Bouley, Thomas A., Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
11FXX-Fighter Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Pilot
Primary Unit
2008-2008, 91C0, 65th Aggressor Squadron
Service Years
1988 - 2008
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Home Country
France
France
Year of Birth
1965
 
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Home Town
Chateauroux
Last Address
Las Vegas, NV
Date of Passing
Jul 30, 2008
 

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Last Known Activity:

Date: 30-JUL-2008
Time: 11:30 LT
Type:
McDonnell Douglas F-15D-39-MC
Owner/operator: 65th Aggressor Squadron 57th Wing, USAF
Registration: 85-0131
C/n / msn: 0957/D057
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: approx 20 miles NW of Rachel, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: KLSV
Destination airport: KLSV
Narrative:
On 30 July 2008, F-15D serial number 85-0131 of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, departed controlled flight and entered into a spin while executing a planned manoeuvre during exercise Red Flag 08-3.

The aircraft was destroyed after impacting the ground 20 miles northwest of Rachel, Nevada in an uninhabited area on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) belonging to the Bureau of Land Management.

The back seat observer pilot - an exchange pilot from the Royal Air Force (whose name was never made public) - sustained minor injuries after ejecting at 744 feet, and was rescued; the front seat pilot (Lt. Col. Thomas "Moses" Bouley) hit the ground before his parachute fully deployed and died upon ground impact. There were no civilian casualties or additional damage. but the official accident report put the cost of the crash at $38,003,021 USD (at 2008 prices)
 

Sources:
http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/F-15D_Nellis_30Jul08.pdf
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/f-15.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/crash_8.html
http://www.lvrj.com/news/26133324.html
http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123125617
http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8762888

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=21866

Related items:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nellis-identifies-dead-pilot

                          http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20081124/NEWS/811240309/Board-July-F-15-crash-
caused-by-violent-spin



 

   
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Lt Col Bouley's Assignment History:
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas A. Bouley is the Commander, 65th Aggressor Squadron,
57th Adversary Group, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB,Nevada.
 
Lt Col Bouley was born in Châteauroux, France. He was commissioned in 1988 from
the United States Air Force Academy.

He has served as an Instructor Pilot in theT-38A, F-15C, and Tornado F3 aircraft and has served four overseas operational tourswith both the U.S. Air Force and United Kingdom Royal Air Force. He is a Command Pilot with over 4,200 total flying hours, including 265 combat hours in the F-15C and Tornado F3 during Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
 
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor of Science in History, U. S. Air Force Academy, Co. Springs, CO
 
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL.
 
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL by correspondence.
 
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence
 
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. August 1988 â?? August 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 47th Student Squadron, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, TX.
 
2. September 1989 â?? March 1990, Student, Pilot Instructor Training, 560th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, TX.
 
3. March 1990 â?? May 1994, Assistant Flight Commander and T-38A Instructor Pilot,
87th Flying Training Squadron, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, TX
 
4. June 1994 â?? July 1994, Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 560th FlyingTraining Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, TX
 
5. July 1994 â?? February 1995, Student, F-15C Initial Qualification Training, 2d FighterSquadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL.
 
6. March 1995 â?? March 1998, Flight Commander and F-15C Flight Lead, 19th FighterSquadron, 3d Wing, Elmendorf AFB, AK.
 
7. April 1998â??July 2000, Assistant Operations Officer and F-15C Instructor Pilot, 12thFighter Squadron, then Chief of Wing Weapons and Tactics, 18th Operational SupportSquadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.
 
8. August 2000â??August 2003, ExchangeOfficer, Air Force Element Personnel Exchange Program, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assigned as Tornado F3 Instructor Pilot and Weapons and Tactics Instructor, 43(Fighter) Squadron, Royal Air ForceLeuchars, United Kingdom.
 
9. September 2003â??September 2006,Aircraft Commander, then Director and Assistant Director of Operations, 493rd Fighter Squadron, then Chief of Standardization and Evaluations, 48th Operations Group, then Special Assistant to the 48th Fighter Wing Commander, Lakenheath Air Base, UK
 
10.October 2006â??February 2008, Deputy Commander, 414th Combat Training Squadron (Red Flag), Nellis Air Force Base, NV.
 
11. February 2008 â?? July 2008, Commander, 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air ForceBase, NV.

http://www.nellis.af.mil/shared/media/document/afd-080731-077.pdf

http://www.aerotechnews.com/nellisafb/files/publications/nbe_08082008A32.pdf



Lt Col Bouley's father was CMsgt Wilfrid A. Bouley.

   

  2008-2008, 91C0, 65th Aggressor Squadron

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 65th Aggressor Squadron Details

65th Aggressor Squadron
 65th Aggressor Squadrons prepare the CAF's joint and allied aircrews for tomorrow's victories through challenging, realistic threat replication, training, test support, academics, and feedback. They accomplish this as the USAF's professional adversaries, flying F-15 (65 AGRS) and F-16 (64 AGRS) aircraft for Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises, USAF Weapons School syllabus support, priority test mission support and road shows that visit various units throughout the CAF.
Mission
To prepare the combat air forces, joint and allied aircrews for tomorrow's victories with challenging and realistic threat replication, training, academics and feedback.

Personnel and Readiness
Today's Aggressor tasking once again include Weapons Instructor Course support, priority test mission adversaries, and road shows to operational units. 

The expanded presence of today's USAF Aggressors solidifies their continued role of preparing our forces for unquestionable victory in future conflicts.

History
The Aggressor program began in the fall of 1972 with the activation of the 64th Aggressor Squadron. This program started as a direct result of the high air combat loss rate experienced in the Vietnam War. The air-to-air kill ratio had fallen from 10 to 1 in the Korean War to almost 1 to 1 at a low point of the Vietnam War. Reversing this trend highlighted the need for a professional adversary force conducting a program of intense dissimilar air combat training. This new training replaced pilots flying the same type aircraft in mock combat at their home bases, with Aggressor pilots and controllers flying and employing tactics that emulated the former Soviet Union and other potential adversaries.

Over the years the Aggressor Squadrons have flown the T-38, F-5, and currently F-16 aircraft. As a result of defense budget cuts, the last Aggressor squadron was deactivated in October 1990 and re-formed as the Adversary Tactics Division under the 414th Combat Training Squadron, or Red Flag.

After 12 years as the professional adversaries for Red Flag, Air Force demands on the Aggressors began to exceed the reduced charter. Their sister squadron, the 64th Aggressor Squadron was reactivated in 2003. Due to expansion and increased operations, the 65th Aggressor Squadron was reactivated on Sept. 15, 2005. The principal testament to the importance of the Aggressor program is the consistent dominance of our Air Force during recent conflicts.
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Space Communications
 
Parent Unit
Support Units
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Squadron
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645 Withers, Douglas (Doug), TSgt 50
   

Last Updated: Apr 2, 2020
   
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Lt Col Bouley was the Squdron Commander of the 65th Aggressor Squadron at the time of his death.

   
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