Dr. Robert Gates | Mr. Michael B. Donley| Gen Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret) |
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz | Gen Robert A.Brady | Gen Arthur J. Lichte |
Gen C. Robert Kehler | Gen Craig R. McKinley | Gen. Donald Hoffman |
Gen Thomas S. Moorman, USAF (Ret) | Gen Gregory Martin, USAF (Ret) | Lt Gen Frank G.Klotz |
Lt Gen David A. Deptula | Lt Gen Richard Y. Newton III | Lt Gen Charles E. Stenner |
Lt Gen Harry M. Wyatt III |Maj General Roger W. Burg | Maj Gen Floyd L. Carpenter |
Maj General C. Donald Alston | Maj Gen David E. Edgington | Maj Gen Richard E. Webber |
Lt Gen Micheal C. Gould | CMSAF James A. Roy | Gen Johnny Alison, USAF (Ret) |
Brig Gen James A. Jaeger, USAF (Ret) | Col. Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret) |
Thomas C. Griffin, USAF (Ret)
Col. William M. Drennan, USAF (Ret) | Mr. Charles Krauthammer | Dr. Vinton Cerf |
Amb William M. Bellamy | Col Alan Gropman, USAF (Ret) | Dr. Bernard D. Cole |
Mr. Chuck de Caro | Dr. Paul Kaminski | Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff |
Dr. P. W. Singer | Dr. Howard Hensel | Dr. Paul Sullivan |
Dr. Richard Downie |
The Honorable Robert Gates
Secretary of Defense
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT GATES, he was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. Dr. Gates is the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly elected President. Secretary Gates joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1966 and spent nearly 27 years as an intelligence professional, serving six presidents. During that period, he spent nearly nine years at the National Security Council, The White House, serving four presidents of both political parties. Secretary Gates has been awarded the National Security Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, has twice received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and has three times received CIA's highest award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
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The Honorable Michael B. Donley
Secretary of the Air Force
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL B. DONLEY has served as Secretary of the Air Force since October 2008. A University of Southern California graduate, he has held senior positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and has supported two Presidents and five National Security Advisers.
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General Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret.)
GEN. RICHARD B. MYERS USAF (RET.) served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs if Staff, prior to his retirement in October 2005 after 40 years of service. He flew the F-4 during the Vietnam War, accumulating 600 combat hours.
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General Norton A. Schwartz
Air Force Chief of Staff
GEN. NORTON A. SCHWARTZ became the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force in August 2008. The U.S. Air Force Academy and National War College graduate is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. His career has included commands of the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 11th Air Force, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska and U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
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General Roger A. Brady
Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe;
Commander, Air Component Command, and
Director, Joint Air Power Competency Center
GENERAL ROGER A. BRADY is Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; and Director, Joint Air Power Competency Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He has responsibility for Air Force activities in a theater spanning three continents, covering more than 20 million square miles, 92 countries and territories, and possessing one-fourth of the world's population and about one-third of the world's Gross Domestic Product. General Brady is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in T-37, T-38, T-1, KC-135, C-21 and C-5.
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General Arthur J. Lichte
Commander, Air Mobility Command
GEN. ARTHUR J. LICHTE has commanded, Air Mobility Command since September 2007. He entered the Air Force in 1971 through Manhattan College’s ROTC program and has held command positions at squadron, group and wing levels. He is a command pilot with 4,000 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. Prior to assuming his current position, General Lichte served as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Force Staff, HQ Air Force.
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General C. Robert Kehler
Commander, Air Force Space Command
GEN. C. ROBERT KEHLER is commander Air Force Space Command. He is responsible for the development, acquisition and operation of the Air Force's space and missile systems. The general oversees a global network of satellite command and control, communications, missile warning and launch facilities, and ensures the combat readiness of America's intercontinental ballistic missile force.
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General Craig R. McKinley
Chief, National Guard Bureau
GEN. CRAIG R. MCKINLEY is chief of the National Guard Bureau. He is the senior uniformed National Guard officer responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, programs and plans affecting more than half a million Army and Air National Guard personnel
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General Donald J. Hoffman
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
GEN. DONALD J. HOFFMAN is commander Air Force Materiel Command. He is a graduate of Air Force Academy. He has served on the staffs of U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command and Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
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General Thomas S. Moorman Jr., USAF (Ret.)
GEN. THOMAS S. MOORMAN JR.USAF (RET.) was the vice chief of staff. He additionally represented the Air Force in the Strategic Defense Initiative program and was authorized to accept SDI program execution responsibilities on behalf of the Air Force. As commander and vice commander of Air Force Space Command, General Moorman was responsible for operating military space systems, ground-based radars and missile warning satellites, the nation's space launch centers at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the worldwide network of space surveillance radars, as well as maintaining the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) force.
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General Gregory S. Martin, USAF (Ret.)
GEN. GREGORY S. MARTIN USAF (RET.) is a command pilot with more than 4,600 flying hours in various aircraft, including the F-4, F-15, C-20 and C-21. While in the service he was the Commander of Air Force Materiel Command and Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
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Lt General Frank G. Klotz
Commander Global Strike Command
LT. GEN. FRANK G. KLOTZ is the Commander, Global Strike Command. Previously he was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, and Vice Commander Air Force Space Command. He also has commanded a Minuteman missile squadron, a missile launch task force, an operations group, a missile wing and a numbered air force and the Director for Nuclear Policy and Arms Control with the National Security Council at the White House.
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Lt General David A. Deptula
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
LT. GEN. DAVID A. DEPTULA is Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. The University of Virginia graduate earned his wings in 1977 and has taken part in operations, planning, and joint war fighting at unit, major command, service headquarters and combatant command levels. He is responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight, and leadership of Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
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Lt General Richard Y. Newton III
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel
LT. GEN. RICHARD Y. NEWTON III is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel. He serves as the senior Air Force officer responsible for comprehensive plans and policies covering all life cycles of military and civilian personnel management, which includes military and civilian end strength management, education and training, compensation, resource allocation, and the world.
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Lt General Charles E. Stenner
Chief, Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command
LT. GEN. CHARLES E. STENNER is Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command. The general is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours in the F-4, A-10 and F-16.
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Lt General Harry M. Wyatt III
Director, Air National Guard
LT. GEN. HARRY M. WYATT III is the Director, Air National Guard. He is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the A-7, C-26, F-16, F-100, F-106, T-33, T-37 and T-38 aircraft.
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Maj General Roger W. Burg
Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and
Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command
MAJ. GEN. ROGER W. BURG is Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command. He has held a variety of staff assignments at Strategic Air Command, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, the Air Staff and the Joint Staff. General Burg was also assigned to the White House, where he served as the Director for Nuclear Policy and Arms Control on the National Security Council.
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Maj General Floyd L. Carpenter
Commander, 8th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Commander for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command
MAJ. GEN. FLOYD L. CARPENTER is Commander, 8th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Commander for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command. "The Mighty Eighth" serves as the air component headquarters to USSTRATCOM for strategic deterrence, global strike, and operates USSTRATCOM's Joint Air Operations Center. The Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike plans and executes strategic deterrence and global strike operations for USSTRATCOM. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in the B-52 and T-38, including 300 combat hours.
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Maj General C. Donald Alston
Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
MAJ. GEN. C. DONALD ALSTON is the Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration. He is responsible for increasing nuclear focus by ensuring corporate advocacy and cradle-to-grave stewardship of Air Force nuclear systems and weapons and integrating and synchronizing Headquarters U.S. Air Force strategic nuclear mission management supporting major commands.
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Maj General David M. Edgington
Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command
MAJ. GEN. DAVID M. EDGINGTON is Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command. General Edgington entered military service after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1977. A distinguished graduate of undergraduate navigator training, Air Command and Staff College, and Naval War College, he has flown the F-111 and F-15E in operational assignments, and the T-43 as an instructor. Prior to his current assignment, the general was Director, Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
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Maj General Richard E. Webber
Commander, 24th Air Force
MAJ.GEN. RICHARD E. WEBBER is the Commander, 24th Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. General Webber is responsible for the Air Force's newest numbered air force which will provide combatant commanders with trained and ready cyber forces to plan and conduct cyberspace operations, and to extend, maintain and defend the Air Force portion of the global information grid. The general directs the activities of two wings and two combat communications groups, located at Lackland AFB, Tinker AFB, Okla., and Robins AFB, Ga.
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Lt General Michael C. Gould
Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
LT GEN MICHAEL C. GOULD is the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned his commission and a bachelor's degree in behavioral science from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1976. He has commanded an operations group, an air refueling wing, an air mobility wing and the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in a variety of aircraft.
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Brig General Everett H. Thomas
Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
BRIG GEN EVERETT H. THOMAS is the Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. The AFNWC is responsible for the entire scope of the nuclear weapons support functions and comprises units at Kirtland AFB; Tinker AFB, Okla.; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Hill AFB, Utah, and Lackland AFB, Texas. The general has commanded an Air Force station, a space launch squadron, a missile operations group and a space wing.
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CMSAF James A. Roy
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE JAMES A. ROY became the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in June 2009. He represents the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. He serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of the enlisted force.
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General Johnny Alison, USAF (Ret.)
GEN. JOHNNY ALLISON, USAF (RET.) Johnny Alison was a kid from Florida who dreamed of becoming a pilot, and grew up to be one of the best the United States ever produced. But that wasn’t his entire story—Alison also traveled secretly with the highest level diplomats in the world, worked closely with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, assisted the Soviet Union in organizing their air arm to fight the Luftwaffe, and without orders, set up a critical lend-lease supply to the Middle East. Alison became an ace fighter pilot during his tenure as squadron commander with the 75th Fighter Squadron in China, flying P-40s with the former “Flying Tigers.” Following WWII, Alison served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics in the Truman Administration and as President of the Air Force Association, and rose to the rank of Major General in the Air Force Reserve. Today, he runs his own company and continues to remain active in many pursuits.
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Brig General James A. Jaeger (Ret.)
BRIG. GEN. JAMES A. JAEGER is Assistant Deputy Director for Operations and Deputy Chief, Central Security Service and National Security Agency. The U.S. Air Force Academy graduate has had a varied career in intelligence, electronic warfare, and plans and operations.
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Colonel Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret.)
COLONEL RICHARD E. COLE was General Doolittle’s co-pilot during the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942. He enlisted November 22, 1940. Completed pilot training and commissioned as Second Lieutenant, July, 1941. Remained in China-Burma-India after Tokyo Raid until June 1943, and served again in the China-Burma-India Theater from October, 1943 until June, 1944. Relieved from active duty in January, 1947 but returned to active duty in August 1947. He was Operations Advisor to Venezuelan Air Force from 1959 -1962. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Chinese Army, Navy, Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
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Major Thomas C. Griffin (Ret.)
 MAJOR THOMAS C. GRIFFIN was the navigator on B-25 number nine, the Whirling Dervish, during the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942. He was commissioned through the University of Alabama’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program and entered military service on 5 July 1939 as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. In February 1942, he volunteered for a highly classified mission— the Doolittle Raid—and was transferred to Columbia, South Carolina. He was to be one of 80 volunteers to fly B-25 bombers from an aircraft carrier—a feat never before attempted—to targets in Japan. After the Tokyo Raid, Griffin served as a B-26 navigator in North Africa participating in numerous missions in support of Operation TORCH and in preparation for the invasion of Sicily. On 4 July 1943, he was shot down over Sicily and captured by the Germans. He remained a prisoner of war for 22 months until he was released in April 1945. Griffin’s decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and Chinese Army, Navy, Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
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Colonel William M. Drennan,
USAF (Ret)
COL. WILLIAM M. DRENNAN, USAF (RET.) is a consultant specializing in Korea Peninsula security and in open source intelligence. He has served as deputy director of research and studies at the United States Institute of Peace, and on his last military assignment, was a senior military fellow at the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies.
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Charles Krauthammer
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER is winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, writes an internationally syndicated column for The Washington Post Writers Group. Krauthammer, named by the Financial Times as America's most influential commentator, began writing the weekly column for The Washington Post in January 1985. It now appears in more than 180 newspapers.
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Dr. Vinton Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google
DR. VINTON CERF is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. Widely known as a "Father of the Internet," he is the co-designer with Robert Kahn of the basic architecture of the Internet. In 1997, President Clinton recognized their work with the U.S. National Medal of Technology. In 2005, they received the highest civilian honor bestowed in the U.S., the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Ambassador William M. Bellamy
Senior Vice President of National Defense University
AMBASSADOR WILLIAM M. BELLAMY is the Senior Vice President of National Defense University, before which he was the Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 through 2006. During his tour in Kenya, Ambassador Bellamy directed U.S. counter-terrorism programs in the Horn of Africa. He also supervised the United States government's largest foreign HIV/AIDS program and led multi-national efforts to combat corruption and promote good governance in Kenya.
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Colonel Alan L. Gropman
USAF (Ret.)
COL. ALAN L.GROPMAN USAF (RET.) is Distinguished Professor of National Security Policy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), National Defense University. While in the Air Force he served as Deputy Director of Air Force Plans for Planning Integration at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, where he supervised Air Force long range planning and Air Force basic doctrine and guided the framing of Air Force input into national military strategy documents.
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Dr. Bernard Cole
Professor of International History
DR. BERNARD COLE is Professor of International History at the National War College in Washington, D.C., where he concentrates on the Chinese military and Asian energy issues. Previously, he served thirty years as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy.
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Mr. Chuck de Caro
Founder and CEO of Aerobureau Corporation
CHUCK DE CARO is the founder and CEO of Aerobureau Corporation. Mr. de Caro’s education includes the Marion Military Institute, the US Air Force Academy and the University of Rhode Island. He is a former CNN Special Assignments correspondent who specialized in combat reporting, investigative reporting, foreign espionage and defense reporting on US and foreign military activities.
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Dr. Nayantara Hensel
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
DR. NAYANTARA HENSEL is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance at the US Naval Postgraduate School. She has served as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, LLP and the Chief Economist for one of its units, was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and taught at Harvard University and the Stern School of Business at NYU.
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Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff
Specialist in Eurasian/Russian affairs
DR. JEFFREY MANKOFF is a specialist in Eurasian/Russian affairs, and adjunct fellow for Russia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also associate director of International Security Studies, Yale University. He has written articles and op-eds on a range of topics connected to Russian foreign policy past and present, including continuity and change in the post-Soviet era.
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Dr. P. W. Singer
USAF (Ret.)
DR. P. W. SINGER is Senior Fellow and Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He is the youngest scholar named Senior Fellow in Brookings's 90-year history. Dr. Singer is considered one of the world's leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare.
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Dr. Paul Kaminski
Chairman and CEO of Technovation Inc.
DR. PAUL KAMINSKI is Chairman and CEO of Technovation Inc., a consulting company dedicated to fostering innovation and the development and application of advanced technology. During his 20-year career with the Air Force, Dr. Kaminski served as director for Low Observables Technology, responsible for directing the development and fielding of stealth systems and special assistant to the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.
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Dr. Paul Sullivan
Professor of Economics
DR. PAUL SULLIVAN is professor of Economics at National Defense University and adjunct professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University. Dr. Sullivan is an internationally recognized expert on energy and water security; and the politics and economics of the Middle East, North Africa, and some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also an internationally recognized expert on Islamic societies.
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Dr. Richard Downie
Director at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
DR. RICHARD DOWNIE is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has a distinguished military career he served as an Infantryman and also as a Foreign Area Officer specializing in Latin America. Dr. Downie authored Learning from Conflict: The U.S. Military in Vietnam, El Salvador and the Drug War. (1998)
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