Lt. Gen. John R. Baker | Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley |
Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady |
Gen. Donald G. Cook | Mr. John Correll |
Mr. Ron Culberson |
Col. James DeFrank | Dr. Rebecca Grant |
Dr. Howard M. Hensel |
Lt. Gen. Paul V. Hester | Gen. Hal M. Hornburg |
Brig. Gen. Charles V. Ickes |
Gen. John P. Jumper | Mr. Darryl Kehrer |
Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Keys |
Dr. Mark J. Lewis | Gen. Lance W. Lord |
Gen. Gregory S. Martin |
Gen. T. Micheal Moseley | CMSAF Gerald R. Murray |
Sean O'Keefe |
Brig. Gen. Robertus C.N. Remkes | Dr. James G. Roche |
Dr. Marvin R. Sambur |
Lt. Gen. Dick Scofield | Dr. Daniel Simons |
Linda Smith |
Maj. Gen John M. Speigel | Dr. Jean L. Silvernail |
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) George Peach Taylor Jr. | Mr. Peter B. Teets |
Mr. James Webb | Brig. Gen. Richard E. Webber |
Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley | Mr. R. James Woolsey
Lt. Gen. John R. Baker is Vice Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The
command is responsible for the bulk of the U.S. Air Force's strategic transportation assets and mission.
From 12 major air installations in the United States and nearly 100 active-duty, Air National Guard and Air
Force Reserve locations worldwide, AMC provides rapid, flexible, global reach for America. More than 141,500
people comprise the Total Force air mobility community, operating combat delivery and strategic airlift, air
refueling, and aeromedical and special mission aircraft for national interests. Prior to assuming his
current position, General Baker served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations,
Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The general is a command pilot with more than 2,800 hours in
the F-15, F-4, OV-10 and KC-135R.
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Lieutenant General John A. Bradley
Lieutenant General John A. Bradley is Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C., and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. As Chief of Air Force Reserve,
he serves as principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As Commander of Air Force
Reserve Command, he has full responsibility for the supervision of all U.S. Air Force Reserve units around
the world. Before assuming his current position, General Bradley was Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters. The general is a command pilot with more than 6,800 flying hours,
including 337 combat missions in Vietnam.
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Lt Gen Roger A. Brady is Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
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, and compensation and resource allocation. Prior to assuming his current
position, General Brady served as the Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Force Development, HQ USAF.
The general is a command pilot with more than 2,600 hours in the C-130, F-16, KC-135, T-1, T-37 and T-38.
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General Donald G. Cook
Gen. Donald G. Cook is Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
As Commander, he is responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force people. His
command includes the Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. Air
Education and Training Command consists of 13 bases, more than 66,000 active-duty members and 15,000
civilians. Prior to assuming his current position, the general was assigned to Air Combat Command as
Vice Commander. He is a command pilot and has flown more than 3,300 hours in the B-52D/G/H, T-37B and T-38A.
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Mr. John T. Correll
John T. Correll retired in 2002 as Editor in Chief of AIR FORCE Magazine after almost 20 years on staff.
Correll started his long news career as a reporter and copy editor for the Daily Record in Hickory, N.C. He
served 20 years in the Air Force before joining the magazine staff as a Senior Editor in 1982. He became
Executive Editor in 1983 and Editor in Chief in 1984. In addition to editorial duties, Correll served as a
senior staff advisor to the Association’s executive committee and Board of Directors on national defense issues
and policy. He has received awards from several veterans’ groups for alerting the public and Congress to plans,
subsequently canceled, by the National Air and Space Museum to exhibit the B-29 Enola Gay as a prop in an
anti-nuclear horror show. Prior to joining AIR FORCE Magazine, he was Chief of Editorial Services for American
Forces Information Service in Washington, D.C. He also was a former editor of Airman, which is the official
magazine of the United States Air Force. He holds an M.A. degree in Communications from Michigan State
University and an A.B. degree from Lenoir Rhyne College.
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Mr. Ron Culberson
Ron Culberson has spent most of his life appreciating the fun and humor in everyday experiences. Whether as a
cemetery caretaker, an art auctioneer, or a clinical social worker, he has always focused on the lighter side of
his work. Since 1996, Ron has served as Director of Everything at FUNsulting, etc. In 2001, he received the
Certified Speaking Professional designation, the highest earned designation from the National Speakers
Association. Since that time, he has spoken to more than 30,000 people in more than 450 associations,
government agencies, non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
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Colonel James "Jay" DeFrank
Colonel James “Jay” DeFrank III is Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Secretary of the Air Force Office of
Public Affairs, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. In addition to advising and supporting the Secretary and Chief
of Staff of the Air Force, he is responsible for creating and executing strategies to build informed public
support for the Air Force and air & space power. He provides guidance and policy for internal information,
community and media relations, and security review programs during peacetime and war, and resources and
readiness oversight for 2,400 bandsmen, broadcasters and Public Affairs professionals worldwide. Prior to his
assignment at SAF/PA, Colonel DeFrank was a doctoral student and the Air Force Institute of Technology liaison
officer at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
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Dr. Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant is president of IRIS Independent Research, which she founded in 1995. Recent IRIS
Independent Research projects include an analysis of air and space power during the second Gulf War, a study
on the F-22, and a report on innovation processes in the Department of Defense. She is the author of The B-2
Goes to War (2001) and The Radar Game (1999) as well as several magazine articles on aspects of aerospace power.
Dr. Grant is also a fellow of the Eaker Institute of Aerospace Concepts, the public policy and research arm of
the Air Force Association. Previously, Grant worked in the operations group of the Chief of Staff of the Air
Force as well as for the Secretary of the Air Force.
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Dr. Howard M. Hensel
Dr. Howard M. Henselhas been a Professor on the faculty of the Air War College since 1986 and currently
serves in the Department of Strategy and International Security. In addition to his teaching responsibilities,
Dr Hensel has served as the Academic Director of the Air War College's Electives Program (1997-2001), Director
of Strategy (1994-1995), Director of International Security Studies (1990-1992), and Director of Soviet Studies
(1988-1990). He received his B.A. degree in history from Texas A&M University in 1968, his M.A. in Foreign
Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1971, and his PhD in government from the University of Virginia
in 1976. Before joining the faculty of the Air War College, Dr. Hensel served as Visiting Professor of
National Security Affairs at the Air Command and Staff College (1983-1986). He is the author of several books,
including: The Sword of the Union: Federal Objectives and Strategies During the American Civil War; The USSR
and Outer Space: Soviet Media Images of Superpower Space Policy; and The Anatomy of Failure. In addition, he
has published 29 articles and book chapters focusing on various aspects of international relations, Soviet
foreign/military policy, military history, and strategy.
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General Paul V. Hester
General Paul V. Hester is Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; and
Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. He has responsibility
for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 Air Force people serving
principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Prior to assuming his current position,
he served as Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. His aviation career includes
flying tours in the A-7D, F-4, F-15 and F-16, with a combat tour in Southeast Asia.
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General Hal M. Hornburg
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg is Commander, Air Combat Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Va.,
and Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command. General Hornburg is
responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces for rapid deployment
and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air
sovereignty and wartime defense. ACC operates more than 1,200 aircraft, 25 wings, 16 bases and more than 200
operating locations worldwide with 110,000 active-duty and civilian personnel. Prior to assuming his current
position, General Hornburg commanded Air Education and Training Command. The general is a command pilot with
more than 4,400 flight hours.
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Brigadier General Charles V. Ickes
Brigadier General Charles V. Ickes assumed duties as Chief Operating Officer, Air National Guard, National Guard
Bureau, Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2002. As the Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for operational
oversight of 88 flying units, 200 geographically separated units, and 106,000+ members of the ANG. Prior to
assuming his current position, General Ickes served as Commander of the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville IAP,
Florida. He has served in numerous flying and operations assignments as well as command positions at the Wing
level.
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General John P. Jumper
Gen. John P. Jumper is Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Chief, he serves as the
senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 710,000
active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the general and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the Secretary
of Defense, National Security Council and the President. Prior to assuming his current position, the general
served as Commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va. A command pilot with 4,000 flying
hours, principally in fighter aircraft, General Jumper served two tours in Southeast Asia, accumulating more
than 1,400 combat hours.
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Mr. Darryl Kehrer
Darryl Kehrer is Staff Director, Subcommittee on Benefits, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, D.C. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Staff Director on the
Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance. All told, he has thirty two
years of professional experience in his field, primarily on Capitol Hill and in the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Kehrer holds an M.A. degree in Public Administration from American University and a B.A. from the
University of Pittsburgh.
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Lieutenant General Ronald E. Keys
Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Keys is Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C. General Keys is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff for
formulating policy supporting air, space, intelligence, nuclear, counter-proliferation, homeland security,
weather and information operations. As the Air Force Operations Deputy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
Keys determines operational requirements, capabilities and training necessary to support national security
objectives and military strategy. The general has commanded a fighter squadron, the U.S. Air Force Fighter
Weapons School, an F-15 wing, an A/OA-10 and F-16 wing, the Combat Air Forces Operational Test and Evaluation
Wing, a numbered Air Force, and Allied Air Forces Southern Europe. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000
flying hours, including more than 300 hours of combat time in Southeast Asia.
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Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Dr. Mark J. Lewis is Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He serves as chief scientific
adviser to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Air Force, and provides assessments on a wide range of
scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission. Dr. Lewis received his professional education
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently on leave from his position as Professor of
Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, and head of the Space Vehicles Technology
Institute.
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General Lance W. Lord
Gen. Lance W. Lord is Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. He is responsible
for the development, acquisition and operation of the Air Forces 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 Americas intercontinental ballistic missile force. He leads
more than 39,700 space professionals who provide combat forces and capabilities to North American Aerospace
Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command. Prior to assuming his current position, General Lord was the
Assistant Vice Chief of Staff for Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
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Representative Jim Marshall (D-GA)
Jim Marshall is a first-term Congressman from Georgia’s Third District who was elected to the House of
Representatives on November 5, 2002. Representative Marshall was born in Macon, Georgia and graduated
from Princeton University in 1972. He then served in the U.S. Army and saw infantry combat in Vietnam.
He was decorated for heroism, receiving the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. After returning home,
he earned a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1977 and was later elected Mayor of Macon
in 1995. He is married to Camille Marshall and they have two children, Mary and Robert.
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General Gregory S. Martin
Gen. Gregory S. Martin is 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. Before assuming
his current position, he was Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Northern
Europe; and Air Force Component Commander, U.S. European Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. General
Martin is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours in various aircraft, including the AT-38, F-4,
F-15 and C-20. He flew 161 combat missions and Southeast Asia.
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General T. Michael Moseley
General T. Michael Moseley is Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Vice Chief,
he presides over the Air Staff and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council.
General Moseley also commanded 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces while serving as Combined Forces
Air Component Commander for Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. His staff assignments
have consisted of a mix of operational, joint and personnel duties.
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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray represents the highest enlisted level of leadership,
and as such, provides direction for the enlisted corps 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. Chief Murray is the 14th chief master sergeant appointed to
the highest noncommissioned officer position. Before assuming his current position, he served as Command
Chief Master Sergeant, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
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Mr. Sean O'Keefe
Sean O'Keefe became the 10th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on
December 21, 2001, his fourth Presidential appointment. As Administrator, O'Keefe leads the NASA team and
manages its resources as NASA seeks to advance exploration and discovery in aeronautics and space technologies.
O'Keefe joined the Bush Administration on inauguration day and first served as the Deputy Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, overseeing the preparation, management and administration of the Federal budget and
government wide-management initiatives across the Executive Branch. Prior to joining the Bush Administration,
O'Keefe was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy, an endowed chair at the Syracuse
University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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Brigadier General Robertus C.N. Remkes
Brig. Gen. Robertus C.N. Remkes is Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Headquarters Air Education and
Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He is responsible for accessing qualified men and women to
meet the personnel procurement requirements of today and tomorrow's highly technological Air Force. General
Remkes’ previous commands include a tactical training squadron, two operations support groups, the Officer
Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas, and three wings. He is a command pilot with more than 2,700 hours
of flight time and has flown the T-37, T-38, T-1, C-130, F-4, F-16 and the F-15.
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The Honorable Dr. James G. Roche
Dr. James G. Roche is the 20th Secretary of the Air Force. In this role, he is responsible for the affairs of
the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping, and providing for the welfare
of its nearly 370,000 men and women on active duty, 180,000 members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force
Reserve, 160,000 civilians, and their families. Prior to this appointment, Secretary Roche held several
executive positions with Northrop Grumman Corporation and served as Democratic Staff Director of the U.S.
Senate Armed Services Committee. Secretary Roche's previous military service spanned 23 years in the U.S.
Navy, retiring with the rank of captain in 1983.
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Dr. Marvin R. Sambur
Dr. Marvin R. Sambur is Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. He is the
Air Force's service acquisition executive, responsible for all Air Force research, development and acquisition
activities. He provides direction, guidance and supervision of all matters pertaining to the formulation,
review, approval and execution of acquisition plans, policies and programs. Dr. Sambur has more than 33 years
of experience in high technology program acquisition, management and engineering, focusing on advanced wireless
communications systems, sophisticated satellite payloads, air traffic control systems and electronic warfare.
Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, Dr. Sambur was the President and Chief Executive Officer of
ITT Defense, responsible for the management of ITTs $1.5 billion defense sector.
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Lieutenant General Dick M. Scofield USAF (Ret.)
Lt Gen Richard M. Scofield, USAF (Ret.) was the commander of Aeronautical Systems Center and Wright Patterson
AFB, Ohio, prior to his retirement in June 1996. He served as a pilot for the first 12 years of his 35-year Air
Force career, and then in numerous acquisition management positions, including program director for both the
F-117 stealth fighter and B-2 advanced technology bomber. He was the Air Force’s Gray Eagle his last three years
on active duty. Following his Air Force career, he has been both a vice president in acquisition management
positions with GenCorp Aerojet and a consultant to the Air Force and the aerospace industry. He has led, or
participated in, independent review teams that have examined the C-17, F/A-22, OV-22, Space Based Infrared
System, and Global Positioning System programs. He has also served as a Senior Advisor to the Air Force Research
Laboratory regarding Directed Energy and Manufacturing Technology programs. He currently serves on the Board of
Directors for Coherent Technologies Inc. of Louisville, Colo.
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Dr. Jean L. Silvernail
As program and policy analyst for the Department of Defense, Dr. Jean L. Silvernail currently coordinates the
Military Child in Transition and Deployment, designed to address the unique challenges of military students. Her
work affects over 1.5 million school-aged children of active duty, National Guard and Reservist families in
educational settings across the country. She develops and implements programs, policies and procedures on
national, state and local levels to promote the emotional well being and academic success of highly mobile
children and children of deployed parents. Having served as a teacher, principal, graduate professor, district
coordinator, staff development specialist, gifted education consultant, researcher, state advisor and national
policy analyst, Dr. Silvernail is a seasoned practitioner in her field.
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Dr. Daniel Simons
Daniel Simons received his B.A. from Carleton College and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He taught
cognitive psychology for 5 years at Harvard University, first as an assistant professor and then as the John
Loeb Associate Professor. In the summer of 2002, he joined the psychology department and the Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. Professor
Simons has received numerous awards for his research, including the 2003 American Psychological Association
Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution. His research has been described or exhibited
in The New Yorker, New Scientist, the CBS Early Show, NBC Dateline, the BBC, NPR, the San Francisco
Exploratorium, and many other magazines, newspapers, radio shows, and television programs. His research has
been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Mental Health, the Office of
Naval Research, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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Major General John M. Speigel
Maj. Gen. John M. Speigel is Director of Personnel Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As the Director, he is responsible for establishing Air Force personnel policies for more than 525,000 active-duty military and civilian personnel. This includes developing policies involving compensation, benefits, legislation, recognition, assignments, promotions, evaluations, separations and retirements. In addition, he is responsible for all aspects of total force management, including family matters, equal opportunity, quality of life initiatives, civilian regionalization, labor relations and rated force management. Prior to assuming his current position, the general was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Strategic Development Planning in Washington, D.C.
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Lieutenant General (Dr.) George Peach Taylor Jr.
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) George Peach Taylor Jr. is the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. General Taylor serves as functional manager of the U.S. Air
Force Medical Service. In this capacity, he advises the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff,
as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of
the air expeditionary force and the health of Air Force people. General Taylor has authority to commit resources
worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service, to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services, and
to develop plans, programs and procedures to support worldwide medical service missions. He exercises direction,
guidance and technical management of more than 42,400 people assigned to 78 medical facilities worldwide. Prior
to assuming his current position, General Taylor was the Assistant Surgeon General for Expeditionary Operations,
Science and Technology, Office of the Surgeon General. As a Chief Flight Surgeon, General Taylor has more than
1,600 hours flight hours in a variety of aircraft.
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The Honorable Peter B. Teets
Peter B. Teets is Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C. Within the Air Force, Mr. Teets is
responsible for all actions of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and is acting secretary
in the secretary's absence. In that capacity, he oversees the recruiting, training and equipping of more than
710,000 people, and a budget of approximately $68 billion. Designated the Department of Defense Executive Agent
for Space, Mr. Teets develops, coordinates and integrates plans and programs for space systems and the
acquisition of all DOD space major defense acquisition programs. Also the Director of the National Reconnaissance
Office, he is responsible for the acquisition and operation of all U.S. space-based reconnaissance and
intelligence systems. This includes managing the National Reconnaissance Program where he reports directly to
the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Teets is the retired President and Chief
Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corp., a position he held from 1997 through 1999.
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Mr. James Webb
Mr. Webb has written six best-selling novels: Fields of Fire (l978), considered by many to be the classic novel
of the Vietnam war, A Sense of Honor (l981), A Country Such As This (1983), Something To Die For (1991), The
Emperor’s General (1999) and Lost Soldiers (2001). He taught literature at the Naval Academy as their first
visiting writer, has traveled worldwide as a journalist, and his PBS coverage of the U.S. Marines in Beirut
earned him an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In government, Mr. Webb
served in the U.S. Congress as counsel to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs from l977 to l98l, becoming
the first Vietnam veteran to serve as a full committee counsel in the Congress. During the Reagan Administration
he was the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from l984 to l987, where he directed
considerable research and analysis of the U.S. military's mobilization capabilities and spent much time with
our NATO allies. In 1987 he became the first Naval Academy graduate in history to serve in the military and then
become Secretary of the Navy.
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Brigadier General Richard W. Webber
Brig. Gen. Richard E. Webber is Commander, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Air Force's
largest wing geographically and organizationally, the wing consists of a work force of more than 6,000 officer,
enlisted, civilian and contract employees. This work force provides missile warning and space control through
its 48 units operating from 20 locations in six countries. Prior to his current assignment, General Webber
served as Director, Logistics and Communications, Chief Information Officer and Chief Sustainment Officer,
Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB. General Webber is a master space and missile operator with
qualifications in the Minuteman II, Minuteman III and Global Positioning Satellite weapon systems.
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Lieutenant General Michael Wooley
Lieutenant General Michael Wooley is Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. The
command is a major command of the U. S. Air Force and the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command.
AFSOC provides Air Force Special Operations Forces and Combat Search and Rescue for worldwide deployment and
assignment to unified combatant commanders. The command has approximately 20,000 active-duty, Reserve, Air
National Guard and civilian professionals. Prior to assuming his current position, he was Commander, 3rd Air
Force, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours.
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Mr. R. James Woolsey
R. James Woolsey joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 2002 in the firm's Global Assurance practice in McLean, VA.
Previously, Mr. Woolsey was a partner at the law firm of Shea & Gardner in Washington, DC, where he practiced
for twenty-two years in the fields of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. During the twelve
years he served in the US Government, Mr. Woolsey held Presidential appointments in two Democratic and two
Republican administrations. He was Director of Central Intelligence in 1993-95. Mr. Woolsey is currently the
Chairman of the Board of Freedom House, the Chairman of the Advisory Boards of the Clean Fuels Foundation and
the New Uses Council, and a Trustee of the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
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