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he boss of Air Combat Command and the Air Force’s longest serving officer, Gen. Ron Keys, has taken his final flight as an active duty pilot, in preparation for retirement on Nov. 1, reports David Hopper. Keys piloted an F-4, which he flew in combat in the Vietnam War and flew as an instructor pilot at the Air Force Fighter Weapons School in Nevada. Keys, who turns his last command over to Gen. John Corley today, got doused with the traditional water bath.
The 13th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, deployed its new F-35A fighters to a major exercise for the first time, sending them to Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat training event: Red Flag-Alaska.