Super Sabre Society Biography:
Name: Roger E. Carleton
Nickname: Rog
DOB: 10 May 1943
Highest Military Grade held: Brigadier General, O7
Home Town: None; I was the son of an Air Force officer and moved quite often
Education: Civilian: Texas A&M College 1961 - 1963; Purdue University 1967 -1968 Military: United States Air Force Academy 1963 - 1967; Squadron Officer School, Army Command and General Staff College, Air War College
Units Assign 7 June 1967 Commissioned a 2nd Lt, USAF Jun 1967 - Feb 1968 Purdue University graduate school; MS Astronautics Feb 1968 -Feb 1969 UPT Vance AFB; Enid, OK; 3576th Student Squadron; T-41, T-37, T-38 Apr 1969 - Sep 1969 F-100 training Luke AFB, AZ; 4510th CCTW / 4515th CCTS Nov 1969 - Oct 1970 35th TFW / 615th TFS; Phan Rang AB, VN; F-100s Oct 1970 - Aug 1971 England, AFB, LA; 4410th CCTW / 416th TFS; F-100s Aug 1971 - Nov 1971 F-111 upgrade Nellis AFB, NV & then 474th TFW; 429th TFS F-111As Nov 1971 - Oct 1973 474th TFW deployed to Takhli RTAB for Linebacker II; 429th TFS F-111As Oct 1973 - Sep 1974 ASTRA Assignment, HQs USAF Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon Sep 1974 - Mar 1976 Edwards AFB, CA ; A-10 Joint Test Force; AFOTEC IOT&E Test Team; A-10s Mar 1976 - Jun 1978 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; AFOTEC FOT&E and then 355th TFW / 333rd TFTS Asst Ops Officer & Instructor Pilot; first A-10 RTU squadron Jun 1978 - Jun 1979 Ft. Leavenworth, KS; Student U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Jul 1979 - Jun 1982 The Pentagon; one year in HQs USAF/XOXXE Europe NATO Division; two years in Joint Staff/J-3 Joint Operations Division Jul 1982 - Jun 1984 England AFB, LA; 23rd TFW, Commander 76th TFS; A-10s Jul 1984 - May 1986 RAF Bentwaters-Woodbridge, UK; 81st TFW Assistant Deputy Commander Operations; A-10s Jun 1986 - Nov 1987 Maxwell AFB, AL; USAFE Chair at Air War College Nov 1987 - Jun 1989 Ramstein AB, GE Executive Officer to CINCUSAFE (General W.L. Kirk) Jul 1987 - Jun 1990 Ramstein AB, GE; Vice Commander and then Commander 86th TFW; F-16Cs Jun 1990 - Jun 1991 RAF Bentwaters-Woodbridge UK; Commander 81st TFW; A-10s Jul 1991 - Oct 1992 Mons, Belgium; SHAPE HQs; Special Asst to the Chief of Staff (SPACOS) Oct 1992 - Jun 1994 Bitburg AB, GE; Commander 36th FW; F-15Cs Jun 1994 - Feb 1995 Incirlik AB, TU; US Commander CJTF Provide Comfort; F-15s Apr 1995 -Jul 1996 Commandant Armed Forces Staff College; Norfolk Naval Base, VA
Comments: I took over Provide Comfort in June 1994 following the friendly fire shoot down in April 1994 of two US Army UH-60 helicopters by two F-15s. I was the last Wing Commander at Bitburg AB; 36th FW. The wing inactivated in June 1994 but the housing area and DODDS school remained open under the 23rd FW; Spangdahlem AB, GE. I retired effective 31 August 1996.