Tupelo native promoted by MANG

JACKSON, Miss. – Tupelo native and Mississippi Air National Guard’s (MANG) Billy F. Murphy Jr. was promoted to the rank of colonel here Feb. 2 at the Mississippi National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. Murphy will begin serving as director of staff of the Mississippi Air National Guard. In that position, he will coordinate personnel, logistics, and operation matters with ANG Wings, HQ staff, and the assistant MANG adjutant general. Murphy is a graduate of Tupelo High School. He was commissioned as a naval officer through the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at the University of Mississippi in 1991. On active duty, Murphy took part in 49 combat flight missions in support of operations Southern Watch, Deny Flight, and Desert Strike in Southwest Asia. (Source: Daily Journal 02/02/18)