List of United States Air Force four-star generals
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This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Air Force
. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general
(three-star general) and below General of the Air Force
(five-star general).
There have been 197 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 192 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one
was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 60 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy
(USMA), 49 via the aviation cadet program, 33 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, 31 via the U.S. Air Force Academy
(USAFA), 9 via AFROTC at a senior military college
, 6 via Air Force Officer Training School
(OTS), 4 via the U.S. Naval Academy
(USNA), 2 via direct commission, one
via Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, one
via the Army National Guard
(ARNG), and one
via the Royal Canadian Air Force
(RCAF).
The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank.
Within the Air Force, the chief of staff (CSAF
) and vice chief of staff (VCSAF
) are four-star generals by statute. Other four-star generals occupy positions of designated importance; historically, these have included the commanders responsible for strategic bombers and nuclear missiles (SAC
/STRATCOM
); tactical air combat (TAC
/ACC
); air transport (MAC
/TRANSCOM
); North American aerospace defense (NORAD
); the Air Force formations in Europe and the Pacific; and other training, readiness, and materiel organizations.
The Air Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, such as the chairman (CJCS
) and vice chairman (VCJCS
) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders
and certain NATO staff positions.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general
Lieutenant General (United States)
In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
(three-star general) and below General of the Air Force
General of the Air Force (United States)
General of the Air Force is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the United States Army and Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy;...
(five-star general).
There have been 197 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Of these, 192 achieved that rank while on active duty, 3 were promoted after retirement, and one
George B. Simler
General George B. Simler was a U.S. Air Force officer, who served as commander of the U.S. Air Force's Air Training Command.-Background and education:...
was promoted posthumously. Generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 60 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
(USMA), 49 via the aviation cadet program, 33 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, 31 via the U.S. Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
(USAFA), 9 via AFROTC at a senior military college
Senior Military College
In the United States, a Senior Military College is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs and are specifically recognized under 10 USC 2111a...
, 6 via Air Force Officer Training School
Air Force Officer Training School
Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M...
(OTS), 4 via the U.S. Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
(USNA), 2 via direct commission, one
Samuel C. Phillips
General Samuel Cochran Phillips was a United States Air Force four star general who served as Director of NASA's Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program from 1964 to 1969, the seventh Director of the National Security Agency from 1972 to 1973, and as Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to...
via Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, one
Richard L. Lawson
Richard Laverne Lawson is a former General and former deputy commander in chief, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.-Early life:...
via the Army National Guard
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
(ARNG), and one
Robert J. Dixon
Robert James Dixon was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Tactical Air Command from 1973 to 1978. He also served simultaneously as commander in chief of U.S. Air Forces for both the Atlantic and U.S. Readiness commands.-Biography:Dixon was born in New York City...
via the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
(RCAF).
List of generals
Entries in the following list of four-star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank.
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3 | 1907 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
36 | (1886–1950) Promoted to general of the Army General of the Army (United States) General of the Army is a five-star general officer and is the second highest possible rank in the United States Army. A special rank of General of the Armies, which ranks above General of the Army, does exist but has only been conferred twice in the history of the Army... , 21 Dec 1944; to general of the Air Force General of the Air Force (United States) General of the Air Force is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the United States Army and Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy;... , 7 May 1949. |
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Mediterranean Theater of Operations The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II... /Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army Mediterranean Theater of Operations The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army was originally called North African Theater of Operations and is an American term for the conflict that took place between the Allies and Axis Powers in North Africa and Italy during World War II... (DSACMED/CG MTOUSA), 1944–1945. United States Army Europe United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, is an Army Service Component Command of the United States Army and the land component of United States European Command. It is the largest American formation in Europe.-Invasion of Sicily:... /Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CG USFET/USMILGOV), 1945–1947. Military Staff Committee The Military Staff Committee is the United Nations Security Council subsidiary body whose role, as defined by the United Nations Charter, is to plan UN military operations and assist in the regulation of armaments.... , 1947. |
7 | 1915 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
30 | (1893–1972) | ||
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South West Pacific Area South West Pacific Area was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatres of World War II, during 1942–45... (CG AAFSWPA), 1942–1945. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CG SAC), 1946–1948. |
6 | 1917 (cadet) | 28 | (1889–1977) | |||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CG USSAFE), 1944–1945. United States Pacific Air Forces Pacific Air Forces is a Major Command of the United States Air Force. PACAF is also the air component of the United States Pacific Command . PACAF is headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii. It is one of two USAF Major Commands assigned outside of the Continental United States, the other... (CG USASTAF), 1945. United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force.... (CG AAF), 1946–1947. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1947–1948. |
3 | 1914 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1891–1974) | ||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1947–1948. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1948–1953. |
6 | 1923 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
24 | (1899–1954) Director of Central Intelligence Director of Central Intelligence The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence was the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the principal intelligence advisor to the President and the National Security Council, and the coordinator of intelligence activities among and between the various United... , 1946–1947. Nephew of U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:... ; son married daughter of Air Force four-star general Leon W. Johnson Leon W. Johnson General Leon William Johnson was a United States Air Force 4-star general and World War II Medal of Honor recipient.-Early life:... . |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1948–1950. |
2 | 1918 (cadet) | 30 | (1894–1950) Died in office. | ||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1950–1953. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1953–1957. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense... (CJCS), 1957–1960. |
10 | 1918 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1897–1982) Brother of Marine Corps four-star general Merrill B. Twining Merrill B. Twining -References:**... . |
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Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (CG TAC), 1951–1954. |
3 | 1917 (direct) | 34 | (1892–1955) | ||
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4 | 1922 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CG SAC), 1948–1953. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (COMSAC), 1953–1955. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1955–1957. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1957–1961. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1961–1965. |
14 | 1929 (cadet) | 22 | (1906–1990) American Independent Party nominee for U.S. Vice President United States presidential election, 1968 The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected... , 1968. |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1951. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander in Chief, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe (CINCUSAFE/CINCAIRCENT), 1951–1953. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1956–1962. |
11 | 1930 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
22 | (1907–1988) | ||
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Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (CG TAC), 1954–1959. |
7 | 1923 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
29 | (1902–1979) | |||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1953–1957. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1957–1961. |
8 | 1920 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
33 | (1902–1965) | ||
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5 | 1930 (cadet) | 24 | (1904–1997) | ||
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5 | 1924 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
30 | (1900–1990) | |||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1954–1956. |
2 | 1922 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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7 | 1927 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
28 | (1905–1979) U.S. Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth... , 1946–1948. |
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Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1957–1964. |
7 | 1929 (cadet) | 28 | (1905–1970) | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1957–1959. Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1959–1961. |
4 | 1928 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1904–1983) | ||
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United States National Security Council The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the... , 1961–1965. |
8 | 1926 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1904–1997) Awarded Medal of Honor Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her... , 1943. Daughter married son of Air Force four-star general Hoyt S. Vandenberg. |
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4 | 1925 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
33 | (1903–1971) Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Richard H. Jackson Richard H. Jackson Richard Harrison Jackson was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. Originally cashiered from the Navy for poor grades at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was commissioned ensign by special act of Congress for his heroism during the 1889 Apia cyclone... . |
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1961. |
4 | 1928 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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4 | 1928 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1959–1961. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1961–1962. |
3 | 1929 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
30 | (1908–1980) Son-in-law of Navy five-star admiral Ernest J. King. | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1961–1963. |
2 | 1928 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
33 | (1905–1986) | ||
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1961–1962. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1962–1964. |
3 | 1929 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1906–1987) Assistant Administrator for Management and Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964–1965; Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S... , 1965–1968. |
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Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1961–1965. |
4 | 1930 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1961–1966. |
5 | 1931 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
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3 | 1929 (cadet) | 33 | (1907–1981) | ||
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4 | 1931 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1962–1965. |
3 | 1930 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1907–1999) | ||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1962–1964. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1964–1965. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1965–1969. |
7 | 1932 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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3 | 1931 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1964–1966. |
3 | 1931 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1909–2006) Assistant Administrator for Policy/DoD and Interagency Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967–1973. | |||
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Military Air Transport Service The Military Air Transport Service is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy Naval Air Transport Service and the United States Air Force Air Transport Command into a single, joint, unified command... (COMMATS), 1960–1964. |
1 | 1932 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1910–1979) | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1963–1965. Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1965–1968. |
5 | 1933 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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3 | 1932 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1909–1987) | ||
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Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (COMAC), 1964–1969. |
5 | 1936 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
28 | (1914–2007) Father of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes III Howell M. Estes III General Howell M. Estes III served as commander in chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command , United States Space Command , and commander, Air Force Space Command , headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado... . |
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Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1964–1967. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1968–1969. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1969–1973. |
9 | 1938 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
26 | (1915–1983) Father of Air Force four-star general Michael E. Ryan Michael E. Ryan Michael E. Ryan is a retired United States Air Force general and was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces... . |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1965–1966. |
1 | 1938 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
27 | (1916–1966) Died in office. | ||
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1965–1967. |
2 | 1932 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
33 | (1908–1979) | |||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1965–1966. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1966–1968. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1968–1972. |
7 | 1937 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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2 | 1934 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1910–1968) Died in office. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1959–1962. | |||
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3 | 1934 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1909–1998) | |||
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1966–1970. |
4 | 1937 (cadet) | 29 | (1913–2000) | |||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1966–1973. |
7 | 1940 (cadet) | 26 | (1915–1990) | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1966–1968. |
2 | 1937 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1912–1983) | |||
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Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1967–1968. |
4 | 1936 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1913–1990) | ||
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1967–1968. |
1 | 1940 (cadet) | 27 | (1913–1968) Died in office. | ||
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1966–1968. Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1968–1973. |
6 | 1939 (cadet) | 28 | (1916– ) | ||
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1968–1972. |
4 | 1939 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1915–1993) | |||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1968–1969. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1969–1972. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1972–1973. |
5 | 1938 (cadet) | 30 | (1916–2001) | |||
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1968–1970. Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1970–1973. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1973–1974. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense... (CJCS), 1974–1978. |
10 | 1941 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1969–1971. |
2 | 1941 (cadet) | 28 | (1914–1973) | ||
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Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active... (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD/COMADC), 1973. |
4 | 1939 (cadet) | 30 | (1916– ) | |||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1969–1972. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1972–1974. |
5 | 1940 (cadet) | 29 | (1919–1975) | ||
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Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (COMAC), 1969–1972. Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1972–1974. |
5 | 1941 (cadet) | 28 | (1920–1990) | |||
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1970–1971. Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active... (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD/COMADC), 1973–1975. Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active... (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD/CINCAD), 1975. |
5 | 1942 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
28 | (1919–1994) Son of Army four-star general Lucius D. Clay Lucius D. Clay General Lucius Dubignon Clay was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany 1946; commander in chief, U.S.... ; grandson of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay Alexander S. Clay Alexander Stephens Clay was a United States Senator from Georgia.Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia... . |
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3 | 1940 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1971–1972. |
1 | 1940 (cadet) | 31 | (1916–1979) Relieved, 1972. | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (CINCUSAFE), 1971–1974. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1974. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1974–1978. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense... (CJCS), 1978–1982. |
11 | 1943 (cadet) | 28 | (1921– ) | ||
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1972–1973. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1974–1975. |
3 | 1942 (cadet) | 30 | (1920–2010) | |||
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1972–1974. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1974–1977. |
5 | 1943 (cadet) | 29 | (1920–2007) Father-in-law of Air Force four-star general Joseph W. Ralston Joseph Ralston Joseph W. Ralston is currently the United States Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party and holds senior positions in various defense related corporations. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.-Military career:Ralston has served in the military since 1965... . |
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0 | 1942 (cadet) | 30 | (1921–1972) | ||
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Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (COMAC), 1972–1977. Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1977. |
5 | 1942 (cadet) | 30 | (1921–2009) | |||
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Seventh Air Force The Seventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.... , 1973–1974. |
1 | 1940 (cadet) | 33 | (1919–1984) | |||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1973–1975. |
2 | 1942 (cadet) | 31 | (1921– ) | ||
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1973–1975. |
2 | 1942 (ROTC) | 31 | (1921–1990) Director, National Security Agency Director of the National Security Agency The Director of the National Security Agency is the highest-ranking official in the National Security Agency, which is a Defense Agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Director of the NSA also concurrently serves as Chief of the Central Security Service and as Commander of U.S. Cyber... , 1972–1973. |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1973–1975. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1975–1977. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1977–1981. |
8 | 1942 (cadet) | 31 | (1919–1989) U.S. Commissioner for the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons.... , 1982–1989. |
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Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1973–1978. |
5 | 1942 (RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968... ) |
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3 | 1943 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1974–1977. |
3 | 1943 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1974–1975. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1975–1978. |
4 | 1942 (cadet) | 32 | (1922– ) | |||
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1975–1977. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1977–1978. |
3 | 1946 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1975–1978. |
3 | 1943 (cadet) | 32 | (1921– ) | |||
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Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active... (CINCNORAD/CINCAD), 1975–1977. |
2 | 1943 (cadet) | 32 | (1920–1978) | ||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1975–1979. Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1979–1981. |
6 | 1944 (cadet) | 31 | (1924–1997) U.S. Special Envoy to Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... , 1979. |
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Air Training Command Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946... (COMATC), 1975–1979. |
2 | 1944 (cadet) | 33 | (1921–1999) | |||
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Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1977–1979. |
2 | 1941 (cadet) | 36 | (1920– ) | |||
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1977–1978. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1978. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1978–1982. |
5 | 1946 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1925–2010) Director, National Security Agency Director of the National Security Agency The Director of the National Security Agency is the highest-ranking official in the National Security Agency, which is a Defense Agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Director of the NSA also concurrently serves as Chief of the Central Security Service and as Commander of U.S. Cyber... , 1973–1977; Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... , 1982–1990. |
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1977–1979. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1979–1981. Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1981–1983. |
6 | 1948 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1925–1992) Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1974–1977. | ||
| 81 |  |
Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active... (CINCNORAD/CINCAD), 1977–1979. |
2 | 1943 (cadet) | 34 | (1921–1999) | ||
| 82 |
Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1978–1981. |
3 | 1946 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1924–2000) | |||
| 83 |  |
Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1978–1981. |
3 | 1944 (cadet) | 34 | (1924– ) | ||
| 84 |  |
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1978–1984. |
6 | 1949 (cadet) | 29 | (1927–2003) | ||
| 85 |  |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1978–1980. |
2 | 1944 (cadet) | 34 | (1923–2010) | ||
| 86 |
United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1978–1980. |
2 | 1945 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
33 | (1923– ) | |||
| 87 |  |
Air Training Command Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946... (COMATC), 1979–1981. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1981–1985. |
6 | 1950 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1928– ) | ||
| 88 |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1979–1981. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1981–1983. |
4 | 1948 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1925– ) | |||
| 89 |  |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1980–1982. |
2 | 1948 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1927– ) | ||
| 90 |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1981–1983. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1983–1986. |
6 | 1951 (ARNG Iowa Army National Guard The Iowa Army National Guard is the Army component of the Iowa National Guard, a military reserve force with dual federal and state missions. It is empowered to function in a state status if needed to carry out limited actions during non-emergency situations all the way to full scale law... ) |
29 | (1929– ) | |||
| 91 |  |
United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1980–1982. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1982–1986. |
6 | 1950 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
30 | (1928–2003) | ||
| 92 |
Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1981–1984. |
3 | 1949 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1925– ) | |||
| 93 |
Air Training Command Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946... (COMATC), 1981–1983. Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1983–1985. |
4 | 1950 (cadet) | 31 | (1928– ) | |||
| 94 |
Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1981–1984. |
3 | 1949 (cadet) | 32 | (1928– ) | |||
| 95 |  |
North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... (CINCNORAD), 1981–1982. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/COMAFSPC), 1982–1984. |
3 | 1949 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1925–2000) | ||
| 96 |  |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1982–1983. Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1984–1985. |
3 | 1953 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1932–1985) Died in office. | ||
| 97 |
United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1982–1984. |
2 | 1949 (cadet) | 33 | (1926–2005) | |||
| 98 |
Air Training Command Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946... (COMATC), 1983–1986. |
3 | 1951 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1927– ) | |||
| 99 |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1983–1985. |
2 | 1954 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
29 | (1930– ) | |||
| 100 |  |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1983–1984. Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1984–1987. |
4 | 1952 (USNA United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... ) |
31 | (1928– ) | ||
| 101 |  |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1984–1985. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1985–1986. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1986–1990. |
6 | 1953 (cadet) | 31 | (1934– ) President, Institute for Defense Analyses Institute for Defense Analyses The Institute for Defense Analyses is a non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers to assist the United States government in addressing important national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise... , 1990–2003, 2006–present. |
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| 102 |  |
North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/COMAFSPC), 1984–1985. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1985–1986. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE), 1986–1987. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ranking just below the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... (VCJCS), 1987–1990. |
6 | 1954 (USNA United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... ) |
30 | (1932–2008) | ||
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2 | 1945 (cadet) | 29 | (1925– ) | |||
| 104 |
United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1984–1987. |
3 | 1952 (cadet) | 32 | (1929–1994) | |||
| 105 |
Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1984–1987. |
3 | 1952 (cadet) | 32 | (1930– ) | |||
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0 | 1918 (cadet) | 67 | (1896–1993) Awarded Medal of Honor Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her... , 1942; Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States... , 1989. First Air Force reservist to attain rank of general. |
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0 | 1917 (direct) | 68 | (1896–1987) Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1978. | ||
| 106 |
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1985–1991. |
6 | 1955 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1933–1997) | |||
| 107 |  |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1985–1986. Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1986–1991. |
6 | 1956 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1934– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs The Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs is a position within the American Department of State that manages the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, charged with linking the Department of Defense and the Department of State by providing policy in the areas of international... , 1984–1985. |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1985–1987. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE), 1987–1990. |
5 | 1954 (cadet) | 31 | (1934– ) | ||
| 109 |
Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (CINCMAC), 1985–1987. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (USCINCTRANS/CINCMAC), 1987–1989. |
4 | 1954 (cadet) | 31 | (1933– ) | |||
| 110 |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1986–1988. |
2 | 1953 (cadet) | 33 | (1929– ) | |||
| 111 |
United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1986–1989. |
3 | 1956 (VPI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in... ) |
30 | (1930– ) Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S... , 1992–1993. |
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1 | 1953 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1931– ) | |||
| 113 |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1987–1990. |
3 | 1951 (USNA United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... ) |
36 | (1933– ) | |||
| 114 |
United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1987–1989. |
2 | 1954 (cadet) | 33 | (1932– ) | |||
| 115 |
Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1987–1990. |
3 | 1956 (cadet) | 31 | (1933– ) | |||
| 116 |
Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1987–1989. |
2 | 1955 (cadet) | 32 | (1933– ) | |||
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1988–1991. |
3 | 1956 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
32 | (1933– ) | |||
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Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1990–1994. |
6 | 1957 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1936– ) | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1989–1990. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1990. |
1 | 1958 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
31 | (1937– ) Relieved, 1990. | ||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1989–1992. |
3 | 1957 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1935– ) | |||
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander in Chief, Military Airlift Command Military Airlift Command The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised... (USCINCTRANS/CINCMAC), 1989–1992. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 1992. |
3 | 1959 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
30 | (1936– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment United States Department of the Navy The Department of the Navy of the United States of America was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy and, from 1834 onwards, for the United States Marine Corps, and when directed by the President, of the... , 2002–2005. |
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Air Force Logistics Command Air Force Logistics Command was a United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... (COMAFLC), 1989–1992. |
3 | 1956 (AFROTC) | 33 | (1933– ) | |||
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE), 1990–1992. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1992. |
2 | 1957 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
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Air Force Systems Command Air Force Systems Command is a former United States Air Force command. Its headquarters was located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland... (COMAFSC), 1990–1992. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 1992–1995. |
5 | 1960 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1990–1991. Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... (COMTAC), 1991–1992. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 1992–1995. |
5 | 1960 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE), 1990–1993. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRCENT), 1993–1994. |
4 | 1959 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Strategic Air Command The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic... (CINCSAC), 1991–1992. United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally... (USCINCSTRAT), 1992–1994. |
3 | 1961 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1991–1994. |
3 | 1959 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons... (COFS SHAPE), 1991–1993. |
2 | 1958 (USNA United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... ) |
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1992–1994. |
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 1992–1994. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1994–1997. |
5 | 1963 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1992–1995. |
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Air Training Command Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946... (COMATC), 1992–1993. Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 1993–1995. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 1995–1997. |
5 | 1963 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 1994–1996. |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1994–1997. |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRCENT), 1994–1995. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 1995–1998. |
4 | 1963 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1994–1996. |
2 | 1962 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
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3 | 1964 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 1995–1997. |
2 | 1962 (AFROTC) | 33 | (1938– ) | |||
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Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 1995–1996. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ranking just below the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... (VCJCS), 1996–2000. United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 2000–2003. |
8 | 1965 (AFROTC) | 30 | (1943– ) U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Kurdistan Workers Party The Kurdistan Workers' Party , commonly known as PKK, also known as KGK and formerly known as KADEK or KONGRA-GEL , is a Kurdish organization which has since 1984 been fighting an armed struggle against the Turkish state for an autonomous Kurdistan and greater cultural and political rights... , 2006–present. Son-in-law of Air Force four-star general Russell E. Dougherty Russell E. Dougherty General Russell Elliott Dougherty was commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of strategic target planning , at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.... . |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRCENT), 1995–1996. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 1996–1999. |
4 | 1964 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally... (USCINCSTRAT), 1996–1998. |
2 | 1963 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
33 | (1939– ) Director of Security and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999–2001. | ||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRCENT), 1996–1997. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 1997–2001. |
5 | 1965 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
31 | (1941– ) Son of Air Force four-star general John D. Ryan John Dale Ryan General John Dale Ryan was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, General Ryan served in a dual capacity... . |
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 1996–1998. |
2 | 1964 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1996–1998. |
2 | 1965 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
31 | (1941– ) Son of Air Force four-star general Howell M. Estes Jr. | ||
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 1997–2000. |
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Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 1997–2000. |
3 | 1965 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) Director, Defense Logistics Agency Defense Logistics Agency The Defense Logistics Agency is an agency in the United States Department of Defense, with more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world... , 1996–1997. |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1997–1999. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 1999–2000. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 2000–2002. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Northern Command United States Northern Command United States Northern Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States military. Created on 1 October 2002 in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, its mission is to protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities... (CINCNORAD/USCINCNORTH), 2002. North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander, U.S. Northern Command United States Northern Command United States Northern Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States military. Created on 1 October 2002 in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, its mission is to protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities... (CDRNORAD/CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2002–2004. |
7 | 1968 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command United States Space Command The United States Space Command was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S... /Commander, Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC), 1998–2000. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ranking just below the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... (VCJCS), 2000–2001. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense... (CJCS), 2001–2005. |
8 | 1965 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States... , 2005. |
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3 | 1968 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1946– ) U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense is the title for several high-ranking posts in theU.S. Department of Defense. Officials are appointed Deputy Undersecretary of Defense by the President and are confirmed by the Senate by majority vote.... , 1993–1994; U.S. Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security National Nuclear Security Administration The United States National Nuclear Security Administration is part of the United States Department of Energy. It works to improve national security through the military application of nuclear energy... , 2000–2002; Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism Homeland Security Council The Homeland Security Council is an entity within the White House Office tasked with advising the President on matters relating to Homeland Security... , 2002–2003; Homeland Security Advisor Homeland Security Council The Homeland Security Council is an entity within the White House Office tasked with advising the President on matters relating to Homeland Security... , 2003–2004. |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRCENT), 1997–2000. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2000–2001. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 2001–2005. |
8 | 1966 (VMI Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are... ) |
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 1998–2001. |
3 | 1968 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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3 | 1967 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
31 | (1945– ) President, University of Alaska System University of Alaska System The University of Alaska is a land-grant university founded in 1917 in Fairbanks in the State of Alaska. However, its largest campus by number of students was established in the much-more populous Anchorage area.... , 2010–present. |
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0 | 1936 (USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City... ) |
62 | (1912–2002) Director of Aviation Security Federal Air Marshal Service The Federal Air Marshal Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States Department of Homeland Security... , 1970–1971; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Safety and Consumer Affairs Federal Air Marshal Service The Federal Air Marshal Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States Department of Homeland Security... , 1971–1975. |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 1999–2000. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 2000–2003. |
4 | 1968 (AFROTC) | 31 | (1946– ) Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Ballistic Missile Defense Organization The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization was an agency of the United States Department of Defense that began on 20 May 1974 with the responsibility for all U.S. ballistic missile defense efforts. It evolved from the SAFEGUARD System Organization. The original mission of BMDO was comparable to... , 1996–1999. |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (CINCUSAFE/COMAIRNORTH), 2000–2002. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (COMUSAFE/COMAIRNORTH), 2002–2003. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 2003–2005. |
5 | 1970 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2000–2001. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (USCINCTRANS/COMAMC), 2001–2002. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... /Commander, Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (CDRUSTRANSCOM/COMAMC), 2002–2005. |
5 | 1967 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 2000–2001. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2001–2004. |
4 | 1968 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
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United States Special Operations Command The United States Special Operations Command is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense... (USCINCSOC), 2000–2002. United States Special Operations Command The United States Special Operations Command is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense... (CDRUSSOCOM), 2002–2003. |
3 | 1968 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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3 | 1968 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2001–2003. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (COMUSAFE/COMAIRNORTH), 2003–2004. United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... (COMUSAFE), 2004–2005. |
4 | 1972 (AFROTC) | 29 | (1945– ) President, Mississippi State University Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... , 2006–2008. |
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 2001–2005. |
4 | 1969 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1946– ) | ||
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Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (COMAFSPC), 2002–2006. |
4 | 1968 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1946– ) | ||
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United States European Command The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel... (DCINCEUR), 2002–2006. |
4 | 1971 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1948– ) | |||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2003–2005. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 2005–2008. |
5 | 1971 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
32 | (1949– ) Resigned, 2008. | ||
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Director of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Director of National Intelligence . The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central... (DCIA), 2006–2009. |
3 | 1969 (AFROTC) | 36 | (1945– ) Director, National Security Agency Director of the National Security Agency The Director of the National Security Agency is the highest-ranking official in the National Security Agency, which is a Defense Agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Director of the NSA also concurrently serves as Chief of the Central Security Service and as Commander of U.S. Cyber... , 1999–2005. |
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Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2005–2007. |
2 | 1967 (AFROTC) | 38 | (1945– ) | |||
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 2005–2008. |
3 | 1972 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 2005–2008. |
3 | 1971 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1949– ) Director, National Reconnaissance Office National Reconnaissance Office The National Reconnaissance Office , located in Chantilly, Virginia, is one of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies. It designs, builds, and operates the spy satellites of the United States government.-Mission:... , 2009–present. |
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United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2005–2008. Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the... (CSAF), 2008–present. |
6 | 1973 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2005–2007. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2007–2009. |
4 | 1973 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Allied Command Transformation Allied Command Transformation is a NATO military command, which was formed in 2003 after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation restructuring.... /Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command United States Joint Forces Command United States Joint Forces Command was a former Unified Combatant Command of the United States Armed Forces. USJFCOM was a functional command that provided specific services to the military. The last commander was Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno... (SACT/CDRUSJFCOM), 2005–2007. |
2 | 1970 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
35 | (1946– ) | |||
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Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (COMAMC), 2005–2007. Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2007–2008. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2008–2011. |
6 | 1974 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... /Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE/COMAIR-COM Ramstein/DIRJAPCC), 2005–2007. |
2 | 1969 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
37 | (1946– ) | ||
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Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (COMAFSPC), 2006–2007. United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally... (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2007–2011. |
5 | 1976 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
30 | (1954– ) First astronaut to attain rank of general. | ||
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North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado... /Commander, U.S. Northern Command United States Northern Command United States Northern Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States military. Created on 1 October 2002 in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, its mission is to protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities... (CDRNORAD/CDRUSNORTHCOM), 2007–2010. |
3 | 1972 (OTS Air Force Officer Training School Officer Training School is a United States Air Force commissioning program held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. It is the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Air Force, analogous to the OCSes operated by the other branches of the U.S. Military. It is a part of Jeanne M... ) |
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Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (COMAMC), 2007–2009. |
2 | 1971 (AFROTC) | 36 | (1949– ) | ||
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Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (COMAFSPC), 2007–2011. United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally... (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2011–present. |
4 | 1975 (AFROTC) | 32 | (1952– ) | |||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2009–2011. |
4 | 1974 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... /Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE/COMAIR-COM Ramstein/DIRJAPCC), 2008–2010. |
2 | 1968 (AFROTC) | 40 | (1946– ) | ||
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 2008–2010. |
2 | 1973 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2008–2009. Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2009–2011. United States Transportation Command The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force... (CDRUSTRANSCOM), 2011–present. |
3 | 1974 (Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... ) |
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Chief of the National Guard Bureau The Chief of the National Guard Bureau is the head of the National Guard Bureau, which is a joint activity of the Department of Defense , and is the highest ranking officer in the National Guard and the National Guard of the United States ; the latter of which is a joint reserve component of the... (CNGB), 2008–present. |
3 | 1974 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1952– ) | ||
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Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.... (COMAFMC), 2008–present. |
3 | 1974 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
34 | (1952– ) | ||
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United States Southern Command The United States Southern Command , located in Miami, Florida, is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning and operations in Central and South America, the Caribbean The United States Southern Command... (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2009–present. |
2 | 1975 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
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Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.... (COMAMC), 2009–present. |
2 | 1977 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
32 | (1954– ) | |||
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force.... (COMAETC), 2010–present. |
1 | 1978 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
32 | (1956– ) | |||
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United States Air Forces in Europe The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces... /Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein Allied Air Forces Central Europe Allied Air Forces Central Europe was the headquarters for NATO air forces in Central Europe from 1951 to 1967 and from 1974 to 1993.-History:It was first based at Fontainebleau , and originally activated in April 1951... /Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center (COMUSAFE/COMAIR-COM Ramstein/DIRJAPCC), 2010–present. |
1 | 1976 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
34 | (1953– ) | |||
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Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations.... (COMAFSPC), 2011–present. |
0 | 1976 (USAFA United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... ) |
35 | (1953– ) | |||
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Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF... (VCSAF), 2011–present. |
0 | 1977 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1955– ) | |||
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Air Combat Command Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force .... (COMACC), 2011–present. |
0 | 1977 (AFROTC) | 34 | (1955– ) | |||
1940 - present
The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four-star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory. The total number of active-duty four-star generals in the Air Force is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Air Force general officers serving at all ranks.Within the Air Force, the chief of staff (CSAF
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the...
) and vice chief of staff (VCSAF
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Air Force. In the event that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is absent or is unable to perform his duties, the VCSAF assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CSAF...
) are four-star generals by statute. Other four-star generals occupy positions of designated importance; historically, these have included the commanders responsible for strategic bombers and nuclear missiles (SAC
Strategic Air Command
The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
/STRATCOM
United States Strategic Command
United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally...
); tactical air combat (TAC
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
/ACC
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
); air transport (MAC
Military Airlift Command
The Military Airlift Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command of the USAF which was headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. It was constituted on 1 January 1966 and active until the end of the Cold War, when the Air Force table of organization was revised...
/TRANSCOM
United States Transportation Command
The United States Transportation Command is one of nine unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. The mission of USTRANSCOM is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.USTRANSCOM, located at Scott Air Force...
); North American aerospace defense (NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado...
); the Air Force formations in Europe and the Pacific; and other training, readiness, and materiel organizations.
The Air Force also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, such as the chairman (CJCS
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...
) and vice chairman (VCJCS
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the second highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces ranking just below the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders
Unified Combatant Command
A Unified Combatant Command is a United States Department of Defense command that is composed of forces from at least two Military Departments and has a broad and continuing mission. These commands are established to provide effective command and control of U.S. military forces, regardless of...
and certain NATO staff positions.
See also
- General (United States)General (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
- List of active duty United States four-star officers
- List of United States Army four-star generals
- List of United States Navy four-star admirals
- List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
- List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals
- List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals
- List of United States military leaders by rank
- List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals