Speaker Series: U.S. Attack Aviation

Brig. Gen. RG Head, USAF (Ret.) is an Air Force Fighter and Attack Pilot with 325 combat missions. He is a graduate in the second class from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1960 and was first in his pilot training class. He had six overseas tours of which four were in the Far East. He was awarded a PhD in Political Science from Syracuse University, following which he taught at the Air Force Academy. His military awards include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Service Medal. He served in four policy-making positions in the Pentagon and overseas. He has over 3,000 hours in fighter aircraft, including the F-100, F-4C/D/E, A-1, and F-16.

His PhD dissertation is on the Navy and Air Force development of the A-7 Corsair II, and since 1995 he has been the Navy’s top consultant on worldwide Naval Training and R&D Ranges.

Photo Credit: World War 1 Centennial Commission