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Moseley retires after 37 years


Staff report
Posted : Friday Aug 1, 2008 12:12:44 EDT

In a ceremony presided over by former Secretary Michael Wynne, Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley retired Friday after 37 years in the service.

Wynne praised Moseley as a “warfighter, diplomat, historian and airman,” according to an Air Force news release, and Moseley returned the tribute.

“It was a real treat and honor to work with Mr. Wynne and fight the good fight for what was best for the U.S. Air Force,” Moseley said. “Every day, at every opportunity, I always felt we were working with the best interests of the republic, doing what was right for America.”

Moseley and Wynne were forced to resign June 5 following widespread problems with the Air Force’s handling of nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said a report by Adm. Kirkland Donald on the service’s nuclear programs convinced him that senior leadership must be held accountable. Wynne’s final day as secretary was June 20.

According to his Air Force biography, Moseley commanded the Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the 33rd Operations Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the 57th Wing, also at Nellis. He served as the combat director of operations for Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia.

He also commanded 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces while serving as combined forces air component commander for operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

He retired with more than 2,800 flight hours, much of them in four models of F-15 Eagle aircraft.

Scott M. Ash / Air Force Gen. T. Michael Moseley reviews the troops with Lt. Col. Anthony Taylor, commander of the United States Honor Guard, during the Moseley's retirement ceremony on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington on July 11.

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