Trulan A . Eyre Brigadier General Trulan Arthur Eyre ( born September 2 , 1957 ) received his USAF regular commission in 1979 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy . He has served in numerous assignments in flying and operations , as well as command positions at squadron , group , and wing levels . He also served as the United States Air Force F - 16 European Demonstration Pilot and the Deputy Director , Air Coordination and Control Element , US Embassy , Baghdad , Iraq . General Eyre joined the Colorado Air National Guard in 1988 as a traditional member . He is a command pilot with over 4000 hours in the A - 7 , C - 21 , F - 16 , and T - 38 including more than 100 combat hours . He is also the oldest active pilot flying the F - 16 in any branch of the United States Military . Brigadier General Trulan A . Eyre is the Commander , 140th Wing , Colorado Air National Guard , Buckley Air Force Base , Colorado . He is responsible for over 1500 personnel in support of F - 16C + ( Air Combat Command ) fighter and C - 21 ( Air Mobility Command ) airlift aircraft missions , as well as 137th Space Warning Squadron ( Air Force Space Command ) and Civil Engineering ( Pacific Air Forces ) missions . Assignments . 1 . August 1979 - July 1980 , Student , Undergraduate Pilot Training , Williams Air Force Base , Arizona 2 . August 1980 - March 1981 , Student , T - 38 , Pilot Instructor Training , Randolph Air Force Base , Texas 3 . March 1981 - August 1982 , Instructor Pilot , T - 38 , 97th Flying Training Squadron , Williams Air Force Base , Arizona 4 . August 1982 - September 1983 , Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner , T - 38 , 82nd Flying Training Wing , Williams Air Force Base , Arizona 5 . October 1983 - January 1984 , Student , T - 38 , Lead - in - Fighter Training , Holloman Air Force Base , New Mexico 6 . February 1984 - October 1984 , Student , F - 16 , Replacement Training Unit , MacDill Air Force Base , Florida 7 . October 1984 - October 1988 , F - 16 Pilot / Instructor Pilot / Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner , 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron , Hahn Air Base , West Germany 8 . May 1987 - October 1988 , United States Air Forces Europe F - 16 Demonstration Pilot , Hahn Air Base , West Germany 9 . November 1988 - June 1996 , A7 / F - 16 Pilot / Instructor Pilot / Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner , 120th Fighter Squadron , Buckley Air National Guard Base , Colorado 10 . June 1996 - June 1998 , Commander , D - Flight , 120th Fighter Squadron , Buckley Air National Guard Base , Colorado 11 . October 2000 - October 2003 , Commander , 140th Operations Support Squadron , Buckley Air Force Base , Colorado 12 . October 2003 - October 2006 , Commander , 140th Operations Group , Buckley Air Force Base , Colorado 13 . January 2006 - May 2006 , Deputy Director , Air Control and Coordination Element , United States Embassy , Baghdad , Iraq 14 . October 2006 - May 2007 , Vice Commander , 140th Wing , Buckley Air Force Base , Colorado 15 . May 2007 – Present , Commander , 140th Wing , Buckley Air Force Base , Colorado Education . 1979 United States Air Force Academy , Bachelor of Science , Civil Engineer , United States Air Force Academy , Colorado 1985 Tactical Leadership Programme , Jever Air Base , Germany 2002 Air War College , by correspondence . Promotions . Second Lieutenant 30 May 1979 < br > First Lieutenant 30 May 1981 < br > Captain 30 May 1983 < br > Major 8 August 1992 < br > Lieutenant Colonel 20 July 1997 < br > Colonel 27 February 2004 < br > Brigadier General 28 June 2007 Flying record . Rating : Command Pilot < br > Flight Hours : More than 4000 < br > Aircraft Flown : A - 7D / K Corsair II , C - 21 Learjet , F - 16A / B / C / D Falcon , T - 37 Tweet , T - 38 Talon