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Nov 26, 2011 · In the 1970s, Rick Perry trained as an Air Force pilot in a T-38 supersonic jet. The plane he eventually ended up flying on missions for the service was of a much less sleek and speedy nature...
Upon graduation from college in 1972, Perry was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force and completed pilot training in February 1974. He was then assigned as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules pilot with the 772nd Tactical Airlift Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, located in Abilene, Texas.
Apr 2, 2014 · A member of A&M's Corps of Cadets, he earned a commission in the Air Force, completed pilot training and flew C-130 tactical airlift until 1977. Perry left the Air Force with the rank of...
Apr 28, 2015 · Former Texas governor Rick Perry — once a captain in the U.S. Air Force — will have a leg up on the competition when he tells voters what he did when one of his C-130’s engines exploded in...
Oct 23, 2011 · Unlike his dad, Perry never got a chance to fly in combat. The Vietnam War was winding down when he started his flight training at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas, in the fall of 1972.
Feb 27, 2015 · Perry, after supporting the Vietnam War while a student at Texas A&M, joined the U.S. Air Force, finishing his training as a pilot in 1974. For the next three years he served in the 772nd...
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Apr 29, 2015 · Perry considers his own military career as an Air Force pilot a trump card in a Republican presidential race in which he is being crowded out of the top tier by formidable contenders.
