1. Cloutier, who succeeded Rogers as commander of the fighter wing, also testified during the court-martial that several colonels and generals are Barstooler members. 2. He asked Galland what his fighter wing needed. 3. He piloted fighter jet missions over Vietnam, then commanded a fighter squadron and a fighter wing. 4. Proposals under consideration in the Pentagon would cut Army divisions, fighter wings and aircraft carriers. 5. Spears said had received phone calls from Navy officials in Washington and from Capt. Mark Grissom, commander of the fighter wing of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. 6. There were rumors earlier this year that Rumsfeld planned to cut the total number of active duty divisions, carrier battle groups and fighter wings. 7. They claim the city counted on the presence of an Air Force fighter wing when it made plans for a new public airport at Bergstrom. 8. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, no longer has a fighter wing. 9. The aircraft, which was on a routine training mission, belonged to a National Guard fighter wing based in Springfield, Ohio, they added. |