Ronald Fogleman

General Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 1942) was Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A 1963 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, he holds a master's degree in military history and political science, Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he has amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat mission... more

General Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 1942) was Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A 1963 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, he holds a master's degree in military history and political science, Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he has amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft. 80 of his missions were as a "Misty FAC" in the F-100F Super Sabre at Phu Cat Air Base between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969. In early assignments he instructed student pilots, performed combat duty as a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in Vietnam and Thailand, taught history at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in Europe -- including duty as an F-15 Eagle aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded an Air Force... less