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Antonio Maldonado ("Tony") was born on 1941 in Comerío, Puerto Rico, is a United States Air Force General. Discover Antonio Maldonado's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
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Born 1941, 1941
Birthday 1941
Birthplace Comerío, Puerto Rico
Nationality United States

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1941

Brigadier General Antonio Maldonado (born 1941) was an officer of the United States Air Force, who in 1967 became the youngest pilot and Aircraft Commander of a B-52 Stratofortress nuclear bomber.

He served as Chief, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation, Madrid, Spain.

He was the senior Department of Defense representative to Spain and senior advisor to the US Ambassador to Spain.

While commanding the 410th, General Maldonado won numerous top Air Force awards including the coveted Omaha Trophy (best combat Wing) and the 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Trophy (best Wing Commander).

1959

Maldonado graduated from high school in May 1959 and continued his academic education in the University of Puerto Rico where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in May 1964.

1965

Maldonado was sent to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia where he completed his Air Force pilot training in August 1965.

1969

He was then assigned as a B-52 pilot with the 34th Bomb Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and in January 1969 became the youngest person to become an Aircraft Commander in said aircraft with the 60th Bombardment Squadron at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico.

During his tour at Ramey he earned his Master of Business Administration degree at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico in May 1969.

1970

In 1970, he was assigned to the 67th Tactical Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, where he trained as an RF-4C Phantom pilot.

1971

In January 1971, Maldonado was transferred to the 432nd Tactical Fighter Reconnaissance Wing, Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.

His active participation in the Vietnam War included 183 air combat missions over North and South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia logging more than 400 combat flying hours in the RF-4C Phantom.

In December 1971, Maldonado returned to the United States upon completing his tour of duty in Vietnam.

He was assigned to Bergstrom Air Force Base in Texas, as an RF-4C Instructor Pilot.

1972

In December 1972 he was selected for a special assignment as an International Politico-military Affairs Officer to the United States Air Forces Southern Command/U.S. Air Force Southern Air Division, Albrook Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone.

1976

Maldonado left Panama to attend the Army Command and General Staff College from July 1976 to July 1977.

1977

Among the assignments which he held from 1977 to 1982 were the following: B-52 Instructor Pilot and Chief of the Command Control Division (1977–1979) for the 42nd Bombardment Wing at Loring Air Force Base, Maine; Commander of the 28th Bombardment Squadron and later Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 19th Bombardment Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia (1979–1981).

1982

He continued his military academic education by attending the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama graduating in May 1982 as a Distinguished Graduate.

Upon his graduation from the Air War College, Maldonado was assigned to Headquarters, United States Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., as Chief, Western Hemisphere Division, Office of the Deputy Director for Plans and Policy.

1983

In June 1983 he was named Chief, Strategic Offensive Forces Division, Directorate of Plans.

1984

In April 1984, Maldonado was transferred to K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan.

During the years which he spent there (1984–1987) he assumed various leadership positions: Deputy Commander for Operations (1984), 410th Bombardment Wing; Vice Commander (September 1984)and Commander (July 1985).

1987

In May 1987, Maldonado was reassigned once more to the Pentagon where he served as Chief, Strategic Operations Division, Operations Directorate, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

1988

In June 1988 he became Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, the Pentagon.

On September 1 of that same year, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General becoming the second Air Force Officer from Puerto Rico and the first from a Puerto Rico University to reach the general officer ranks.

1989

In July 1989, Maldonado was named Chief, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation, Madrid, Spain, becoming the senior Department of Defense representative to that country.

His responsibilities included providing overall direction to U.S. elements in Spain on status of forces, security assistance programs and other defense and base agreement matters.

1991

During the Persian Gulf War in 1991 he coordinated the overall US offensive operations from Spain.

Maldonado was born in Comerío, a town located in the center-eastern region of Puerto Rico.

He is the youngest of twelve brothers and sisters born to Flor Maldonado Colón from Barranquitas and Carmen López Rodriguez from Naranjito.

His family moved to the capital of the island, San Juan and there he attended Central High School.

He also provided overall coordination for US offensive operations out of Spain during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Brigadier General Maldonado retired from the United States Air Force on September 1, 1991, with more than 4,000 hours of flight, after 27 years of service of active duty service.

After Maldonado retired from the Air Force in 1991, he was named President of "Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico" (Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company) by the Government of Puerto Rico, a position which he held until January 1993.

1993

In 1993 he became the CEO of the American Red Cross, Puerto Rico Region.

1999

In 1999 he became Executive Director of Palmas Del Mar Homeowners Association, in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

Maldonado is a board member of the US National Marrow Donor Program and a member of the Board of Governors PR Aqueducts Authority.

Maldonado is married to Ilia Lopez from Humacao, Puerto Rico, and has four daughters Carmen Zaydee, Joyce, Suzy and Elsie Oshiry and grandchildren Calvin, Isabella, Gabriella, Allegra, Spencer and Antonio.

2019

Started his military career as an enlisted Operation Specialist with the 198th TFS in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard while he was still a student at the University of Puerto Rico during the early 60s.

Upon his graduation, Maldonado received the commission of Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force as a Distinguished Graduate from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

He married Carmen Gonzalez from San Juan, Puerto Rico.