| . Robert Averett Nester, 1942 - , s/o Paul Ernest Nester . (INDEX) . author: Michael D. Nestor, email: mdn3557@yahoo.com E14121 Robert Averett Nester,9 E1412 (Paul,8,Floyd,7,Andrew,6,Reuben,5,Abraham,4,Jacob,3) . . "Bob" . b 1942 Speedway, Marion Co, Ind. . m 26 Dec 1964 Marion Co, Ind to Sharon Ann Wilson, b ca 1943. . Live in Carmel (Indianapolis), Ind. . Bob received a BS in aeronautics from Parks Aeronautical College, Mo in 1963 and grad from UPT at Reese AFB, Tex in . 1965, where he trained in T-37s and T-38s. He later flew F-4s, A-10s, and KC-10s, and was promoted to Major General in . 1995. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorius Service Medal with oak leaf . cluster, the Air Medal with two silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak . leaf cluster. His final assignment was mobilization assistant to the Chief, Air Force Reserve, HQ, US Air Force, Washing- . ton. He flew a total of over 5,300 hrs, including 183 combat missions. See his biography below. . issue: . 1. Robert Paul Nester (Bob), b 1966, m 6 Aug 2011 to Molly Jean Flament, b 1965. . Lives in Missoula, Mont. He works for the National Weather Service Office at the Missoula Fire, Science and Tech- . nology Center, as an Incident Meteorologist. See his and Molly's picture below. . 2. Loree Ann Nester, b 1967, m Jim Marroquin, b ca 1961. They div. . Live in Fishers, Ind. . issue: . a. Blakley Ann Marroquin, b 1999. . b. Brock Marroquin, b 2001. . 3. Stephen Joseph Nester (Steve), b 1969 Lubbock, Lubbock Co, Tex, m Hayley Maryelida Witt, b ca 1973. . Live in Indianapolis, Ind. . issue: . a. Whitney Nester, b 2002. . b. Luke Joseph Nester, b 2003. . c. Cameron Nester, b 2006. . Ref: 1. Robert A. Nester's notes, email: robert_nester@att.net . 2. Robert P. (Bob) Nester's notes, email: weathermanbob@msn.com . 3. Major General Robert A. Nester's biography at: . www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108296/major-general-robert-a-nester.aspx . MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT A. NESTER Retired April 01,2000 . Maj. Gen. Robert A. Nester is mobilization assistant to the Chief, Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air . Force, Washington D.C. He serves as principal adviser for the individual mobilization augmentee program sup- . porting more than 12,000 Air Force Reservists. He chairs the Individual Mobilization Augmentee Allocation . Team which allocates funding for this program throughout the Air Force. . General Nester was born in Speedway, Ind. He earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training . Corps program in 1963. As a career fighter and instructor pilot, he flew 183 combat missions in Southeast Asia. . He has commanded a squadron, and served as vice commander of a wing and a numbered air force. He is employed . with the Federal Aviation Agency as an aviation safety inspector. . EDUCATION . 1963 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics, Parks Aeronautical College, Mo. . 1979 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. . 1983 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. . 1987 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. . ASSIGNMENTS . 1. March 1964 - March 1965, student, undergraduate pilot training, 64th Flying Training Wing, Reese AFB, Texas . 2. May 1965 - November 1965, student, F-4 Phantom upgrade training, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. . 3. November 1965 - November 1966, F-4 pilot, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. . 4. November 1966 - September 1967, F-4 pilot, 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cam Rahn Air Base, South . Vietnam . 5. September 1 967 - February 1971, instructor pilot, 3501 st Flying Training Squadron, Reese AFB, Texas . 6. February 1971 - August 1982, A-37 and A-10 pilot, 72nd Special Operations Squadron, Grissom AFB, Ind. . 7. August 1982 - December 1984, Deputy Commander for Operations, 906th Tactical Fighter Group, Wright- . Patterson AFB, Ohio . 8. December 1984 - April 1987, Director of Training, 434th Tactical Fighter Group, Grissom AFB, Ind. . 9. April 1987 - November 1988, Commander, 45th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Grissom AFB, Ind. . 10. December 1988 - June 1990, Vice Commander, 442nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Richards Gebaur AFB, Mo. . 11. June 1990 - August 1992, Vice Commander, 10th Air Force, Bergstrom AFB, Texas . 12. August 1992 - April 1994, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command . Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C. . 13. May 1994 - September 1994, mobilization assistant to the Vice Commander, Air Force Reserve, Robins AFB, . Ga. . 14. September 1994 - present, mobilization assistant to the Chief, Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, . Washington, D.C. . FLIGHT INFORMATION . Rating: Command pilot . Flight hours: More than 5,300 . Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-4, A-10 and KC-10 . MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS . Legion of Merit . Distinguished Flying Cross . Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster . Air Medal with two silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters . Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster . EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION . Second Lieutenant July 23, 1963 . First Lieutenant July 23, 1965 . Captain Feb. 2, 1971 . Major May 21, 1976 . Lieutenant Colonel July 23, 1984 . Colonel June 1, 1988 . Brigadier General Aug. 12, 1992 . Major General April 3, 1995 . (Current as of June 1999) . |
| . Bob and Molly Flament Nester . In San Diego, 2015 . Picture from his Facebook site |