Fallon was born in East Orange: "Fallon's Naval Career
He flew the RA-5C Vigilante, and A-6, in a combat deployment to Vietnam. He has logged more than 1,300 carrier-arrested landings and 4,800 flight hours in tactical jet aircraft.
Fallon commanded Attack Squadron 65 in the 1991 Operation Desert Storm. Next, he was a naval commander of a carrier group in the Balkans conflict. Nominated for his fourth star, he became the 31st Vice Chief of Naval Operations in October of 2000.
He was then nominated and confirmed for assignment as the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet from October 2003 to February 2005."
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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