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Central Texas Chapter Namesake

Colonel Keith R. Grimes, U.S. Air Force

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Graduate of the University of Texas

Air Commando Hall of Fame Inductee - 1996

Master Parachutist
Bronze Star with V - Legion of Merit - Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC)
Joint Service Commendation Medal - Air Force Commendation Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1 SBS) - Vietnam Service Medal (1 SBS)

1st Commander - US Air Force Air Commando Combat Weather Team
Service in Dominican Republic, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
Air Force Liaison Officer and Forward Air Controller in Laos
Planner - Son Tay Raid

Commander
10th Weather Squadron

Author - Small Force, Big Impact: The Strategic Value of WWII Raiding Forces

Lost on an Active Duty training mission, 14 Sep 1977

Special Operations Assignments
1st Air Commando Wing	Air Command and Staff College	HQ, Military Airlift Command
Commander Commando Combat Weather Team	Instructor Special Operations Curriculum	Operations and Plans (XOZ)

Colonel Keith Grimes is a legend within the Air Commando and AFSOC communities.

One of the first on the ground in Laos, he served as a ground forward air controller and proved his worth in combat.

With the credibility he earned, he proceeded to develop and build an intelligence net for weather data which allowed for greater support to both ground attack missions in Laos, and to bombing missions flown from Thailand to North Vietnam.

Keith R. Grimes

Colonel, U.S. Air Force

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