Background
Wolfe, Thad Allison was born on October 26, 1942 in Coulee Dam, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Clyde Allison and Leona (Ruffner) Wolfe.
Wolfe, Thad Allison was born on October 26, 1942 in Coulee Dam, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Clyde Allison and Leona (Ruffner) Wolfe.
Bachelor of Science in Military Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1964. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Wyoming, 1969. Graduate, Squadron Officer School, 1972.
Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1978. Graduate, National War College, 1985. Graduate senior executive program in national and international security, Harvard University, 1992.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1964;
advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Air Force, 1993;
operations flight commander, 6950th Security Wing, Royal Air Force Station Chicksands, England, 1965-1966;
signals intelligence operations officer, 6994th Security Squadron, Pleiku, South Vietnam, 1966-1967;
development engineer, Defense Intelligence Agency, Virginia, 1969-1970;
instructor pilot, flight commander, assistant section commander, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1970-1974;
aircrew training, Castle Air Force Base, California, 1974-1975;
crew commander, operations officer, 325th Bombardment Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, 1975-1977;
readiness analyst, chief of personnel and administration, Executive officer to director, directorate operations and readiness, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, 1978-1981;
commander, 9th Bombardment Squadron, Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, 1981;
deputy commander for standardization and evaluation, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1982;
command center senior contractor, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1982-1984;
vice commander, then commander, 509th Bombardment Wing, Pease Air Force Base, N.H., 1985-1988;
special assistant to commander for officer professional development, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1988;
deputy director national strategic target list, joint strategic target planningstaff, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1988-1990;
commander, Strategic Warfare Center, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakot, 1990-1992;
assistant deputy director for operations, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland., 1992-1993;
vice commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1993-1995. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer International Youth Institute, since 1996. Chairman professional military education board directors Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1993-1995, chief environmental leadership county, 1993-1995.
Board directors Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1995, Institute Environmental and Natural Resources, Research and Policy, U. Wyoming, Laramie, since 1995, Western Research Institute, Laramie, since 1995.
Chairman membership Boy Scouts American, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1991. Member United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, University Wyoming Alumni Association, Air Force Association, Daedalians.
Married Jill Ann Strathern, June 4, 1964. Children: Thori, Christian, Molly.