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MAJOR GENERAL LEROY W. "SWEDE" SVENSON, USAF (RET)** Former Commander of USAF Manpower and Personnel Center: The General is a highly experienced tactical combat aviator, having flown extensively in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During Korea, The General flew 114 fighter-bomber missions in the Lockheed F-80C. During the Vietnam War, Svendson served with the Air Force's elite Air Commando "special operations" attack squadrons. As an Air Commando, the General flew 124 strike missions in the AT-28D "COIN" (counter-insurgency) attack aircraft throughout Southeast Asia. The General is a member of the Air Commandos Hall of Fame, and is very active in the restoration and preservation of historic military aircraft.
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