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HISTORY, from page 5 __________
January 1942 and a growing number of
gunners graduated, he was promoted to
colonel that same month.
Needing his organizational expertise,
he was sent to Victorville, California,
shortly a er promotion to brigadier gen-
eral in April 1943 to organize the 36th Fly- USAF IG’s o ce at Kelly Field, Texas.
ing Training Wing to oversee a number of
the military and contractor-operated ight
schools in Southern California, Arizona
and southern Nevada.
He was then named as the 82nd Fighter
Wing commander for exible gunnery
schools at Las Vegas as well as Kingman
and Yuma, Arizona, returning to Las
Vegas Army Air eld on Dec. 1, 1943. He
remained here as 82nd FW commander
through April 1945, when he was sent to
Ke avik to command Iceland Base Com-
mand through December 1945.
By that time, Las Vegas had trained
more than 55,000 gunners, mostly for B-17
duty and were well on their way to training
another 3,350 gunners for the newer B-29
for combat over Japan.
A er returning from Iceland for home
leave, and with the post-war Army Air
Forces shrinking rapidly, he reverted to
colonel and was assigned to O utt Field,
Nebraska, as the 2nd Air Force Air Inspec-
tor in June 1946. Almost immediately, he
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was detailed to run several interview and
selection boards for wartime o cers want-
ing to stay in as Regular Army.
A er these boards, he returned to Of-
futt Field, then moving the 2nd Air Force
HQ to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana,
before his nal assignment with the new
He retired in his highest grade held,
brigadier general, effective June 1950.
Never married, he then made his home
here in Las Vegas, spending summers in
Minnesota with his sisters and their fami-
lies until he passed away June 23, 1979.
One interesting note is when the rst
military family housing was built at Nellis
AFB in 1951, excepting the street named
for Nevada Senator Pat McCarran, all other
streets were named for World War I Ameri-
can aces but Stenseth was not so honored.
In 1980, shortly a er his passing, the Base vice’s mission. Most importantly, he
Operations Building, originally the pre-war
Western Air Express passenger terminal, was
named for Stenseth and remains so to this day. in serving the nation.”
His decorations include the Distin-
guished Service Cross, Legion of Merit with
oak leaf cluster, Silver Star, Mexican Border
Service Medal, World War I Victory Medal,
American Defense Service Medal, Ameri-
can Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-
Middle East Campaign Medal, World War
II Victory Medal and Order of e Icelandic
Falcon, Commanders Cross.
GOLDFEIN, from page 1 ______
portant war ghting experience, and
will exercise the critical judgement re-
quired to balance our manpower and
resources as we shape tomorrow’s Air
Force. ere is not a better person to
lead our Airmen into the next century
of airpower dominance.”
Prior to his current position, Goldfein
was the director of the Joint Sta at the
Pentagon in Washington, D.C., where he
assisted the chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Sta in ful lling his responsibilities
as the principal military adviser to the
president and secretary of defense.
“Dave Goldfein is an Airman who
epitomizes warrior leadership, and
that’s exactly what our Air Force
deserves,” Welsh said. “He connects
deeply with Airmen, he supports their
families relentlessly, and he absolutely
recognizes the criticality of our ser-
and Dawn understand the remark-
able privilege they’ve been a orded
Carter also spoke at a ceremony
April 29 at the Pentagon, in which he
congratulated Goldfein on his selection.
From his experience at the highest
Air Force levels and the joint force,
Goldfein “understands deeply the
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evolving nature of warfare and the
threats we face,” the secretary said.
Goldfein, he added, has “developed a
keen appreciation for the strategic hori-
zon … and the need to develop resilient
cyber and space capabilities, which will
allow the United States to continue to
dominate across all domains.”
If con rmed by the Senate as the
next Air Force chief of sta , Goldfein’s
“extensive political-military experience
will be to our great bene t as we con-
tinue to accelerate our e orts against
ISIL, and work with coalition nations to
deal them a lasting defeat,” Carter said.
Goldfein is a command pilot with
more than 4,200 ying hours in the
T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon, F-16C/D
Fighting Falcon, F-117A Nighthawk,
MQ-9 Reaper, and MC-12W. He has
own combat missions in operations
Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Allied
Force, and Enduring Freedom. Gold-
fein has received numerous awards
for his military service including the
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of
Merit with two oak leaf clusters and
the Distinguished Flying Cross with
Valor device and oak leaf cluster.
Editor’s note: Terri Moon Cronk of
DOD News, Defense Media Activity
also contributed to this article.