John W. Handy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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United States general
Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1944
Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John W. Handy
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- Handy (born April 29, 1944) is a retired United States Air Force officer.
- Serving from 1967 to 2005, he reached the rank of General, and held a number of high-ranking command posts. Handy was commissioned in 1967, and received his pilot wings in 1968.
- His early commands included the 21st Air Force at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; the Air Mobility Command's Tanker Airlift Control Center; two airlift wings; and a maintenance squadron.
- He then served as Director of Operations and Logistics for the U.S.
- Transportation Command; Director of Programs and Evaluations; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics with the Air Staff in Washington, D.C.
- His final two postings were as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 2000 to 2001, and Commander of the U.S.
- Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, from October 2001 until September 2005.
- Handy is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours, principally in airlift aircraft.
- As a C-130 Hercules pilot, he logged more than 300 combat hours in Southeast Asia.
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