Jay Lacklen

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Alexandria, Virginia, The United States
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Born in 1946, reared in Arlington, Virginia. Graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1969. Pilot for the USAF for 33 years with 12,500 flying hours. Flew cargo aircraft (C-7) and the B-52 bomber during the Vietnam War. Flew the C-5 Galaxy for 23 years in the Air Force reserve out of Dover AFB, Delaware and Westover AFB, Massachusetts. Flew in all major military engagements from Vietnam to the Iraq War. Taught Air Force pilot training simulators at Columbus AFB, Mississippi from 2005-2014. Married with four daughters and two granddaughters. Reside in Vienna, Virginia where I have completed a three-book memoir of my Air Force experiences.

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Flying the Line, An Air For...

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Jay Lacklen, Flying the Line, an Air Force Pilot's Journey: Air Mobility Command, 1993-2004

“These included my favorite, the Mena House, and also the Forty Grand and Movenpick.”
Jay Lacklen, Flying the Line, an Air Force Pilot's Journey: Air Mobility Command, 1993-2004

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