Fred F. Castle Jr.
Fred F. Castle Jr. | |
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 Official United States Air Force photograph of Brig. Gen. Fred Castle | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Air Force Reserve Command 337th Airlift Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Fred F. Castle Jr. is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force Reserve Command.
Career
Castle joined the Air Force Reserve in 1967 and was assigned to
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
.
After serving in the
Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1978 to 1980 and as an evaluator pilot in Hampden County, Massachusetts. In 1987, he became a flight commander in the 337th Airlift Squadron. After later serving as Chief Pilot and Operations Officer, he assumed command of the 337th in 1994. While with the 337th, Castle served in the Gulf War
.
In 1996, Castle was named a special assistant to the Commander, Twenty-Second Air Force. The following year, he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. He would later serve as a mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition from 1998 until 2003, when he was assigned to The Pentagon. There, he served as a mobilization assistant to the Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs before retiring in 2006.
Awards he received include the
Vietnam Gallantry Cross, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
.
Education
- B.S. and M.S., electrical engineering – University of Missouri
References
- ^ "Brigadier General Fred F. Castle Jr". United States Air Force. Retrieved 2011-07-08.