[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

I've read that many places but that doesn't make it correct.
SEE:
http://enterprise.uccs.edu/bnystuen/public/BensTest.html

Towards the end, photos of 64th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at DaNang.
IIRC, that is in Vietnam.

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

The ANG is full of it (maybe a democrat?).
Just enter "F102 DaNang" in Google and check the first page of entries.

[wildbill]

Perhaps the general was referring to a time period later than 1966 after F102s had been replaced--or maybe he was just wrong. After all, it was merely an unrehearsed TV statement without research. I don't know that it matters since his unit was not deployed to Viet Nam in any event.

I understand the F102s were being phased out of the Texas Air Guard at the latter part of Bush's service for a more advanced plane, and since he was not re-enlisting, it was not considered worthwhile to begin his training in the new planes. He was sort of a lame duck training-wise.