Nicholas Bernard Kehoe III (May 28, 1943 – December 18, 2022) was a

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in the

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(USAF) who served as a fighter pilot during the

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. His last active duty assignment was as the

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, Office of the

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.. After over 34 years of military service, Kehoe continued in public service as the Assistant Inspector General in the

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(HUD). As of March 1, 2003, he became the President and

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of the

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Society.PRNewire, February 28, 2003.

Air Force career

Raised in

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, Kehoe graduated from the

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in 1966 with a

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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

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and other aircraft. During the Vietnam War, he served two combat tours, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and 28

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. In September 1998, Kehoe became the inspector general, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force,

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, 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

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and the

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. 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.

Summary of assignments

# September 1966 - September 1967, student, undergraduate pilot training,

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, Arizona # September 1967 - June 1968, student, F-4 combat crew training, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and

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, California # June 1968 - June 1969, F-4 pilot,

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, 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,

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# 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

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, Texas # December 1976 - December 1978, chief of training,

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, and operations officer, 512th Tactical Fighter Squadron,

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# December 1978 - June 1979, student,

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Air War College,

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, England # June 1979 - August 1981, senior USAF adviser to British Joint Warfare Wing, National Defense College,

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, England # August 1981 - September 1983, director of social actions, Headquarters

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(TAC),

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, Virginia # September 1983 - January 1986, deputy commander for operations and vice commander,

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, 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,

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, 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,

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, 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, Belgiumhttps://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. # September 1998 - October 2000, Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Promotion record

* Second Lieutenant Jun 8, 1966 *

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Dec 8, 1967 *

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Jun 1, 1969 *

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Mar 1, 1975 * Lieutenant Colonel Apr 1, 1978 *

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Sept 1, 1982 * Brigadier General Jun 1, 1990 * Major General Dec 1, 1992 *

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Oct 31, 1995

Awards and decorations

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