Alfred A. Forbes III

Background

III, Alfred A. Forbes was born on May 20, 1940 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Alfred A. and Virginia C. (Evans) F.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1963.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1964;advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1985;missile combat crew commander, 71st Tac Missile Squadron, Bitburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1964-1967;pilot, 317 Tactical Airlift Wing, Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio., 1968-1970;C-7 aircraft commander, 483 Tactical Airlift Wing, Cam Rahn Bay, Republic Vietnam, 1970-1971;C-130 E aircraft commander, 316 Tactical Airlift Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1971-1973;сivil engineering staff officer, Air Force Communications Command, Richards Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1973-1976;satellite operations and plans officer, 6594th Test Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii., 1976-1979;director Aircraft Operations and Engineering, Air Force Satellite Control Facility, Sunnyvale AFS, California, 1979-1983;chief Satellite Control Division, Air Force Space Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1983-1985;deputy commander operations, 2d Space Wing, Falcon Air Force Station, Colorado, 1985-1988;senior engineer, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Colorado Springs, since 1988;manager systems programming systems integration division, manager technical analysis and support division, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Colorado Springs.

Membership

Member Air Force Association.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, skiing, hunting, fishing.

Connections

Married Diane S. Bertrand, July 4, 1964. Children: Allison, Christopher.

Father:

Alfred A. F.

Mother:

Virginia C. (Evans) F.

Spouse:

Diane S. Bertrand

child:

Allison III

child:

Christopher III