Preface
The most demanding and gratifying leadership role of my life was my time as the commander and demonstration leader of the United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds. My selection for that position was the culmination of a lifelong dream. The passion for flying began when I was four years old, standing on the roof of our home in Fairfield, Alabama. Three Kingfisher biplanes came screaming overhead so low that I could see the pilots waving at me. I got so excited I almost fell off the roof. By the age of nine, that passion had shifted from flying, to flying fighters, to leading the Thunderbirds.
For the first dozen or so years after college, I lived a dream that few rock-and-roll stars can compete with and flew the F-16 all over the world. ...
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