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During WWII, General James(at the time a Lieutenant(Lt.), trained young African-American Pilots at Tuskeegee. He was training as a Bomber Pilot when WWII ended. As a Captain, General James flew F-86F's during the Korean War from Suwon AB. During the late 50's as a Major, General James Commanded an F-94C StarFire Squadron in New England thus paving the way for his subsequent Command of NORAD/ADCOM. In Viet Nam, General James flew F-4C's and D's and was responsible in large part for the planning of "Operation Bolo", which succeeded in a number of NVA Migs being destroyed. Upon President Fords recommendation, General James became Commander in Chief, NORAD/ADCOM (North American Aerospace Dafense Command/ Aerospace Defense Command. He then flew NORAD/ADCOM's Finest Interceptor, The F-106A/B. He successfully fought for most of the F-106's modifications that kept it a First Rate Interceptor at that time. Congress still hedged and did not provide some of the modifications that would have kept it a First Rate Interceptor even today(Improved Look Down Shoot Down Radar, AIM-9L capability, etc.). But that's another story.
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