Order of the Sword (United States)

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Honor guard members carrying a sword for an Order of the Sword ceremony.

The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded within the United States Air Force. It is a special program where noncommisioned officers of a command recognize individuals they hold in high esteem and wish to honor. Those selected for induction are usually honored during a formal ceremony at a dining-in. The honor can be awarded at the unit level or (more rarely) at the Air Force level. [1]

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The U.S. Army and Marine Corps lack such an honor bestowed by the enlisted corps upon the officer corps. The U.S. Navy has the title of "Honorary Chief Petty Officer."

The origin of the tradition is that:

The Order of the Sword recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the enlisted corps. Only seven other individuals have been so honored since 1978. The ceremonial presentation was adopted from the Royal Order of the Sword and passed to the United States during the Revolutionary War. However, it lay dormant until it was reinstituted in its current form in 1967. The original order of the sword was patterned after two orders of chivalry founded during the Middle Ages in Europe: the (British) Royal Order of the Sword and the Swedish Military Order of the Sword, still in existence today. In 1522, King Gustavus I of Sweden ordered the noblemen commissioned by him to appoint officers to serve him, and these people became known as the noncommissioned officers. [2]

Recipients

General Lord in 2006 General Lance Lord Order of the Sword.jpg
General Lord in 2006
General McNabb in 2007 General Duncan McNabb Order of the Sword.jpg
General McNabb in 2007
General Hobbins in 2007 General William Hobbins Order of the Sword.jpg
General Hobbins in 2007
General Carlson in 2007 General Bruce Carlson Order of the Sword.jpg
General Carlson in 2007
General Looney in 2008 General William Looney III Order of the Sword.jpg
General Looney in 2008
Timothy M. Ray, former Air Force Global Strike Command commander in 2022

Source: [3]

NumberRecipientMAJCOM/FOADate
1Brig Gen Roland J. Barnick MAC May 26, 1967
2Gen Howell M. Estes II MACDecember 20, 1967
3Brig Gen Gilbert L. CurtisMACJune 18, 1968
4Brig Gen William V. McBride MACFebruary 26, 1969
5Col Reid J. AndersonMACJuly 26, 1969
6Col Gilbert G. Smith, Jr.MACJuly 29, 1969
7Col Thomas J. ArbogastMACMay 12, 1970
8Brig Gen Clare T. Ireland, Jr.MACJuly 23, 1970
9Brig Gen John H. GermeraadMACOctober 2, 1970
10Brig Gen John F. Gonge MACFebruary 24, 1972
11Gen Jack J. Catton MACApril 20, 1971
12Col Leonard V. GillespieMACSeptember 29, 1971
13Honorable F. Edward Hebert MACOctober 28, 1971
14Maj Gen Archie M. Burke NORAD February 11, 1972
15Brig Gen Richard M. Baughn USAFE March 20, 1972
16Maj Gen William G. Moore, Jr. MACMay 6, 1972
17Col Tedd L. Bishop MACJuly 14, 1972
18Maj Gen Jerry D. Page ATC July 25, 1972
19Gen George B. Simler ATCAugust 25, 1972
20Brig Gen Van N. Backman MACSeptember 8, 1972
21Col Robert H. Campbell MACJune 11, 1973
22Maj Gen Frank M. Madsen, Jr. ATCJanuary 24, 1974
23Maj Gen Frank W. Elliott, Jr ATCJuly 26, 1974
24Col James I. Baginski PACAFJuly 29, 1974
25Brig Gen Irbey B. Jarvis, Jr. AFLC October 31, 1974
26Brig Gen Thomas M. Sadler MACMarch 12, 1975
27Maj Gen Lester T. Kearney MACMay 21, 1975
28Col Donald A. Michela PACAFAugust 11, 1975
29Brig Gen Harry A. Morris MACSeptember 19, 1975
30Maj Gen Leroy J. Manor PACAFApril 19, 1976
31Brig Gen Emil N. Block MACJune 9, 1976
32Brig Gen James E. McAdoo AFRES October 11, 1976
33Lt Gen John W. Roberts ATCNovember 12, 1976
34Gen Paul K. Carlton MACFebruary 11, 1977
35Gen Louis L. Wilson Jr. PACAFMarch 18, 1977
36Gen Russell E. Dougherty SAC April 5, 1977
37Maj Gen Ralph S. Saunders MACMay 6, 1977
38Col James T. Albritton USAFEMay 6, 1977
39Maj Gen Alden G. Glauch MACJuly 19, 1977
40Brig Gen Kenneth D. Burns AFSS October 20, 1977
41Maj Gen Andrew P. Iosue ATCMarch 3, 1978
42Gen Robert J. Dixon TACMarch 10, 1978
43Brig Gen James L. Wade AFRESMarch 11, 1978
44Maj Gen Thomas A. Aldrich MACMarch 30, 1978
45Lt Gen Thomas W. Morgan AFSCApril 22, 1978
46Col Sharman R. Stevenson PACAFMay 31, 1978
47Gen David C. Jones SACMay 31, 1978
48Col Dale L. Oderman MACJune 1, 1978
49Lt Gen James D. Hughes TACJune 3, 1978
50Maj Gen Rupert H. Burris AFCSJuly 19, 1978
51Maj Gen Paul M. Myers AFSCSeptember 14, 1978
52Lt Gen Bryon M. Shotts SACOctober 10, 1978
53Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., (Ret)TACNovember 10, 1978
54Maj Gen William Lyon AFRESMarch 3, 1979
55Maj Gen Benjamin F. Starr, Jr. MACApril 10, 1979
56Col Anthony J. Dibaggio USAFSSApril 19, 1979
57Lt Gen Thomas P. Stafford AFSCMay 5, 1979
58Brig Gen Pedroli Attilio ATCDecember 6, 1979
59Maj Gen William C. Norris USAFEApril 9, 1980
60Maj Gen LeRoy W. Svendsen, Jr. AFMPCApril 10, 1980
61Maj Gen Robert E. Sadler AFCSApril 12, 1980
62Lt Gen Winfield Scott, Jr. AACMay 16, 1980
63CMSAF Donald L. Harlow, (Ret)TACMay 20, 1980
64Mr. Robert (Bob) Hope MACJune 10, 1980
65Col Thomas G. McInerney PACAFJuly 22, 1980
66Gen Curtis E. LeMay SACSeptember 18, 1980
67Gen Alton D. Slay AFSCOctober 18, 1980
68Brig Gen Sidney S. Novaresi AFRESMarch 14, 1981
69Brig Gen Alan G. Sharp AFRESApril 4, 1981
70Gen Richard H. Ellis SACMay 8, 1981
71Maj Gen John T. Guice ANG May 13, 1981
72Lt Gen Walter D. Druen, Jr. USAFEMay 16, 1981
73Lt Gen Kenneth L. Tallman USAFAMay 21, 1981
74Gen Robert E. Huyser MACJune 19, 1981
75Brig Gen Staryl C. Austin, (Ret) ANG October 30, 1981
76Maj Gen Doyle E. Larson ESCMarch 27, 1982
77Col Bruce M. Purvine MACJune 3, 1982
78Maj Gen Norma Brown ATCJune 11, 1982
79Brig Gen Albert J. Kaehn, Jr. MACJuly 27, 1982
80Maj Gen Kenneth L. Peek AFMPCNovember 5, 1982
81Col Lester R. Melott, Jr. ESCFebruary 13, 1983
82Lt Gen Richard C. Henry AFSCApril 16, 1983
83Lt Gen Robert W. Bazley USAFEMay 5, 1983
84Gen James R. Allen MACMay 18, 1983
85Lt Gen Charles L. Donley, Jr. PACAFMay 28, 1983
Lt Gen Charles L. Donley, Jr.USAFEFebruary 21, 1987
86Lt Gen Robert T. Herres AFCCAugust 27, 1983
87Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr. ATCSeptember 3, 1983
88Gen W. L. Creech TACFebruary 4, 1984
89Gen Robert T. Marsh AFSCJune 16, 1984
90Gen James V. Hartinger NORAD/SPACECOM29June 1984
91Lt Gen James W. Stansberry AFSCSeptember 2, 1984
92Maj Gen Donald W. Bennett MACOctober 12, 1984
93Gen Bennie L. Davis SACOctober 18, 1984
94Maj Gen John E. Taylor, Jr. USAFROctober 27, 1984
95Maj Gen John B. Conaway ANG April 10, 1985
96Brig Gen Regis F. A. Urschler ESCMay 1, 1985
97Maj Gen Cornelius Nugteren AFLCMay 31, 1985
98Col Paul E. Landers, Jr. MACJune 17, 1985
99Maj Gen Sloan R. Gill AFRESOctober 27, 1985
100Col Robert D. Acres AFLCNovember 2, 1985
101Gen John L. Piotrowski TACJanuary 24, 1986
102Col James D. Elmer MACFebruary 8, 1986
103Gen Charles A. Gabriel USAFMarch 22, 1986
104Maj Gen Raymond A. Matera ANG April 18, 1986
105Brig Gen George E. Chapman MACApril 26, 1986
106Brig Gen Vernon J. Kondra MACJune 14, 1986
107Col Louis V. Pelini MACJuly 25, 1986
108Maj Gen William J. Breckner, Jr. USAFE.August 30, 1986
109Gen Earl T. O'Loughlin AFLCSeptember 19, 1986
110Brig Gen Floyd A. Hargrove MACOctober 11, 1986
111Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather AFCCOctober 17, 1986
112Lt Gen Thomas C. Richards AUNovember 1, 1986
113Maj Gen Chris O. Divich ATCJanuary 15, 1987
114Maj Gen Donald D. Brown MACMarch 31, 1987
115Maj Gen Donald Snyder PACAFApril 8, 1987
116Gen Lawrence A. Skantze AFSCApril 25, 1987
117Brig Gen Richard S. Beyea, Jr. AFOSISeptember 25, 1987
118Col Richard C. Youngs AFRESSeptember 26, 1987
119Maj Gen Jack W. Sheppard MACOctober 2, 1987
120Lt Gen Edward L. Tixier PACAFJanuary 11, 1988
121Lt Gen David L. Nichols AACMay 7, 1988
122Congressman Sonny Montgomery AFRESMay 12, 1988
123Gen Jack I. Gregory PACAFJune 21, 1988
124Maj Gen Ralph E. Spraker AFSPACECOMJuly 1, 1988
125Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger USAFNovember 19, 1988
126Maj Gen Melvin G. Alkire AFCOMSJanuary 14, 1989
127Gen William L. Kirk USAFEMarch 18, 1989
128Brig Gen Alfred P. Bunting ANG March 28, 1989
129Gen Alfred G. Hansen AFLCApril 28, 1989
130Maj Gen Paul H. Martin ESCJuly 14, 1989
131Gen Duane H. Cassidy MACAugust 18, 1989
132Maj Gen Fredric F. Doppelt AFSCOctober 7, 1989
133Maj Gen James C. Wahleithner AFRESOctober 14, 1989
134Maj Gen Vernon Chong ATCDecember 2, 1989
135Gen Larry D. Welch USAFMarch 3, 1990
136Gen Bernard P. Randolph AFSCMarch 17, 1990
137Col Edmund C. Morrisey, Jr., (Ret) ANG March 20, 1990
138Gen Robert D. Russ TACApril 20, 1990
139Maj Gen Robert B. Patterson, (Ret)MACApril 20, 1990
140Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks ATCJune 9, 1990
141Maj Gen Larry N. Tibbetts ATCJune 20, 1990
142Maj Gen Roger P. Scheer AFRESAugust 25, 1990
143Maj Gen Paul R. Stoney, (Ret)AFCCSeptember 25, 1990
144Gen Michael J. Dugan USAFENovember 10, 1990
145Lt Gen James B. Davis PACAFNovember 24, 1990
146Maj Gen Paul A. Harvey ATCFebruary 2, 1991
147Lt Gen Charles R. Hamm USAFAApril 26, 1991
148Lt Gen Gordon E. Fornell AFSCMay 11, 1991
149Gen John T. Chain, Jr. SACJanuary 13, 1991
150Lt Gen Donald L. Cromer AFSCMay 17, 1991
151Col Richard F. Law AFOSIJune 20, 1991
152Maj Gen Richard M. Pascoe TACJuly 16, 1991
153Maj Gen Joseph A. Ahearn USAFAugust 21, 1991
154Lt Gen Richard J. Trzaskoma MACSeptember 27, 1991
155Lt Gen Robert H. Ludwig AFCCSeptember 28, 1991
156Gen Charles C. McDonald AFLCFebruary 29, 1992
157Lt Gen Charles A. Horner TACMarch 14, 1992
158Lt Gen Clifford H. Rees, Jr. USAFEJuly 25, 1992
159Col Charles L. Fox PACAFOctober 20, 1992
160Gen Hansford T. Johnson AMCFebruary 6, 1993
161Gen Charles G. Boyd AUFebruary 25, 1993
162Maj Gen John S. Fairfield AFCCMay 11, 1993
163Maj Gen Philip G. Killey ANG November 9, 1993
164Gen Ronald Fogleman AMCMay 14, 1994
165Maj Gen Robert S. Deligatti USAFEApril 29, 1994
166Lt Gen Bradley C. Hosmer USAFAApril 29, 1994
167Gen Ronald W. Yates AFMCMarch 5, 1994
168Maj Gen Robert A. McIntosh AFRESJuly 29, 1994
169Gen Merrill McPeak HQ USAFAugust 20, 1994
170Gen Robert L. Rutherford PACAFAugust 23, 1994
171Gen Henry Viccellio AETCOctober 1, 1994
172Maj Gen Kenneth A. Minihan AIAOctober 24, 1994
173Lt Gen Edward P. Barry, Jr. AFMCNovember 18, 1994
174Gen Thomas Moorman AFSPCNovember 28, 1994
175Gen John Michael Loh ACCFebruary 25, 1995
176Lt Gen Malcolm B. Armstrong AMCSeptember 23, 1995
177Gen James L. Jamerson USAFENovember 18, 1995
178Gen Joseph W. Ashy AFSPCAugust 17, 1996
179Col John E. Killeen AFSPASeptember 14, 1996
180Dr. William J. Perry HQ USAFOctober 19, 1996
181Lt Gen James E. Sherrard III AFRESNovember 2, 1996
182Maj Gen James L. Hobson, Jr. AFSOCJanuary 24, 1997
183Gen John G. Lorber PACAFJune 30, 1997
184Lt Gen Paul E. Stein USAFAJuly 12, 1997
185Maj Gen Donald W. Shepperd NGBNovember 4, 1997
186Col John L. Hayes AFWAApril 4, 1998
187Gen Michael E. Ryan USAFEApril 17, 1998
188Gen Walter Kross AMCJuly 18, 1998
189Gen Howell M. Estes III AFSPCAugust 7, 1998
190Lt Gen Kenneth E. Eickmann AFMCAugust 15, 1998
191Gen Richard E. Hawley ACCApril 17, 1999
192Gen Lloyd W. Newton AETCJune 18, 1999
193Col Raymond W. Owens III AFOSIOctober 21, 1999
194Maj Gen Paul A. Weaver Jr. ANG November 22, 1999
195Gen. Charles R. Holland AFSOCJanuary 22, 2000
196Gen George T. Babbitt AFMCMarch 27, 2000
197Gen John P. Jumper USAFEApril 8, 2000
198Brig Gen (Ret) Steven A. Roser AMCApril 14, 2000
199Lt Gen Tad J. Oelstrom AFSOCJune 7, 2000
200Brig Gen Richard A. Coleman AFSFCAugust 24, 2000
201Honorable F. Whitten Peters HQ USAFDecember 16, 2000
202Brig Gen (Ret) Heinie Aderholt AFSOCJanuary 18, 2001
203Gen Patrick Gamble PACAFApril 6, 2001
204Maj Gen David E. Tanzi AFRESJune 2, 2001
205Gen Charles T. Robertson AMCNovember 3, 2001
206Gen Ralph E. Eberhart AFSCJanuary 25, 2002
207Lt Gen Maxwell C. Bailey AFSOCMarch 15, 2002
208Gen Lester L. Lyles AFMCNovember 7, 2002
209Gen Gregory S. Martin USAFEMarch 30, 2003
210Maj Gen Timothy J. McMahon ACCOctober 22, 2004
211Honorable James G. Roche (SECAF)HQ USAFSeptember 13, 2004
212Gen William J. Begert PACAFJune 30, 2004
213Gen Hal M. Hornburg ACCOctober 22, 2004
214Gen Paul V. Hester AFSOCNovember 5, 2004
215Lt Gen John D. Hopper, Jr. AETCDecember 10, 2004
216Gen Donald G. Cook AETCJune 14, 2005
217Maj Gen Tommy Crawford 11th WingJuly 22, 2005
218Gen. John W. Handy AMCJuly 29, 2005
219Gen Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong USAFEAugust 26, 2005
220Brig Gen Francis X. Taylor AFOSISeptember 16, 2005
221Lt. Gen. Daniel James III ANG November 16, 2005
222Gen Lance W. Lord AFSPCFebruary 11, 2006
223Gen Duncan McNabb AMCSeptember 16, 2007
224Lt Gen Michael W. Wooley AFSOCSeptember 21, 2007
225Gen Ronald E. Keys [4] ACCSeptember 28, 2007
226Gen William T. Hobbins USAFENovember 17, 2007
227Gen Bruce Carlson AFMCDecember 6, 2007
228Gen William R. Looney III AETCMay 30, 2008
229Col. Francis M. Mungavin USAFROctober 24, 2008
230Lt Gen Charles L. Johnson II AFMCJune 20, 2008
231Lt Gen Robert D. Bishop, Jr. USAFEJuly 19, 2008
232Lt Gen Craig R. McKinley ANG November 1, 2008
233Gen Stephen R. Lorenz [5] AETCJuly 16, 2010
234Gen Roger A. Brady USAFESeptember 7, 2010
235Lt. Gen Donald C. Wurster [6] AFSOCNovember 19, 2010
236Gen Gary L. North [7] PACAFAugust 26, 2011
237Lt. Gen Michael C. Gould [8] USAFA March 19, 2012 [9]
238Gen Donald J. Hoffman [10] AFMCMarch 30, 2012
239Maj Gen Alfred K. Flowers [11] AETCApril 6, 2012
240Gen Raymond E. Johns, Jr. AMCNovember 28, 2012
241Gen Norton A. Schwartz [12] AFSOCFebruary 1, 2013
242Brig Gen Kevin J. Jacobsen AFOSIJuly 8, 2013
243Honorable Michael B. Donley (SECAF) [13] USAFSeptember 13, 2013
244Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski [14] AFGSCNovember 6, 2014
245Gen Frank Gorenc [15] USAFEApril 7, 2016
246Lt. Gen Stanley E. Clarke III [16] ANGApril 17, 2016
247Gen Mark A. Welsh III [17] USAFApril 22, 2016
248Lt. Gen James F. Jackson [18] USAFRJuly 13, 2016
249Gen Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle [19] ACCOctober 27, 2016
250Lt. Gen Bradley A. Heithold [20] AFSOCNovember 18, 2016
251Brig Gen Keith M. Givens AFOSIMay 19, 2017
252Maj Gen (Ret) Leonard A. Patrick AETCFebruary 9, 2018 [21]
253Lt. Gen Darryl Roberson [22] AETCSeptember 13, 2018
254Gen Lori J. Robinson [23] USAFAugust 25, 2019
255Gen David L. Goldfein [24] USAFFebruary 27, 2020
256Gen James M. Holmes ACCAugust 26, 2020 [25]
257Gen Maryanne Miller [26] AMCApril 23, 2021
258Gen (Ret) Robin Rand AFSGCApril 23, 2021 [27]
259Gen Anthony J. Cotton AUApril 1, 2022 [28]
260Gen Timothy M. Ray AFGSCMay 11, 2022 [29]
261Gen Arnold W. Bunch Jr. AFMCMay 13, 2022 [30]
262Lt Gen Richard W. Scobee AFRCJuly 12, 2022 [31]
263Gen Mark D. Kelly ACCAugust 30, 2022 [32]
264Lt Gen (Ret) Marshall B. Webb AFSOC/AETCOctober 15, 2022 [33]
265Gen Kenneth S. Wilsbach PACAFFebruary 8, 2024 [34]
266Lt Gen Michael A. Loh ANGFebruary 15, 2024 [35]
267Gen (Ret) Tod D. Wolters USAFE-AFAFRICASummer 2024 [36]

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