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Nathan Farragut Twining (/ ˈ t w aɪ n ɪ ŋ / TWY-ning; October 11, 1897 – March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force general. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 [2] until 1957, and the third chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960.
Nathan Twining was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, on 11 October 1897. His family later moved to Oregon, where he joined the National Guard in 1916 and saw service along the Mexican border. Rising to first sergeant in the Guard, Twining won appointment to the US Military Academy in 1917.
General Nathan Farragut Twining is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he serves as the senior military adviser to the president, the National Security Council and the secretary of defense.
Nathan Farragut Twining (Ottobre 1897 - 29 Marzo 1982) è stato un Generale dell'aeronautica degli Stati Uniti, nato a Monroe nel Wisconsin. Fu capo di stato maggiore dell'aeronautica degli Stati Uniti dal 1953 al 1957 e terzo presidente dei capi di stato maggiore congiunti dal 1957 al 1960.
Nathan F. Twining (born Oct. 11, 1897, Monroe, Wis., U.S.—died March 29, 1982, Lackland Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas) was a U.S. Air Force officer who played a large part in directing the air war against Japan during World War II.
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Nathan Farragut Twining, born in Monroe, Wisconsin was the first U.S. Air Force general to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was largely responsible for the creation of a strategic air force that was second to none.
11 mar 2016 · After a brief stint as acting deputy chief of staff for personnel at Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in July 1950, he was appointed Air Force vice chief of staff on October 10, 1950,...
