Japan wants to replace the aging F-4 Phantom fighters in its fleet with newer fighter planes.

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Combat experience: Myers logged 600 combat hours flying the F-4 Phantom in Vietnam.

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After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1973, he had a brief but distinguished Air Force career during which he flew the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom fighter jet.

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