Lansing Robert Pilch is a retired

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

major general who last served as the Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations of the

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, as well as the commander of the

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. Previously, he was the Commander of the

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. Raised in

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's ...

, Pilch graduated from

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in 1989 and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2020."Hunterdon Central High lists next Hall of Fame inductees"
'' Hunterdon County Democrat'', November 15, 2009. Accessed August 27, 2024. "An Air Force fighter squadron commander, a coach with a record number of wrestling wins, a driving force behind the redevelopment of Baltimore’s west side and a couple with a long history of employment and volunteer service at the school will be the 2010 inductees for the Hunterdon Central Hall of Fame.... Next year’s honorees are: Lt. Col. Lansing 'Lance' Pilch, USAF and Central Class of 1989... Lance Pilch, formerly of Delaware Township, is considered one of the top fighter pilots in the world."

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