Ronald Fogleman

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Ronald R. Fogleman
Ronald R. Fogleman.jpg
Nickname(s)Ron
Born (1942-01-27) January 27, 1942 (age 79)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, US[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1963–1997
RankGeneral
Commands heldChief of Staff of the United States Air Force
United States Transportation Command
Air Mobility Command
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (2)
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Purple Heart

Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 27, 1942) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 and as Commanding General of the United States Transportation Command from 1992 to 1994.

Air Force career[]

A 1963 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, he holds a master's degree in military history and political science from Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he 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 Phù Cát Air Base between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969.[2]

Fogleman was shot down in Vietnam in 1968, while piloting an F-100. He was rescued by clinging to an AH-1 Cobra helicopter that landed at the crash site.[3]

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 wing, an air division, a numbered air force, a major command and a unified combatant command.

Fogleman was the first graduate of the United States Air Force Academy to advance to Chief of Staff of the Air Force. During his tenure, he introduced a simplified code of conduct for airmen, which remains in use today. Called the "Air Force Core Values", the code demands "Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do."

Fogleman in USAF's first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in 1993.

In 1996 Fogleman created the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force (CSAF) Professional Reading Program in order to "develop a common frame of reference among Air Force members -- officers, enlisted, and civilians -- to help each of us become better, more effective advocates of air and space power."[4] The list has been enhanced by subsequent CSAF's and includes books by Rolf Dobelli, Simon Sinek, and Victor Davis Hansen.

Fogleman said in a December 1997 interview—published by Aerospace Power Journal in the spring of 2001—that his retirement was to allow the Secretary of Defense to make a decision on the future of Brigadier General Terryl J. Schwalier, the senior officer in Riyadh at the time of the Khobar Towers bombing, on the merits and facts of the case rather than in response to a perceived protest by a service chief. He did not resign in protest over policy; this would have encroached on civilian control of the military.[5][6]

Post-Air Force career[]

After his retirement, Fogleman was named to the Boards of Directors of Alliant Techsystems, AAR Corporation, Mesa Air Group, Inc., Tactical Air Support, Inc., , Inc., and the Tauriga Sciences Inc.'s Business Advisory Board[2][7][8] and to the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military services organization.[9]

Fogleman speaking at the dedication of the Medal of Honor Monument, Lackland Air Force Base, 1996.
Fogleman preparing to fly a training mission in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1995.
Fogleman arriving in Hawaii for the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, 1995.

On November 11, 2009, Fogleman was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alliant Techsystems Inc., following the retirement of ATK Chairman and CEO Dan Murphy.

As a Boeing consultant, Fogleman said that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II will not be a combat proven aircraft until it receives the Block 3F software in the early 2020s.[10]

Awards and decorations[]

COMMAND PILOT WINGS.png Air Force Command Pilot Badge
United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg Basic Parachutist Badge
United States Air Force Missile Badge.svg Basic Missile Maintenance Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges
 Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Distinguished Flying Cross with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Purple Heart ribbon.svg Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Medal with three silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal (second ribbon to denote eighteenth award)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (second ribbon to denote fifth award)
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Gugseon Security Medal Ribbon.png Order of National Security Merit, Gugseon Medal, Republic of Korea
Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg Grand Cordon, First Class, Order of the Rising Sun, Japan
Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander 1st Class.svg Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander First Class, Sweden
Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Legion of Honor, with the rank of Commander, France
08-CruzFuerzaAerea2daClase.png Venezuelan Air Force Cross
Presidential Unit Citation (Korea).svg Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
SICOFAA Legion of Merit Grand Cross.png SICOFAA Legion of Merit Medal, Grand Cross, System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg Vietnam Campaign Medal

In 2013 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Hall of Fame.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fogleman, Ronald R. : National Aviation Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ a b "Where Now? Misty Bio: Ron Fogleman" (PDF). Misty Vietnam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ http://defensetech.org/#ixzz1jcfMz4nw Defense.org
  4. ^ "Chief of Staff of the Air Force Professional Reading List". United States Air Force. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ Kohn, Dr. Richard H. "The Early Retirement of Gen Ronald R. Fogleman, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force" (PDF). Aerospace Power Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Grant, Rebecca (April 1, 2006). "The Second Sacking of Terryl Schwalier". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tauriga Sciences Inc. Appoints General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Retired, as a Member of the Company's Business Advisory Board". Globe Newswire. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Home".
  9. ^ "Code of Support Foundation advisory board". codeofsupportfoundation.org. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  10. ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (4 November 2013). "South Korea needs both F-15s and F-35s: retired USAF general". flightglobal.com. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame". Airlift/Tanker Association.
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