National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. June 1982 – June 1985, F-4 instructor pilot, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. June 1985 – December 1985, operations officer, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. December 1985 – July 1987, commander, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. July 1987 – March 1989, director of operations, Headquarters, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Washington, D.C. March 1989 – November 1995, commander, Detachment 1/201st Airlift Squadron, Headquarters, District of Columbia Air National Guard, later Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. November 1995 – December 1997, vice commander, 113th Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. January 1998 – April 1998, deputy commander for operations (fighters), 4404th Wing (Provisional), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia May 1998 – June 2003, commander, 113th Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. July 2003 – 2008, commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, Washington, D.C. Flight information Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: More than 5,000 Aircraft flown: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lockheed T-33, Northrop T-38 Talon, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, C-21 Learjet, Boeing C-22, C-38 Courier Awards and decorations Notes References External links A Capital Guardian Remembered... Tribute page to Gen. Wherley at the D.C. National Guard website Arlington National Cemetery 1947 births 2009 deaths Accidental deaths in Washington, D.C. Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Aviators from Pennsylvania Fordham University alumni Military personnel from Pennsylvania National Guard (United States) generals People associated with the September 11 attacks People from York, Pennsylvania Railway accident deaths in the United States Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Air Force generals University of Maryland, College Park alumni