Winfield S. Harpe
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Winfield S. Harpe was a Major General
in the U.S. Air Force. His last post in the Air Force was as the Commander of the 16th Air Force at Torrejon Air Base
, Spain
.
Prior to the 16th Air Force he served as the deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force Headquarters. Harpe also served as the director of personnel programs for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff. He also served as Commander of the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service.
On December 5, 1988 Harpe died in a training accident. Harpe was flying a F-16 jet fighter and crashed near Torrejon Air Force Base outside Madrid, Spain.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
in the U.S. Air Force. His last post in the Air Force was as the Commander of the 16th Air Force at Torrejon Air Base
Torrejon Air Base
Madrid-Torrejón Airport is a commercial airport in Spain. It is a joint-use facility between the Spanish Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Public Works. The civil part is dedicated primarily to executive and private aviation. The airport is located northeast of Madrid, west of Alcalá de...
, Spain
Spain
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Prior to the 16th Air Force he served as the deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force Headquarters. Harpe also served as the director of personnel programs for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff. He also served as Commander of the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service.
On December 5, 1988 Harpe died in a training accident. Harpe was flying a F-16 jet fighter and crashed near Torrejon Air Force Base outside Madrid, Spain.
Education
- Graduate of Cedartown High School (Cedartown, GA)in 1955.
- Bachelors degree in Economics from Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in 1959. - Masters degree in Business Administration from Auburn UniversityAuburn UniversityAuburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
in 1970. - Attended the Air Command and Staff CollegeAir Command and Staff CollegeThe Air Command and Staff College is located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and is the United States Air Force's intermediate professional military education school. It prepares field grade and equivalent officers of all U.S...
, and the Air War CollegeAir War CollegeThe Air War College is a part of the United States Air Force's Air University, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Air University's higher headquarters is Air Education and Training Command headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The Air War...
. - Graduate of the Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Kennedy School of Government program for senior managers in 1983.