Fri, Feb 18, 2011
General Gary L. North Has 83 Combat Missions To His Credit
The Air Force Association is pleased to announce , Commander of
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), as the guest speaker for the March
session of the AFA Air Force Breakfast Program Series, to be held
on Thursday, March 10, at 0700 EST at the Sheraton Crystal City
Hotel in Crystal City VA.
PACAF is responsible for Air Force activities spread over half
the globe in a command that supports 45,000 Air Force people
serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Korea and Japan. In
addition to being Commander of PACAF, Gen. North is Air Component
Commander for U.S. Pacific Command and Executive Director for
Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff at Hickam Air Force Base,
Hawaii.
Commissioned in 1976, Gen. North has served two tours on the
Joint Staff, serving as an executive officer to the Director of the
Joint Staff, and as Director of Politico-Military Affairs for
Asia-Pacific, where he was responsible for regional planning and
policy for the Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Central Asia regions.
He has also served on the Air Force Staff as the Chief of Joint
Requirements Division and Deputy Director of Joint Matters, and as
the Director for Operations of U.S. Pacific Command at Camp H.M.
Smith, Hawaii.
He is a command pilot with more than 4,600 flying hours,
primarily in the F-4, F-15 and F-16. He flew 83 combat missions in
Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring
Freedom.
The Air Force Breakfast Program is a monthly series that
provides a venue for senior Air Force and Department of Defense
leaders to communicate directly with the public and the press.
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