjustment by decreasing rates at a slower pace – no more than a 2-point reduction per month.
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n The White House and Congress have proposed a 4.6% pay raise for the military in 2023, the largest in nearly two decades.
Entitlements for PCS/ Household Movements n The Joint Travel Regulation allows for installations to request temporary lodging expense extensions to support on and offbase lodging, which allows Airmen and Guardians to receive their temporary living expense
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Inflation From Page 10 rate for temporary duty station travel increased from $0.585 to $0.625 per mile. n The Joint Travel Regulation was updated with a new authority granting partial dislocation allowance for members directed to move out of government quarters, including single airmen and guardians moving out of dormitories. The purpose of the allowance is to partially reimburse a member for the expenses incurred in relocating the household. n Installation housing offices are assisting members as they plan for a permanent change of station with potential housing challenges.
Personal Financial Readiness n Airman and Family Readiness Centers’ personal financial readiness program sustains and improves financial literacy and readiness by offering information, education, training and free personal financial counseling
to airmen, guardians, and their families. The Department of the Air Force has also increased the number of personal financial managers available to assist and enhance financial readiness and money management skills for members and their families. n The Air Force Aid Society continues to support emergent needs such as basic living expenses (e.g., food, rent/ mortgage, utilities), vehicles (e.g., payments, repairs, insurance), and child care costs. Airmen and guardians can submit requests through Airman and Family Readiness Centers.
Food Insecurity n First sergeants and Airman and Family Readiness Centers assist airmen, guardians, and families in need of food security-related grants and loans with referrals to programs such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Federal Subsistence Supplemental Allowance program and the Air Force Aid Society.
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Training From Page 2 Denver Davis, 821st Contingency Response Squadron. “We can implement these concepts in a safe environment with facilities close by.” Before the 821st Contingency Response Squadron airmen were able to land the 355th Wing’s A-10s on Rogers Dry Lake Bed, they assessed its condition and suitability for the mission. “We assessed an airfield in an austere location,” said Staff Sgt. Denver Davis, 821st Contingency Response Squadron. “We landed four A-10s from multiple approaches to verify we have the ability to integrate with fighter squadrons and attack squadrons.” After the 821st Contingency Response Squadron team successfully landed the A10s, they once again inspected the lakebed runways, making note of the tire ruts created by the aircrafts’ landing gears. Davis explained that the multi-capable airmen skillset is vital for airmen who may be deployed to different areas of the world, with different missions such
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off from Rogers Dry Lake during an Agile Combat Employment Exercise on Edwards Air Force Base, June 27. as humanitarian aid or evacuations. The ACE training also further improves their multi-capable airmen skills by allowing them to train with different aircraft types, something that Edwards Air Force Base ground crews are adept at due to 412th Test Wing’s fleet of various fighters, bombers and cargo airframes. “Without the help of the 412th OSS . . . we would not be able to come down here and implement these capabilities at Edwards Air Force Base, and I thank them for helping us,” Davis said.
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Bonus From Page 7 days of signing their contract. Any member who enters active duty with one of the quick-ship career fields may be eligible to receive an $8,000 bonus. Special Warfare recruits are eligible for up to $50,000 upon entering active duty. Certain cyber career fields have bonus pay amounts that are based on an applicant’s highest level of certification, giving
the applicant an opportunity to receive up to $20,000. Recruiting incentives give recruiters additional support and tools to use as they press through all the challenges associated with reaching the Air Force’s FY22 accessions goals. Those challenges include a low youth inclination to join, a national labor shortage and the aggregate effects of recruiting with reduced face to face contact since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020. “It’s really all about national security and combat readiness,” Thomas said. “Every airman we recruit and train is slated to fill a critical job ensuring we remain the best Air Force in the world.”
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More than 600 airmen assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, Texas, June 8-9, 2022. It marked the return of two-day graduation events to the Joint Base San AntonioLackland Parade Field since March 2020. Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, 2nd Air Force commander, reviewed the ceremony.
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RIGHT: Col. Gwendolyn A. Foster congratulates Col. Melissa J. Dooley after Col. Dooley officially takes over as the incoming commander during a Sacramento Market/60th Medical Group change of directorship ceremony at David Grant United States Air Force Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, Wednesday. BELOW: Col. Gwendolyn A. Foster congratulates Col. Melissa J. Dooley after Col. Dooley officially takes over as the incoming commander, Wednesday
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Commander From Page 5 the most meaningful military awards he received was the Order of the Sword, which is the highest award given by NCOs. “To be awarded the Order of the Sword by such an outstanding group of professionals was truly an honor,” Hughes exclaimed.Hughes had the opportunity to fly a wide range of aircraft throughout his career, including the P-47 Thunderbolt, the P-51 Mustang, the F-80 Shooting Star, the F-100 Super Sabre and the F4 Phantom. He also flew early model F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons as they were integrated into his commands. “My overall favorite would be the P-51,” Hughes said. “It was a fighter pilot’s airplane (with a) single-seat, powerful engine, speed (and) maneuverability.” Days before his retirement from Pacific Air Forces, Hughes’ final flight as a fighter pilot was in the F-4 Phantom. “If there had to be a last flight, I’m delighted it was a jet fighter from PACAF,” Hughes said. Hughes went on the speak about the growing importance of Pacific Air Forces. “PACAF is certainly a major player in national security because of the vast area and number of countries it covers. Faced with an aggressive China and sensitive support program for the ongoing war in support of Ukraine, the importance of PACAF has certainly grown since I was commander.” Looking back in terms of the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Hughes shared final thoughts on if he would go back in time and do it all again. “Thirty-nine years of military service is a long time, but it went by awfully fast,” Hughes said. “Where else can anyone serve the country, in so honorable a profession, and in the company of some of the most able and dedicated men and women our country has to offer? So yes! I’d do it all again – in a minute!”
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