Thomas C. Waskow

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Thomas Calvert Waskow
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Lieutenant General Thomas C. Waskow, USAF, c. 2001
Born(1947-11-24)November 24, 1947
Washington, DC, US [1]
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Service/branchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Years of service1970–2005
Rank US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant general
Commands held United States Forces Japan
5th Air Force
13th Air Force
42nd Air Base Wing
550th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross with "V" Device (3)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Medal (13)
Army Commendation Medal
Alma mater United States Air Force Academy (BS)
Central Michigan University (MS)
Spouse(s)Sheila Waskow

Thomas C. Waskow is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) lieutenant general who last served as Commander, United States Forces Japan and Commander, 5th Air Force from November 2001 to April 2005. During that assignment, he was the senior U.S. military representative in Japan and Commander of U.S. Air Force units in Japan.

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Waskow received his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1970, and he served as a forward air controller and instructor pilot early in his career. During the Vietnam War, he was assigned as a forward air controller at Ban Me Thout and Tan Son Nhut, South Vietnam, where he flew 282 combat missions over South Vietnam and Cambodia. Selected to fly the F-15 Eagle early in its operational deployment, he has flown all models and variants of the air-to-air F-15. He has held command at all levels—fighter squadron, wing and numbered air force. Prior to assuming his final position, he was director of air and space operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. On September 11, 2001, he was designated the Area Air Defense Commander for the Hawaii Air Defense Region and was responsible for the air sovereignty of the state of Hawaii.

Waskow is a command pilot with more than 4,700 flying hours, including 904 combat hours and more than 2,200 hours in the F-15 Eagle. In addition to significant combat experience in Vietnam, Waskow commanded the 42nd Air Base Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base. [1] Waskow contributed extensively to contingency operations Deny Flight and Silver Wake in the Balkans, Noble Eagle in Hawaii in 2001, and Unified Assistance in Japan in 2005.

Education

Military assignments

Effective dates of promotion

InsigniaRankDate of rank
US-OF1B.svg Second lieutenant June 3, 1970
US-OF1A.svg First lieutenant December 3, 1971
US-O3 insignia.svg Captain December 3, 1973
US-O4 insignia.svg Major September 1, 1979
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant colonel December 1, 1982
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel May 1, 1988
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier general July 15, 1994
US-O8 insignia.svg Major general July 1, 1997
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant general December 1, 2001

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