Lieutenant General David J. McCloud was an American Air Force lieutenant general.
Bruce Allen Carlson,was the 17th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He is a former four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the sixth Commander,Air Force Materiel Command,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio. The command conducts research,development,test and evaluation,and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. After over 37 years of service,he retired from the Air Force on January 1,2009. Carlson served as a general authority and a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 2009 to October 2015.
The Oklahoma Air National Guard (OK ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Oklahoma,United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Oklahoma Army National Guard an element of the Oklahoma National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.
The 138th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard,stationed at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa,Oklahoma. If activated to federal service as a United States Air Force unit,the 138 FW is gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).
The 137th Special Operations Wing is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard located at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base,Oklahoma. If activated to federal service,the wing is gained by Air Force Special Operations Command. During World War II,its predecessor,the 404th Fighter Group,flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts,provided close air support to troops following the Operation Overlord,the Normandy landing until the close of the war. The wing is entitled to the honors won by the group by temporary bestowal.
Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos was an officer of the United States Air Force. He was the first Hispanic to serve as commander,Air Force Security Assistance Center,Air Force Materiel Command,and dual-hatted as Assistant to the Commander for International Affairs,Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.
The 185th Special Operations Squadron is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Special Operations Wing,located at Will Rogers World Airport,Oklahoma City,Oklahoma. The 185th is the only National Guard unit to be equipped with the MC-12W. The unit is known as the "Sooners". Famous unit alumni include former Vietnam prisoner of war Brig. Gen. James Robinson "Robbie" Risner and Astronaut Captain Fred Wallace Haise Jr.,Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot.
The 125th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard 138th Fighter Wing located at Tulsa Air National Guard Base,Oklahoma. The 125th is equipped with the Block 42 F-16C Fighting Falcon.
The 127th Command and Control Squadron was a unit of the Kansas Air National Guard 184th Intelligence Wing stationed at McConnell Air Force Base,Wichita,Kansas. The 127th was a non-flying squadron operating the Distributed Common Ground System. The unit was inactivated on 29 September 2014.
Brigadier General Alberto A. Nido is a former United States Air Force officer who during World War II served in the Royal Canadian Air Force,the British Royal Air Force and in the United States Army Air Forces. He was also the co-founder of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.
Major General Stephen Phelps Cortright USAF (retired),is an American military officer and attorney from Oklahoma who served as the 17th Adjutant General of Oklahoma under Governor Frank Keating from 1995 to 2003. Concurrent with his service as adjutant general,Cortright served in Keating's cabinet as the Oklahoma Secretary of the Military.
Lieutenant General Clyde Dewey Moore II is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as Commander,Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio. The organization is the single center responsible for total life cycle management covering all aircraft,engines,munitions,and electronic systems.
Daniel James III was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the director of the Air National Guard from June 3,2002,to May 20,2006.
Lieutenant General Leon Scott Rice is a former director of the Air National Guard. He previously served as The Adjutant General (TAG) and Commander of the Massachusetts National Guard and as an assistant to Gen Mark A. Welsh III,former commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe. Rice has also served as commander of USAF Forces deployed for United States Central Command in the Middle East Area of Operations. He is a Boeing 777 first officer flying for United Airlines in Washington Dulles International Airport. On 3 April 2012 he was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick as The Adjutant General (TAG) of the Massachusetts National Guard and reappointed as The Adjutant General by Governor Charles Baker on 12 May 2015. Rice retired from the U.S. Air Force on 1 August 2020 after over 40 years of service.
Philip G. Killey is a retired United States Air Force officer. He attained the rank of major general,and served as Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard,Director of the Air National Guard and Commander of First Air Force.
Gary L. Ebben is a retired brigadier general in the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He served as the interim adjutant general of the Wisconsin National Guard prior to his retirement.
Staryl Chester Austin,Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He was a P-47 pilot during World War II. He later joined the Oregon Air National Guard. Austin commanded the 142nd Fighter Group and was Assistant Adjutant General of Oregon. After leaving military service,he served as the director of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs. He is a member of the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor.
John James Closner III was a major general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command,Headquarters U.S. Air Force,Washington D.C.,and commander,Headquarters Air Force Reserve,a separate operating agency located at Robins Air Force Base,Georgia. As chief of the Air Force Reserve,he served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES,he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world.
The 137th Special Operations Group is an associate unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard stationed at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base. If activated for federal service,the group is gained by Air Force Special Operations Command.
Joseph Lauren Lengyel is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the 28th chief of the National Guard Bureau from August 2016 to August 2020. As chief,he was responsible for ensuring that nearly 460,000 Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel are accessible,capable and ready to protect the homeland and to provide combat capabilities to the United States Army and the United States Air Force. Lengyel is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours primarily in the F-16.
