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{{short description|Retired US Air Force general}}
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'''Ronald Robert Fogleman''' (born January 27, 1942) is a retired [[United States Air Force]] [[General (United States)|general]] who served as the 15th [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Chief of Staff of the Air Force]] from 1994 to 1997 and as Commanding General of the [[United States Transportation Command]] from 1992 to 1994.


==Air Force career==
[[Image:Ronald R. Fogleman.jpg|thumb|Ronald Fogleman]]
'''General Ronald Robert Fogleman''' (born January 1942) was [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 750,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], he and the other service chiefs function as military advisers to the [[Secretary of Defense]], [[National Security Council]] and the [[President of the United States|president]].


A 1963 graduate from the [[United States Air Force Academy]], he holds a master's degree in military history and political science, [[Duke University]]. A [[United States Aviator Badge|command pilot]] and a [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|parachutist]], he has amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft.
A 1963 graduate from the [[United States Air Force Academy]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/usafa-seniority-lists |title=U.S. Air Force Academy 1963 graduate seniority list |page=3 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=October 16, 1963 |publisher=[[Air Force Historical Research Agency]]}}</ref> he holds a master's degree in military history and [[political science]] from [[Duke University]]. A [[United States Aviator Badge|command pilot]] and a [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|parachutist]], he amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft. Eighty of his missions during the [[Vietnam War]] were as a "[[Forward air control during the Vietnam War|Misty FAC]]" in the [[F-100 Super Sabre|F-100F Super Sabre]] at [[Phù Cát Air Base]], [[South Vietnam]] between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969.<ref name="Misty">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Where Now? Misty Bio: Ron Fogleman|publisher=Misty Vietnam|url=http://www.mistyvietnam.com/Ron_Fogleman.pdf|access-date=12 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304105640/http://www.mistyvietnam.com/Ron_Fogleman.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref>


Fogleman was shot down in Vietnam in 1968, while piloting an F-100. He was rescued by clinging to an [[AH-1 Cobra]] attack helicopter that landed at the crash site.<ref>http://defensetech.org/#ixzz1jcfMz4nw Defense.org</ref>
In early assignments he instructed student pilots, performed combat duty as a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in [[Vietnam]] and [[Thailand]], taught history at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in [[Europe]] -- including duty as an [[F-15 Eagle]] aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded an Air Force wing, an air division, a numbered air force, a major command and a unified command.


In early assignments he instructed student pilots, performed combat duty as a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in Vietnam and Thailand, taught history at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in Europe—including duty as an [[F-15 Eagle]] aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded a USAF [[Wing (military unit)|wing]], an [[Air Division (United States)|air division]], a [[numbered air force]], a [[Major Command|major command]] and a [[unified combatant command]].
General Fogleman was the first graduate of the United States Air Force Academy to advance to Chief of Staff of the Air Force.


Fogleman was the first graduate of the United States Air Force Academy to advance to Chief of Staff of the Air Force. During his tenure, he introduced a simplified code of conduct for airmen, which remains in use today. Called the "Air Force Core Values", the code demands "Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do."
General Fogleman retired [[September 1]] [[1997]]. He currently has a seat of [[Board of directors|Boards of Directors]] of [[Alliant Techsystems]], [[AAR Corporation]], [[Mesa Air Group]], Inc., and [[World Air Holdings]], Inc. [http://www.atk.com/CorporateGovernance/corpgov_boardofdirect.asp]
[[File:General Ronald R. Fogleman piloting a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.jpg|left|thumb|Fogleman in USAF's first [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III]] in 1993.|alt=|247x247px]]

During the [[Bosnian War]], Fogleman was - in his position as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force - involved in the planning of a rescue operation of [[Scott O'Grady]], an American pilot who got shot down by Serbian forces in June 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Signals may be from downed U.S. pilot |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/06/05/Signals-may-be-from-downed-US-pilot/7303802324800/ |publisher=United Press International |access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref> Fogleman's decision to share news of the signals that O'Grady had allegedly sent before the rescue operation was complete, led to criticism at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,983055-3,00.html |magazine=Time |date=19 June 1995 |access-date=13 November 2022 |last1=Fedarko |first1=Kevin |last2=Thompson |first2=Mark }}</ref> Despite Fogleman releasing this "extremely sensitive piece of information",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,983055-3,00.html |magazine=Time |date=19 June 1995 |access-date=13 November 2022 |last1=Fedarko |first1=Kevin |last2=Thompson |first2=Mark }}</ref> O'Grady was rescued.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,983055-7,00.html |magazine=Time |date=19 June 1995 |access-date=13 November 2022 |last1=Fedarko |first1=Kevin |last2=Thompson |first2=Mark }}</ref>

In 1996 Fogleman created the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force (CSAF) Professional Reading Program in order to "develop a common frame of reference among Air Force members -- officers, enlisted, and civilians -- to help each of us become better, more effective advocates of air and space power."<ref>{{cite web |title=Chief of Staff of the Air Force Professional Reading List |url=https://static.dma.mil/usaf/csafreadinglist/ |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> The list has been enhanced by subsequent CSAF's and includes books by [[Rolf Dobelli]], [[Simon Sinek]], and [[Victor Davis Hansen]].

Fogleman said in a December 1997 interview—published by Aerospace Power Journal in the spring of 2001—that his retirement was to allow the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] to make a decision on the future of Brigadier General Terryl J. Schwalier, the senior officer in [[Riyadh]] at the time of the [[Khobar Towers bombing]], on the merits and facts of the case rather than in response to a perceived protest by a service chief. He did not resign in protest over policy; this would have encroached on civilian control of the military.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kohn |first=Dr. Richard H. |url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/Volume-15_Issue-1-4/2001_Vol15_No1.pdf |title=The Early Retirement of Gen Ronald R. Fogleman, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force |work=[[Air and Space Power Journal|Aerospace Power Journal]] |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grant |first=Rebecca |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0406schwalier/ |title=The Second Sacking of Terryl Schwalier |work=[[Air Force Association|Air Force Magazine]] |date=April 1, 2006 |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

==Post-Air Force career==
After his retirement, Fogleman was named to the [[Board of directors|Boards of Directors]] of [[Alliant Techsystems]], [[AAR Corporation]], [[Mesa Air Group]], Inc., [[Tactical Air Support, Inc.]], [[World Air Holdings]], Inc., and the Tauriga Sciences Inc.'s Business Advisory Board<ref name="Misty" /><ref>{{cite press release |title= Tauriga Sciences Inc. Appoints General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Retired, as a Member of the Company's Business Advisory Board |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/04/15/627164/10076696/en/Tauriga-Sciences-Inc-Appoints-General-Ronald-R-Fogleman-USAF-Retired-as-a-Member-of-the-Company-s-Business-Advisory-Board.html |date=2014-04-15 |publisher=Globe Newswire |access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atk.com/CorporateGovernance/corpgov_boardofdirect.asp|title=Home}}</ref> and to the board of advisors of the [[Code of Support Foundation]], a nonprofit military services organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.codeofsupport.org/who-we-are/|title=Code of Support Foundation advisory board|last1=|first1=|date=4 June 2017|website=codeofsupportfoundation.org|publisher=|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=23 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023074855/https://www.codeofsupport.org/who-we-are/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald Fogleman at the dedication of the Medal of Honor Monument.jpg|thumb|Fogleman speaking at the dedication of the Medal of Honor Monument, [[Lackland Air Force Base]], 1996.|alt=|247x247px]]
[[File:Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald R. Fogleman flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon.jpg|thumb|Fogleman preparing to fly a training mission in an [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]], 1995.|alt=|247x247px]]
[[File:Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald Fogleman arrived at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.jpg|thumb|Fogleman arriving in Hawaii for the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, 1995.|alt=|247x247px]]
On November 11, 2009, Fogleman was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alliant Techsystems Inc., following the retirement of ATK Chairman and CEO Dan Murphy.

As a [[Boeing]] consultant, Fogleman said that the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] will not be a combat proven aircraft until it receives the Block 3F software in the early 2020s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/south-korea-needs-both-f-15s-and-f-35s-retired-usaf-general-392532/ |title=South Korea needs both F-15s and F-35s: retired USAF general |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |date=4 November 2013 |website=flightglobal.com |publisher=Reed Elsevier |access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, Fogleman was inducted into the [[National Aviation Hall of Fame]] in Dayton, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enshrinee Ronald Fogleman |url=https://nationalaviation.org/enshrinee/ronald-r-fogleman/ |website=nationalaviation.org |publisher=National Aviation Hall of Fame |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>

As of 2024, Fogleman serves on the advisory board of the [[National Security Space Association]].<ref name="NSSA Advisors, March 2024">{{Cite web|date=2024-03-14|title=National Security Space Association, Board of Advisors|url=https://nssaspace.org/advisors/|access-date=2024-03-14|url-status=live|website=National Security Space Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314230741/https://nssaspace.org/advisors/|archive-date=2024-03-14}}</ref>


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
{|
*[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|-
*[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
|[[File:COMMAND PILOT WINGS.png|150px]]
*[[Distinguished Service Medal (Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
|[[United States Aviator Badge|Air Force Command Pilot Badge]]
*[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
*[[Silver Star]]
|[[File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg|100px]]
*[[Legion of Merit]] with oak leaf cluster
*[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] with oak leaf cluster
|[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Basic Parachutist Badge]]
|-
*[[Purple Heart]]
|[[File:United_States_Air_Force_Missile_Badge.svg|40px]]
*[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
|[[Missile Badge|Basic Missile Maintenance Badge]]
*[[Air Medal]] with 17 oak leaf clusters
|-
*[[Aerial Achievement Medal]]
|[[File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg|100px]]
*[[Air Force Commendation Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|[[Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge]]
*[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with three service stars
|}
*Order of National Security Merit, Kooksun, Republic of Korea
{|
*[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with Palm
|-
*Venezuelan Air Force Cross, First Class
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
*Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] with two bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]s
*Grand Cordon, First Class, [[Order of the Rising Sun]], Japan
|-
*Royal [[Order of the Polar Star]], First Class, Sweden
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
*[[Legion of Honor]], with the rank of Commander, France <ref>[http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5434 ''Air Force Link'' "General Ronald R. Fogleman"]
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
*Legion of Merit, [[Cooperation System of the American Air Forces]]
|-
</ref>
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Silver Star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Legion of Merit]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|[[File:Purple Heart ribbon.svg|60px]]
|[[Purple Heart]]
|-
|[[File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=16|type=oak|name=Air Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Medal]] with three silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Medal]] ''(second ribbon to denote eighteenth award)''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Aerial Achievement Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Commendation Medal#Air Force|Air Force Commendation Medal]] with two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=AF Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Air Force Presidential Unit Citation]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d|width=60}}
|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|other_device=v|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] with [["V" device]] and three bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] ''(second ribbon to denote fifth award)''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Organizational Excellence Award|Air Force Organizational Excellence Award]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Combat Readiness Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Recognition Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Recognition Ribbon]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=AFEMRib|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|name=Vietnam Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with three bronze service stars
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon]] with one bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon]] with two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=oak|name=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Longevity Service Award]] with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=USAF Marksmanship ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Marksmanship Ribbon|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Air Force Training Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Training Ribbon]]
|-
|[[File:Gugseon Security Medal Ribbon.png|60px]]
|[[Order of National Security Merit]], Gugseon Medal, Republic of Korea
|-
|[[File:Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|60px]]
|Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble [[Order of the Crown of Thailand]]
|-
|[[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|60px]]
|Grand Cordon, First Class, [[Order of the Rising Sun]], Japan
|-
|[[File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander 1st Class.svg|60px]]
|Royal [[Order of the Polar Star]], Commander First Class, Sweden
|-
|[[File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|60px]]
|[[Legion of Honor]], with the rank of Commander, France
|-
|[[File:08-CruzFuerzaAerea2daClase.png|60px]]
|Venezuelan Air Force Cross
|-
|[[File:Presidential Unit Citation (Korea).svg|60px]]
|[[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]
|-
|[[File:Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|60px]]
|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]
|-
|[[File:SICOFAA Legion of Merit Grand Cross.png|60px]]
|[[SICOFAA Legion of Merit Medal]], Grand Cross, [[System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces]]
|-
|[[File:Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|60px]]
|[[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
|}
In 2013 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame|url=http://www.atalink.org/content/2013/11/01/2013-general-ronald-r-fogleman-usaf-ret/|website=Airlift/Tanker Association}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/104988/general-ronald-r-fogleman.aspx Official USAF Biography]
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Ronald R. Fogleman
Nickname(s)Ron
Born (1942-01-27) January 27, 1942 (age 82)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, US[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1963–1997
RankGeneral
CommandsChief of Staff of the United States Air Force
United States Transportation Command
Air Mobility Command
Battles / warsVietnam War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (2)
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Purple Heart

Ronald Robert Fogleman (born January 27, 1942) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 and as Commanding General of the United States Transportation Command from 1992 to 1994.

Air Force career

[edit]

A 1963 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy,[2] he holds a master's degree in military history and political science from Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat flying in fighter aircraft. Eighty of his missions during the Vietnam War were as a "Misty FAC" in the F-100F Super Sabre at Phù Cát Air Base, South Vietnam between 25 December 1968 and 23 April 1969.[3]

Fogleman was shot down in Vietnam in 1968, while piloting an F-100. He was rescued by clinging to an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter that landed at the crash site.[4]

In early assignments he instructed student pilots, performed combat duty as a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in Vietnam and Thailand, taught history at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in Europe—including duty as an F-15 Eagle aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded a USAF wing, an air division, a numbered air force, a major command and a unified combatant command.

Fogleman was the first graduate of the United States Air Force Academy to advance to Chief of Staff of the Air Force. During his tenure, he introduced a simplified code of conduct for airmen, which remains in use today. Called the "Air Force Core Values", the code demands "Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do."

Fogleman in USAF's first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in 1993.

During the Bosnian War, Fogleman was - in his position as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force - involved in the planning of a rescue operation of Scott O'Grady, an American pilot who got shot down by Serbian forces in June 1995.[5] Fogleman's decision to share news of the signals that O'Grady had allegedly sent before the rescue operation was complete, led to criticism at the time.[6] Despite Fogleman releasing this "extremely sensitive piece of information",[7] O'Grady was rescued.[8]

In 1996 Fogleman created the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force (CSAF) Professional Reading Program in order to "develop a common frame of reference among Air Force members -- officers, enlisted, and civilians -- to help each of us become better, more effective advocates of air and space power."[9] The list has been enhanced by subsequent CSAF's and includes books by Rolf Dobelli, Simon Sinek, and Victor Davis Hansen.

Fogleman said in a December 1997 interview—published by Aerospace Power Journal in the spring of 2001—that his retirement was to allow the Secretary of Defense to make a decision on the future of Brigadier General Terryl J. Schwalier, the senior officer in Riyadh at the time of the Khobar Towers bombing, on the merits and facts of the case rather than in response to a perceived protest by a service chief. He did not resign in protest over policy; this would have encroached on civilian control of the military.[10][11]

Post-Air Force career

[edit]

After his retirement, Fogleman was named to the Boards of Directors of Alliant Techsystems, AAR Corporation, Mesa Air Group, Inc., Tactical Air Support, Inc., World Air Holdings, Inc., and the Tauriga Sciences Inc.'s Business Advisory Board[3][12][13] and to the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military services organization.[14]

Fogleman speaking at the dedication of the Medal of Honor Monument, Lackland Air Force Base, 1996.
Fogleman preparing to fly a training mission in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1995.
Fogleman arriving in Hawaii for the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, 1995.

On November 11, 2009, Fogleman was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alliant Techsystems Inc., following the retirement of ATK Chairman and CEO Dan Murphy.

As a Boeing consultant, Fogleman said that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II will not be a combat proven aircraft until it receives the Block 3F software in the early 2020s.[15]

In 2018, Fogleman was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio.[16]

As of 2024, Fogleman serves on the advisory board of the National Security Space Association.[17]

Awards and decorations

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Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Basic Missile Maintenance Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges
 Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Distinguished Flying Cross with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Medal with three silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal (second ribbon to denote eighteenth award)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (second ribbon to denote fifth award)
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Order of National Security Merit, Gugseon Medal, Republic of Korea
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
Grand Cordon, First Class, Order of the Rising Sun, Japan
Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander First Class, Sweden
Legion of Honor, with the rank of Commander, France
Venezuelan Air Force Cross
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
SICOFAA Legion of Merit Medal, Grand Cross, System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
Vietnam Campaign Medal

In 2013 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Hall of Fame.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Fogleman, Ronald R. : National Aviation Hall of Fame".[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "U.S. Air Force Academy 1963 graduate seniority list". Air Force Historical Research Agency. October 16, 1963. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b "Where Now? Misty Bio: Ron Fogleman" (PDF). Misty Vietnam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ^ http://defensetech.org/#ixzz1jcfMz4nw Defense.org
  5. ^ "Signals may be from downed U.S. pilot". United Press International. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ Fedarko, Kevin; Thompson, Mark (19 June 1995). "Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ Fedarko, Kevin; Thompson, Mark (19 June 1995). "Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ Fedarko, Kevin; Thompson, Mark (19 June 1995). "Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All for one". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Chief of Staff of the Air Force Professional Reading List". United States Air Force. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ Kohn, Dr. Richard H. "The Early Retirement of Gen Ronald R. Fogleman, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force" (PDF). Aerospace Power Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Grant, Rebecca (April 1, 2006). "The Second Sacking of Terryl Schwalier". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tauriga Sciences Inc. Appoints General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Retired, as a Member of the Company's Business Advisory Board" (Press release). Globe Newswire. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Home".
  14. ^ "Code of Support Foundation advisory board". codeofsupportfoundation.org. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  15. ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (4 November 2013). "South Korea needs both F-15s and F-35s: retired USAF general". flightglobal.com. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Enshrinee Ronald Fogleman". nationalaviation.org. National Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ^ "National Security Space Association, Board of Advisors". National Security Space Association. 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  18. ^ "Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame". Airlift/Tanker Association.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the Air Force
1994–1997 		Succeeded by
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