Box 14

Scope and Contents Major General Bridges' Air Force Career spanned thirty-one years. The nine sub-series follow his career path; F-100 pilot, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron and Commando Sabre Operation (Misty), Phu Cat Air Base, Republic of Vietnam; Test Pilot, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California; Astronaut Application Process and Selection; Commander, 6510th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California; Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida;...

Scope and Contents After serving with NASA, Bridges became Commander of the 6510th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, where he served from May 1986 to March 1989. This sub-series is comprised of brochures, correspondence, guides, and pamphlets. Also contained in this sub-series are working files while Bridges was Commander; "STAN/EVAL Inspections," - information on the inspections in 1987 and 1988 while Bridges was the Wing Commander, "6510 TW Reorg," - briefing and a memo on the reorganization and renaming of...