Richard E. Hawley

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Richard E. Hawley
Born (1942-01-02) January 2, 1942
Albany, New York
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Rank General

General Richard Earl Hawley (born January 2, 1942)[1] served as commander of Air Combat Command, headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. As commander, Hawley was responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready air forces for rapid deployment and employment in the United States and worldwide. Hawley maintained command of 1,050 aircraft and approximately 103,400 active-duty military members and civilian personnel at 27 major installations in the United States, Panama, Iceland and the Azores, and, when mobilized, more than 64,400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members

Background

General Hawley graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1964. He has served as commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Forces Central Europe with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He also commanded an Air Force group, a wing and U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan. He served as a forward air controller at Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam, where he flew 433 combat missions. He retired on July 1, 1999.

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