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James D Johnson Iii

Biography

James M. Johnston III (born 1940) is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general who served as vice commander and briefly as acting commander of the Fifth Air Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from May 1990 until his retirement on May 1, 1992. A career fighter pilot, he accumulated more than 4,600 flying hours across six aircraft types, including 231 combat missions over North and South Vietnam from December 1965 to November 1966 as a first lieutenant embedded with Vietnamese Air Force units as part of the Air Force's advisory mission. Johnston commanded three flying units during his career: the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina (1979–1980); the 58th Tactical Training Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona (1984–1985); and the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah (1985–1986). He was promoted to brigadier general on April 1, 1988, following Senate confirmation.

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