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AW Gray Eagle/Owl

BusyBee604

St. Francis/Hugh Hefner Combo!
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Midnjac

How many of y'all NAs were winged prior to 07/03/58, or am I the "Grey Eagle" AirWarrior???:sleep_125
 

HeyJoe

Fly Navy! ...or USMC
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Well, since Skeeter was outed as a fake, I suspect you are our Gray Eagle. Not sure about the senior 'FO (Gray Owl) though?
 

HeyJoe

Fly Navy! ...or USMC
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The Gray Eagle incumbent

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General James F. Amos
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

General James F. Amos, USMC, is the 31st and current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. A Naval aviator by trade, General Amos has held command at all levels from Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenant General. Most notably he commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in combat during Operations Iraqi Freedom I and II from 2002-2004, followed by command of the II Marine Expeditionary Force from 2004-2006. He subsequently served as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and as the Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration from 2006 to July 2008. General Amos was promoted to his present rank and assumed the duties of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on 2 July 2008.

Operational assignments include tours with Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons 212, 235, 232 and 122 where he flew the F-4 Phantom II. In 1985 General Amos assumed command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 173. Later, transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet, he assumed command of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 and subsequently joined Carrier Air Wing Eight onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). General Amos took command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 Beaufort, SC in May 1996.

General Amos' staff assignments include tours with Marine Aircraft Groups 15 and 31, the III Marine Amphibious Force, Training Squadron Seven, The Basic School, and with the MAGTF Staff Training Program. Promoted to Brigadier General in 1998 he was assigned to NATO as Deputy Commander, Naval Striking Forces, Southern Europe, Naples Italy. During this tour he commanded NATO's Kosovo Verification Center, and later served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Task Force Noble Anvil during the air campaign over Serbia. Transferred in 2000 to the Pentagon, he was assigned as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation. Reassigned in December 2001, General Amos served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Department, Headquarters, Marine Corps.
 

Fog

Old RIOs never die: They just can't fast-erect
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Winged 2-19-67 @ Glynco. Am just a kid.
 

blackbart22

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You got there almost two years before I did (06/27/60). Did go through T-28 CQ with paddles (LSO - When I am banging the paddles together, I am NOT applauding your approach)
 
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