BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD T. KIGHT Brigadier General Richard T. Kight became Supreme Allied Commander Europe Senior Representative to the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff on Sep. 1, 1965. The mission of this office is to coordinate the strategic target plans of Allied Command Europe with those of the other forces of the NATO alliance. General Kight began his military career in 1933 when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He completed flying training as an aviation cadet at Kelly Field, Texas, in 1935 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October 1936 while on active duty as a flying cadet assigned to the 7th Bomb Group at Hamilton Field, Calif. General Kight reverted to inactive reserve status in December 1936 and flew for United Air Lines until his recall to active duty at Langley Field, Va., in March 1938, where he served until 1941. He flew with the overseas wing of the Army Air Corps Ferry Command, Washington, D.C., from late 1941 until 1942. During this period, he served as personal pilot to the late Wendell Wilkie, 1942 presidential aspirant, then on a world goodwill tour for President Roosevelt. In December 1942, he was transferred to the China-Burma-India wing of the Air Transport Command, where he served as chief of staff and director of operations of the “Hump” operations. General Kight returned to the United States in February 1944 to take command of Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Fla. While at Morrison Field, he was personal pilot for Vice President Henry Wallace on a trip through Siberia and China. From 1945 to 1946, he commanded transport operations on Guam. In 1946, he was assigned as commander of the Air Rescue Service, then located at West Palm Beach, Fla. He held this command until 1952, directing its development and expansion and introducing present day rescue techniques. He personally performed much of the testing of rescue equipment and employment techniques. His next assignment was to the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Upon graduation in 1953, he was assigned to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, as commander of the 1500th Air Base Wing. In 1954, he transferred to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and assumed duties as inspector general for headquarters, Combat Crew Training Air Force. He was named commander of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., in June 1956, having attended and completed the F-86D All Weather Interceptor Course offered there prior to assuming command. General Kight, a command pilot qualified to fly both jet and conventional aircraft, transferred to the 34th Air Division, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., in July 1957 as vice commander. He moved up to command the 34th Air Division in July 1958, maintaining his jet proficiency by flying with the Air Defense Fighter Squadrons under his command. He became vice commander of the Central Air Defense Force, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Mo., in November 1959. In April 1960, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and transferred to Norton Air Force Base, Calif., to command the Los Angeles Air Defense Sector. He guided the Los Angeles Air Defense Sector through its transition from manual operation to semi-automatic ground environment (SAGE) operation. In July 1961, General Kight transferred to Oslo, Norway, where he assumed duties as chief of staff, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe. During the two years he was assigned there he was instrumental in conceiving, planning, and effecting a reorganization of Allied Forces Northern Europe. As a result of this reorganization, he became principal air staff officer to the deputy/air deputy, Allied Forces Northern Europe, a post he held until June 1963. General Kight then took up duties as deputy commander Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force with headquarters at Vicenza, Italy, and held this post until being reassigned to his present duties.