sentences:  His first operational assignment was as an F-100 pilot with the 461st Fighter-Day Squadron of the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hahn Air Base, Germany.In May 1959, he joined the 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, also in Germany, serving as a Special Weapons Officer and becoming a Select Crew member.Returning to the United States in 1961, Kelley was checked-out in F-104 Starfighters with the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing at George Air Force Base, California.