Military Activity
In the 1950s he flew F-51's and F-86's for the 431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Selfridge Air Force Base in Michigan and what was then Wheelus Air Base in Libya. After getting assignments as an instructor, operations officer and aide-de-camp he was stationed at the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron at the Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in 1966. He flew 100 combat missions over North Vietnam and 27 over Laos. After that he was stationed at the Air Force headquarters in Washington. He was then stationed as Chief of the United States Training Mission to Saudi Arabia. Donnelly was then stationed at Yokota Air Base in Japan commanding the Fifth Air Force and United States Forces in Japan. He was in charge for United States Forces both in Japan and South Korea. After 8,000 Hours of Flight Time he was stationed in Ramstein Air Base, Germany to become the commander of America's and NATO's air power in Europe.
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