Episode notes
Gen. Lloyd “Fig" Newton began his Air Force career in the heat of battle, flying 269 combat missions in the F-4D Phantom during the Vietnam war. Following the war, he served as the first African American member of the Elite United States Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration squadron. General Newton served as the Air Force congressional liaison officer with the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC and was Director of Operations, United States Special Operations Command. General Newton is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, C-12 and F-117 stealth fighter. His final role in the Air Force was commanding the USAF Air Education and Training Command, consisting of 13 bases, more than 43,000 active duty members and 14,000 civilians.
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