1 ▁and ▁B - 2 5 ▁at ▁Self ridge ▁Field , ▁Michigan , ▁Walter bor o ▁A AF , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁God man ▁Field , ▁Kentucky , ▁Fre eman ▁Field , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁Lock bourne ▁A FB , ▁Ohio . ▁While ▁at ▁Fre eman ▁Field , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁" Fre eman ▁Field ▁Mut iny " ▁against ▁seg reg ated ▁base ▁facilities . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 9 9 th ' s ▁Oper ations ▁Officer ▁until ▁the ▁ 3 3 2 nd ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁with ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Later ▁assign ments ▁included ▁Manager , ▁Air ▁Tra ffic ▁Control ▁Fac ilities , ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Chief ▁Controller ▁for ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Control ▁Cent ers ▁in ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁Mis awa , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Tai pe i , ▁Taiwan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁Director , ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Center , ▁Stewart ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁New burgh , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Team ▁Le ader , ▁Regional ▁Air ▁Ins pect or ▁General ' s ▁Office , ▁N ortheast , ▁also ▁at ▁Stewart . ▁ ▁Sp ann ' s ▁Air ▁Force ▁career ▁last ed ▁over ▁ 2 3 ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁Command ▁Pil ot ▁and ▁accum ulated ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁flight ▁hours . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁on