▁After ▁comple ting ▁the ▁g unn ery ▁course , ▁he ▁remained ▁at ▁Nell is ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁and ▁R & D ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 9 6 th ▁Advanced ▁App lied ▁T act ics ▁( l ater ▁" Com bat ▁C rew ▁Training ") ▁Squadron , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁instruct ors ▁was ▁Captain ▁Manuel ▁J . ▁Fern ande z . ▁G arrison ▁formed ▁another ▁unit ▁jet ▁air ▁demonstr ation ▁team , ▁the ▁" M ach ▁R iders ", ▁with ▁Fern ande z ▁and ▁future ▁ace ▁Capt . ▁William ▁H . ▁W esc ott ▁on ▁wing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁while ▁many ▁experienced ▁f ighter ▁pil ots ▁deployed ▁to ▁combat , ▁G arrison ▁continued ▁in ▁his ▁combat ▁crew ▁training ▁role ▁at ▁Nell is . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 9 6 th ▁C CT S . ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁F ighter - Interceptor ▁Wing ▁( success or ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁F G ) ▁requested ▁G arrison ▁by ▁name ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁wing , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁G arrison ▁went ▁to ▁Kim po ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Korea , ▁as ▁operations ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 5 th ▁F ighter - Interceptor ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁Korean ▁War ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁G arrison ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 5 th ▁F IS