Wilbur L. Creech

General
Wilbur Lyman "
Bill"
Creech (March 30, 1927 – August 26, 2003) was a
four-star general in the
United States Air Force (USAF). He commanded
Tactical Air Command (TAC), with headquarters at
Langley Air Force Base,
Virginia, from May 1, 1978, to December 31, 1984. As of February 1984, the now-inactive
Major Command (MAJCOM) directed the activities of two
Numbered Air Forces, three centers and seven
air divisions. More than 111,300
military and
civilian personnel were assigned to 32 TAC bases in the
United States,
Panama,
Okinawa and
Iceland. Tactical Air Command was the gaining organization for 58,300
Air National Guard and
Air Force Reserve personnel in 149 major units throughout the United States.
Creech Air Force Base in
Nevada is named in honor of him.
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