Richard Bowman Myers is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman,Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United States military forces. He also served as the 14th president of Kansas State University from 2016 to 2022.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company. With 95,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion,it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers. The firm ranked No. 101 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.
Robert Michael Gates is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for twenty-six years in the CIA and at the National Security Council,and was director of central intelligence under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. After leaving the CIA,Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group,the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton that studied the lessons of the Iraq War.
James Gerard Roche is an American politician. He served as the 20th Secretary of the Air Force,serving from January 20,2001 to January 20,2005. Prior to serving as secretary,Roche served in the United States Navy for 23 years,and as an executive with Northrop Grumman.
General Larry D. Welch is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as the 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As Chief of Staff,he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization,training and equipping of a combined active duty,Guard,Reserve and civilian force serving at locations in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,he and the other service chiefs functioned as the principal military advisers to the Secretary of Defense,National Security Council and the President. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapon Surety Task Force for the Defense Science Board.
Edward Soriano is an American retired lieutenant general. He is the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States military,and the first promoted to a general officer. Born in the Philippines,Soriano moved with his family to the United States and graduated from Salinas High School before being commissioned as an officer through Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at San Jose State University.
Teed Michael "Buzz" Moseley is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 18th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He is a fighter pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours in fighters and trainers,most in the F-15 Eagle.
John Thomas Chain Jr. was a U.S. Air Force general. He was also a director of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,ConAgra Foods,Inc.,and Kemper Insurance Co.,as well as holding other corporate offices.
The president of Texas A&M University is the chief officer of the academic administration of Texas A&M University in College Station,Texas. Forty-one people—thirty-nine men and two women—have held this office,including those who were in the position when it was named Chairman of the Faculty between 1883-1890,and those who held the position in an acting or interim capacity.
Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell was the commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command from December 2006 to December 2010,replacing Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen. In October 2011 Campbell began working for Northrop Grumman Corporation as vice president and corporate lead executive (CLE) for company business after retiring from the Army.
General Gregory Stuart Martin is a retired U.S. Air Force general and Commander,Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio. Martin was a command pilot with more than 4,600 flying hours in various aircraft,including the F-4,F-15,C-20 and C-21. Upon retirement in 2005,Martin took a position consulting for Northrop Grumman and also served on an Air Force panel studying stealth aircraft technology,among other Pentagon and private industry roles.
Philip Mark Breedlove is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the commander of U.S. European Command,as well as the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations,from May 2013 until May 4,2016. He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe,which he concurrently served as commander of U.S. Air Forces Africa,commander of Air Component Command,Ramstein,and director of Joint Air Power Competence Center. He previously served as the 36th vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force from January 14,2011,to July 27,2012. On May 10,2013,in a ceremony in Stuttgart,Germany,Breedlove took over the command of USEUCOM. Three days later,on May 13,2013,he assumed command as SACEUR.
Russell John Anarde is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
Robert T. Hastings Jr. is an American public relations and strategic communications professional who has served as an executive in several aerospace and defense corporations and as a political appointee in the administration of President George W. Bush,where he was the senior public affairs official and principal spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense in 2008–2009.
Robert C. Hinson is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.
David Lee Goldfein is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He previously served as the vice chief of staff of the Air Force and,prior to that,he served as the director of the Joint Staff,a position within the Joint Chiefs of Staff who assists the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Goldfein retired from the Air Force on October 1,2020,after over 37 years of service.
Jay Benton Silveria is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was the twentieth superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy,serving from 2017 to 2020. His previous commands include deputy commander of the United States Air Forces Central Command,commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center,and commander of 48th Fighter Wing. Rated as a command pilot,Silvera has more than 3,900 flying hours.
Jeffrey A. Remington is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as deputy commander of United Nations Command Korea;deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea;commander of Air Component Command,Republic of Korea/U.S. Combined Forces Command;and commander of 7th Air Force,from November 2008 to March 2012. During that assignment,he also served as the U.S. representative to the joint committee for the Status of Forces agreement between the two countries.
