Jay Hardison, what a guy! The good ex-Colonel flew Phantoms during the Vietnam gig, and used to say that flying the F28 in PNG was the most fun you could have without canons on the wing.
He was the Director of Flight Ops (or similar) and always wore cowboy boots to the office or when flying... essential part of his uniform, usually made from some exotic endangered species of reptile no doubt... A certain South Australian pilot got a job in PX because he rocked up to the interview in a pair of similar cowboy boots. The interview went something like... "Hi, my name is Jay. Those are great boots. What are they made from?".... as they say, the rest is history. It was a sad day when Jay moved on, truly one of the more colorful characters of PX.