Terry Lee Gabreski is a retired senior officer of the United States Air Force.
10 Facts About Terry Gabreski
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Terry Gabreski was the second woman to hold the rank of lieutenant general in the USAF.
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Terry Gabreski was the Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, which conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war.
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Terry Gabreski is the daughter of retired Air Force Brigadier General Alonzo Walter and the daughter-in-law of World War II and Korean War fighter ace Colonel Gabby Gabreski.
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Terry Gabreski later received a Master of Public Administration degree from Golden Gate University in 1978.
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On her retirement Terry Gabreski noted that she applied three times for pilot training but had been turned down each time because, being only five feet tall, she could not meet minimum height requirements for the T-38 Talon trainer.
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Terry Gabreski served as Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command from August 2001 to December 2003, and as Director of Maintenance for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics at Headquarters United States Air Force from January 2000 to August 2001.
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Terry Gabreski served as one of the original female Air Training Officers charged with mentoring the first female cadets of the US Air Force Academy.
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Terry Gabreski served in this role from January 1976 to September 1977 for the Class of 1980 female cadets.
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Terry Gabreski holds a master aircraft maintenance badge and a basic parachute rating.