David Lambert:  

After high school, I continued my education at Lewis College and continued to sing under Enoch Estep's direction. In 1973, I received my Mathematics (BA) degree and prepared to go to the Air Force Officer Training School. I received my commission in Dec 73 and moved on to Advanced Pilot Training. In April 1975, I was awarded my US Air Force Pilot wings. Over the next 22 years, I flew missions all over the world and lived in some interesting locations -- from North Dakota to California to Alaska to Maryland and finally to Georgia. Initially, I flew the KC-135A (Air Refueling) Tanker for 4.5 years and the KC-135Q Tanker (refueled the SR-71) for 5.5 years. Then I volunteered for a more challenging assignment flying reconnaissance aircraft (RC-135S) 12 miles offshore of the (Russian) Kamchatka Penninsula. My next assignment was to the US Navy as an Operational Test Pilot on the E-6A (Boeing 707) TACAMO aircraft. I was the only Air Force asset assigned to a 700 man Navy unit. Every day brought something different but it was still a very fun and rewarding job. Finally, as I was approaching the end of my career, I was assigned to a KC-135R unit in Warner Robins, Georgia. I really didn't want to fly tanker aircraft again and I got my wish. An opportunity to fly the two USCENTCOM EC-135 aircraft opened...Expand for more