▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ret iring ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁after ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁of ▁service . ▁His ▁last ▁post ▁was ▁as ▁Commander ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Forces ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁of ▁Al lied ▁Air ▁Component ▁Command ▁Ram stein ▁where ▁the ▁service ' s ▁en list ed ▁corps ▁hon ored ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁S word . ▁ ▁General ▁F og les ong ▁commanded ▁six ▁times ▁during ▁his ▁Air ▁Force ▁service ▁including ▁flying ▁and ▁maintenance ▁units , ▁a ▁Number ed ▁Air ▁Force , ▁and ▁a ▁Major ▁Command . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁final ▁command , ▁General ▁F og les ong ▁continued ▁his ▁established ▁model ▁of ▁using ▁multiple ▁" Com bat " ▁programs ▁throughout ▁his ▁command ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁military ▁discipline ▁and ▁service ▁standards ▁including ▁facilities ▁maintenance , ▁physical ▁read iness , ▁and ▁leadership ▁and ▁ment oring . ▁ ▁Some ▁Air men ▁ch aff ed ▁under ▁these ▁" Com bat " ▁Program s ▁while ▁others ▁saw ▁mer it ▁and ▁value ▁in ▁the ▁renew ed ▁emphas is ▁on ▁pride , ▁esp irit , ▁and ▁mission . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁his ▁successor ▁led ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁res hape ▁these ▁programs ▁begun ▁under ▁F og les ong , ▁dro pping ▁two ▁programs ▁and ▁deleg ating ▁responsibility ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁programs ▁to ▁base ▁and ▁wing ▁command ers . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁F og les ong