In September 1998, Kehoe became the inspector general, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. — overseeing USAF inspection policy; criminal investigations; counterintelligence operations; the complaints and fraud, waste and abuse programs; intelligence oversight; and two field operating agencies, the Air Force Inspection Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
General Kehoe retired from the United States Air Force on October 1, 2000, after over 34 years of service. He died at the age of 79 on December 18, 2022.[4]
Summary of assignmentsedit
September 1966 - September 1967, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
March 1971 - December 1973, T-38 instructor pilot and assistant chief, Wing Operations Division, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
December 1973 - December 1976, staff officer and chief, Airspace and Air Traffic Control Division, Directorate of Training, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
September 1983 - January 1986, deputy commander for operations and vice commander, 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
January 1986 - October 1986, director of inspection, Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters TAC, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
October 1986 - August 1988, vice commander and commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
August 1988 - May 1990, assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and requirements, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
May 1990 - July 1992, deputy director for regional plans and policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters USAF, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Bernard Kehoe III 1 May 28 1943 December 18 2022 was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force USAF who served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War His last active duty assignment was as the Inspector General of the Air Force Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 2 After over 34 years of military service Kehoe continued in public service as the Assistant Inspector General in the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD As of March 1 2003 he became the President and CEO of the Medal of Honor Society 3 Nicholas B KehoeLtGen Nicholas KehoeBorn 1943 05 28 May 28 1943Langley Field VirginiaDied 2022 12 18 December 18 2022Falls Church VirginiaAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States Air ForceYears of service1966 2000RankLieutenant GeneralCommands held12th Flying Training WingNineteenth Air Force Inspector General USAFBattles warsVietnam WarAwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal 2 Distinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit 2 Distinguished Flying Cross 3 Other workHUD Asst Inspector General Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation CEO amp President Contents 1 Air Force career 1 1 Summary of assignments 1 2 Promotion record 1 3 Awards and decorations 2 Notes 3 External links 4 ReferencesAir Force career editRaised in Rochester New York 1 Kehoe graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree He was commissioned a second lieutenant on June 8 1966 Kehoe was a command pilot with over 3 600 hours of flight hours in the T 37 Tweet T 38 Talon F 4 Phantom II F 15 Eagle and other aircraft 2 During the Vietnam War he served two combat tours earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and 28 Air Medals 2 In September 1998 Kehoe became the inspector general Office of the Secretary of the Air Force the Pentagon Washington D C overseeing USAF inspection policy criminal investigations counterintelligence operations the complaints and fraud waste and abuse programs intelligence oversight and two field operating agencies the Air Force Inspection Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations General Kehoe retired from the United States Air Force on October 1 2000 after over 34 years of service He died at the age of 79 on December 18 2022 4 Summary of assignments edit September 1966 September 1967 student undergraduate pilot training Williams Air Force Base Arizona September 1967 June 1968 student F 4 combat crew training Davis Monthan Air Force Base Arizona and George Air Force Base California June 1968 June 1969 F 4 pilot 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand June 1969 February 1970 F 4 upgrade training George Air Force Base California February 1970 March 1971 F 4 pilot 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron Da Nang Air Base Republic of Vietnam March 1971 December 1973 T 38 instructor pilot and assistant chief Wing Operations Division Williams Air Force Base Arizona December 1973 December 1976 staff officer and chief Airspace and Air Traffic Control Division Directorate of Training Headquarters Air Training Command Randolph Air Force Base Texas December 1976 December 1978 chief of training 86th Tactical Fighter Group and operations officer 512th Tactical Fighter Squadron Ramstein Air Base West Germany December 1978 June 1979 student Royal Air Force Air War College RAF Cranwell England June 1979 August 1981 senior USAF adviser to British Joint Warfare Wing National Defense College Latimer House Latimer England August 1981 September 1983 director of social actions Headquarters Tactical Air Command TAC Langley Air Force Base Virginia September 1983 January 1986 deputy commander for operations and vice commander 1st Tactical Fighter Wing Langley Air Force Base Virginia January 1986 October 1986 director of inspection Office of the Inspector General Headquarters TAC Langley Air Force Base Virginia October 1986 August 1988 vice commander and commander 12th Flying Training Wing Randolph Air Force Base Texas August 1988 May 1990 assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and requirements Headquarters Air Training Command Randolph Air Force Base Texas May 1990 July 1992 deputy director for regional plans and policy Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations Headquarters USAF the Pentagon Washington D C July 1992 October 1994 assistant chief of staff for operations and logistics Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Mons Belgium October 1994 November 1995 commander 19th Air Force Randolph Air Force Base Texas November 1995 September 1998 deputy chairman North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee Headquarters NATO Brussels Belgium 5 September 1998 October 2000 Inspector General Office of the Secretary of the Air Force the Pentagon Washington D C Promotion record edit Second Lieutenant Jun 8 1966 First Lieutenant Dec 8 1967 Captain Jun 1 1969 Major Mar 1 1975 Lieutenant Colonel Apr 1 1978 Colonel Sept 1 1982 Brigadier General Jun 1 1990 Major General Dec 1 1992 Lieutenant General Oct 31 1995Awards and decorations edit nbsp Command Pilot Badge nbsp nbsp Defense Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster nbsp Air Force Distinguished Service Medal nbsp nbsp Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp nbsp Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Medal with twenty seven oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp nbsp second ribbon necessary due to accoutrement spacing nbsp nbsp Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster nbsp Air Force Presidential Unit Citation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and three oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Vietnam Service Medal with seven service stars nbsp nbsp Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters nbsp nbsp Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star nbsp Air Force Training Ribbon nbsp Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation nbsp Vietnam Campaign Medal 2 Notes edit a b Polaris PDF Vol VIII Colorado Springs Colorado United States Air Force Academy 1966 p 352 Retrieved 2019 02 21 a b c d United States Air Force biography Archived from the original on March 16 2007 Retrieved 2009 03 21 PRNewire February 28 2003 Obituaries in Rochester NY Rochester Democrat And Chronicle democratandchronicle com Retrieved 2023 01 22 https www nato int cps en natohq who is who 139939 htm Deputy Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee Jan 10 2017 retrieved Feb 20 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicholas B Kehoe Board of Directors Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Archived from the original on 2007 05 24 Retrieved 2007 03 17 References editThis article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Air Force Biographies Lieutenant General Nicholas B Kehoe Air Force Link United States Air Force October 2000 Archived from the original on 2007 03 16 Retrieved 2007 03 17 General Officer Announcement Kehoe Press release DefenseLink U S Department of Defense June 30 1998 Retrieved 2007 03 17 Retired Air Force Lt General Nicholas Kehoe Elected President CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation PR Newswire February 28 2003 Archived from the original on March 14 2012 Retrieved 2007 03 17 Military officesPreceded byRichard T Swope Inspector General of the United States Air ForceSeptember 1998 2000 Succeeded byRaymond P Huot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicholas Kehoe amp oldid 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