U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 WITH THE I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM Tapa blanda - 1993

Colonel Quilter enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1960. After studying in Japan, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, having majored in East Asian history. He was commissioned in 1964. Designated an aviator in 1965, he served primarily as a F-4B Phantom pilot over the next four years. In Vietnam he flew 252 combat missions and became a flight commander. Other assignments included duties as a squadron operations officer, adversary pilot, and air combat intelligence officer specializing in electronic warfare. After release from active duty, he served in the Selected and Individual Ready Reserve as a staff officer and pilot, flying OV-1O Broncos and A-4 Skyhawks. He also completed a number of service schools including the Command and Staff College and the National Defense University's National Security Management Program. Colonel Quilter commanded Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 at MCAS El Toro, California, in the mid-1980s. He joined MTU (Hist) DC-7 in 1986 when he wrote a soon to be published history of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531, the Corps' pioneer nightfighter unit. His current project is a monograph in this series about the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing in the Persian Gulf conflict. In civilian life, he is a captain for Delta Airlines.