Return To Active Duty
In September 1969, Phillips was placed in command of the Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO), of the Air Force Systems Command in Los Angeles.
In August 1972, Phillips was appointed as the Director of the National Security Agency (N.S.A.) and also as the Chief of the Central Security Service. After two years in those positions, Phillips was assigned as the Commander of the Air Force Systems Command, in August 1973, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
He retired from the Air Force in 1975 as a four-star General .
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