What type of details about gary l. north can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: gary lewis north , is a retired united states air force four-star general who served as commander , pacific air forces and executive director , pacific air combat operations staff at hickam air force base , hawaii from august 19 , 2009 to august 9 , 2012 . pacific air forces is responsible for air force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 45,000 airmen serving principally in hawaii , alaska , guam , korea and japan . general north was commissioned in 1976 as a distinguished graduate from east carolina university 's air force rotc program . he has held numerous operational , command and staff positions , and has completed four long and four short overseas tours . the general has served two tours on the joint staff , serving as executive officer to the director of the joint staff , and as director of politico-military affairs for asia-pacific , where he was responsible for regional planning and policy for the asia-pacific , south asia and central asia regions . he has served on the air force staff as the chief , joint requirements division and deputy director of joint matters , and as the director for operations , u.s. pacific command , camp h.m. smith , hawaii . prior to his current assignment , general north was the commander , 9th air force and u.s. air forces central , shaw air force base , s.c. , comprising six wings in the 9th af and eight air expeditionary wings in air forces central , and served as the u.s. central command combined forces air component commander and service functional air component commander for the wars in iraq and afghanistan . general north has also commanded the 33rd fighter squadron at shaw air force base , s.c. ; 35th operations group at misawa air base , japan ; 8th fighter wing at kunsan air base , south korea ; and the 18th wing at kadena ab , japan . he is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours , primarily in the f-4 , f-15 and f-16 . he flew 83 combat missions in operations desert storm , southern watch , iraqi freedom and enduring freedom .
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