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On Friday, June 8, 2018 I was treated to an evening with the former pilot of Air Force One at the 14th Annual Tri-State Warbird Museum Gala.\u00a0 <\/span>I came away with a greater appreciation for its mission and the Air Force members who make it go.<\/p>\n

Our guest speaker was Colonel (Retired) Mark Tillman.\u00a0 <\/span>Colonel Tillman flew as a T-37 FAIP (First Assignment Instructor Pilot) at Willians AFB in Arizona.\u00a0 <\/span>He was then assigned to the C-130 unit at Pope.\u00a0 <\/span>Beginning in 1990 he was assigned to the Air Force One.<\/p>\n

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He served as a copilot under President Bush 41.\u00a0 <\/span>Then as a copilot for President Clinton.\u00a0 <\/span>Finally, he was the Pilot in Command for President Bush 43.\u00a0 <\/span>He spoke briefly about Bush 41, nothing about President Clinton and spent the vast majority of the talk about Bush 43.<\/p>\n

The tales were sometime humorous and sometimes solemn.\u00a0 <\/span>Stories of how the Navy SEALs cleared areas for President\u2019s Bush\u2019s cross Africa tour led to many laughs.\u00a0 <\/span>Tillman was a master at poking fun at his own branch of service, the Air Force, as he complemented the Army, Navy and Marines.<\/p>\n

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However the highlight of the evening was Colonel Tillman taking us through the day of September 11, 2001 hour by hour.\u00a0 <\/span>How the news arrived of the attacks,\u00a0 <\/span>the initial reactions, the FOG of war as sometimes erroneous information arrived (e.g. the Pentagon was bombed versus an airliner hitting it).\u00a0 <\/span>The decisions on where to take the President (back to Florida, or Louisiana, or Nebraska or DC).\u00a0 <\/span>The timelines. Trying to find key individuals such as the Secretary of Defense.\u00a0 <\/span>How to protect Mrs. Bush, etc.<\/p>\n

The picture that Colonel Tillman painted was of a Commander in Chief who was patient yet decisive.\u00a0 <\/span>A man who wanted to be informed by key members of his team, but a man who wanted to put the best interest of the country foremost. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When President Bush ended his second term, the Air Force One team gave him a window from Air Force One.\u00a0 <\/span>It was the window on which he had looked out at fighter escorts on 9\/11.\u00a0 <\/span>On the window was etched, \u201cThe right man at the right time\u2019. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Winston Churchill once said, \u201cThere comes into the life of every man a task for which he and he alone is uniquely suited.\u00a0 <\/span>What a pity if the moment finds him either unwilling or unprepared\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>I am thankful that not only President Bush, but the entire Air Force One team was prepared for that moment.\u00a0 <\/span>Without that preparation those in New York City and Washington DC would have been even worse off.<\/p>\n

Carl Smith, Col (Ret) Mark Tillman, LTC (Ret) Daryl Smith<\/em><\/figure>\n

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My thanks to my Table Host for the fifth consecutive year, Mr. Howard Becker for the honor of hearing Colonel Tillman.<\/p>\n

To learn more about he Warbird Museum see: http:\/\/www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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