Nicole Margaret Ellingwood Malachowski is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron,better known as the Thunderbirds. She later became a speaker and advocate on behalf of patients with tick-borne illnesses.
Major General Susan Yvonne Desjardins is a retired major general in the United States Air Force. She last served as director of plans and policy (J5),Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command,Offutt Air Force Base,Neb.
The superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy is the senior officer and commander of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,Colorado. The position is normally held by an active duty Air Force lieutenant general,and is roughly equivalent to the president of a university. Because the Academy is a Direct Reporting Unit,the superintendent reports directly to the Air Force Chief of Staff. The superintendent oversees all aspects of the Academy,including military training,academics,athletics,admissions and the base infrastructure.
Hansford Tillman (HT) Johnson is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the Acting United States Secretary of the Navy,overseeing the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the administration of President George W. Bush. He is the only retired Air Force officer to ever hold that position. Prior to that he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He currently works at the Institute for Defense Analyses.
Duncan J. McNabb is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the ninth commander,United States Transportation Command from September 5,2008,to October 17,2011. He previously served as the 33rd Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
General William J. Begert is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He served as commander,Pacific Air Forces,and Air Component Commander for the Commander,United States Pacific Command,Hickam Air Force Base,Hawaii. As commander,he had responsibility for USAF activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 airmen serving principally in Hawaii,Alaska,Guam,Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Michelle Janine Howard is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the commander of the United States Naval Forces Europe,United States Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples. She previously was the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations. She assumed her last assignment on June 7,2016.
Patrick K. Gamble is a retired president of the University of Alaska and a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general whose assignments included service as Commander,Pacific Air Forces,Hickam Air Force Base,Hawaii.
Frank Graham Klotz served as Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy. He was confirmed for the position on April 8,2014,and retired on January 20,2018.
Stephen Randolph Lorenz,is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who currently serves as president and chief executive officer of the United States Air Force Academy Endowment. His last military assignment was as the 29th Commander,Air Education and Training Command (AETC),Randolph Air Force Base,Texas. As commander,he was responsible for the recruiting,training and education of all US Airmen. His command included the Air Force Recruiting Service,two numbered air forces and Air University. Air Education and Training Command consists of 13 bases,more than 92,000 active duty,reserve,guard,civilians and contractors,and 1,750 trainer,fighter and mobility aircraft.
Lieutenant General Michael Carl Gould is a retired senior officer of the United States Air Force who served as the 18th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy. He assumed command on June 9,2009,and retired from service in July 2013. He previously served as director of operations and plans,United States Transportation Command,Scott Air Force Base. Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in a variety of aircraft.
Steven Lloyd Kwast is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general. He last served as commander of Air Education and Training Command,Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph,Texas. In that role,he was responsible for the recruiting,training and education of Air Force personnel. The command includes Air Force Recruiting Service,two numbered air forces and Air University. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer,fighter and mobility aircraft,23 wings,10 bases and five geographically separated groups. It trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 active-duty,Reserve,Guard,civilian and contractor personnel.
David A. Robinson is a retired major general in the United States Air Force who served as mobilization assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve,Headquarters United States Air Force,Washington,D.C.
The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing (AFCW) is the student body of the United States Air Force Academy. The students,called "cadets",are divided into four classes,based on their year in school,much like a civilian college. They are not called freshmen,sophomores,juniors and seniors,however,but fourth-,third-,second- and first-class cadets,respectively. Fourth-class cadets (freshmen) are sometimes called "doolies",a term derived from the Greek word δοῦλος("doulos") meaning "slave" or "servant." Members of the three lower classes are also called "4 degrees","3 degrees" or "2 degrees" (or "4-degs",3-degs",and "2-degs" respectively) based on their class. First-class cadets (seniors) are called "firsties". In the military structure of the Cadet Wing,first class cadets hold the positions of cadet officers,second class cadets act as the cadet non-commissioned officers and third-class cadets represent the cadet junior non-commissioned officers.
Teresa A.H. Djuric is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. Her last assignment was deputy director,Space and Intelligence Office,Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,Technology and Logistics,The Pentagon,Washington,D.C.
Sam W. Westbrook III is a retired major general in the United States Air Force.
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.
Kristin Elizabeth Goodwin is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force (USAF). A transport pilot after graduating the Air Force Academy,she moved on to bombers before assuming commands. She served as the USAF Academy's commandant of cadets,a post from which she was removed due to an Air Force Inspector General investigation. As of August 2020,she was the chief of staff of the United States Space Force's Space Operations Command.
David Wayne Allvin is a United States Air Force four-star general who has served as the 23rd chief of staff of the Air Force since November 2,2023. He most recently served as the 40th vice chief of staff of the Air Force from November 2020 to November 2023,and as acting chief of staff of the Air Force from September to November 2023.
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