query: who was the first female general officer in the air force

pos: Janet C. Wolfenbarger Janet C. Wolfenbarger Janet Carol Wolfenbarger (née Libby; 1958) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as the eighth commander of Air Force Materiel Command from June 5, 2012, to June 8, 2015. She was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star general in the Air Force. Wolfenbarger retired from the Air Force after over 35 years of service. Wolfenbarger was born in Tampa, Florida. She was commissioned in 1980 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and began her career in acquisition as an engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

neg: Marcelite J. Harris Marcelite J. Harris Major General Marcelite J. Harris (January 16, 1943 – September 7, 2018) became the first African-American female general officer of the United States Air Force. Born Marcelite Jordan to Cecil O'Neal Jordan and Marcelite Terrill Jordan, Sr, in Houston, Texas, she graduated from Spelman College, earning her B.A. in speech and drama in 1964. She was commissioned through Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in 1965 and held a variety of assignments in the Air Force. Harris’s career included many "firsts", including being the first female aircraft maintenance officer, one of the first two female

neg: 916th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron 1972 to 1975, Marcelite J. Harris, the first female African-American general officer in the United States Air Force, served as field maintenance supervisor with the squadron. General Harris had just become the first female certified maintenance officer in the Air Force when she served with the 916th. The squadron was also called on to support Air Force test and development programs. In 1974, a squadron tanker participated in the first long range overwater refueling of a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. During 1976 the squadron helped test the compatibility of KC-135s with Rockwell B-1 Lancers. In that same year it participated in

neg: Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti of the American Nurses Association, Texas Nurses Association, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, National League for Nursing, Air Force Association and the Aerospace Medical Association. Among Brigadier General Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti's decorations and medals were the following: Badges: Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti Brigadier General Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti (born December 16, 1936) was an officer of the United States Air Force, who in 1985 became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of Brigadier General. Vigil-Schimmenti was the Chief of the U. S Air Force Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General; Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Vigil-Schimmenti was born

neg: History of women in Puerto Rico Custodio was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame for being the first Hispanic Female Military pilot in the United States Air Force. Major Sonia Roca was the first Hispanic female officer to attend the Command and General Staff Officer Course at the Army's School of the Americas. In 2007, United States Air Force Captain Hila Levy became the first Puerto Rican to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. She was honored with a plaque that has her name, squadron name and graduation date, which was placed in the ballroom balcony of the United States Air Force

neg: Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti Brigadier General Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti (born December 16, 1936) was an officer of the United States Air Force, who in 1985 became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of Brigadier General. Vigil-Schimmenti was the Chief of the U. S Air Force Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General; Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Vigil-Schimmenti was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she lived at her family's ranch between Edgewood and Moriarty. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1954. In 1957, she received her nursing diploma from the Regina School of Nursing of Albuquerque. Vigil-Schimmenti

neg: Jeanne M. Holm Jeanne M. Holm Major General Jeanne Marjorie Holm (June 23, 1921 – February 15, 2010) was the first female one-star general of the United States Air Force and the first female two-star general in any service branch of the United States. Holm was a driving force behind the expansion of women's roles in the Air Force. Holm was born on June 23, 1921, in Portland, Oregon. She enlisted in the Army in July 1942, soon after the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was established by Congress. She attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and in January 1943,

neg: Sharon K.G. Dunbar Policy at The George Washington University and received an honorary doctorate from Union Institute and University. Sharon K.G. Dunbar Major General Sharon K.G. (Kim Greiman) Dunbar is a retired United States Air Force general officer. She was the first female in Air Force history to serve as Commanding General of the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), the Air Force component to the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, and Commander of the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, both headquartered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In this unique dual-command position, Dunbar oversaw Air Force operations in the National Capital Region with

neg: Sharon K.G. Dunbar Sharon K.G. Dunbar Major General Sharon K.G. (Kim Greiman) Dunbar is a retired United States Air Force general officer. She was the first female in Air Force history to serve as Commanding General of the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), the Air Force component to the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, and Commander of the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, both headquartered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In this unique dual-command position, Dunbar oversaw Air Force operations in the National Capital Region with specific responsibilities for organizing, training and equipping combat forces for aero-space expeditionary operations as well as

neg: Sue Gray (RAF officer) She is only the second female officer to be promoted to two-star rank (major general in the British Army, rear admiral in the Royal Navy or air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force) in the British Armed Forces; the first was Elaine West who had been promoted to air vice-marshal in August 2013. In February 2016, it was announced that she would be the next Air Officer Commanding No 38 Group. She took up the appointment on 16 June 2016 in succession to Tim Bishop. She handed over command of 38 Group to Air Commodore Simon D Ellard in

neg: Women in the Israel Defense Forces combat soldier to be killed in action. In November 2007 the Air Force appointed its first woman deputy squadron commander. On 23 June 2011, Orna Barbivai became the first female Major-General in the IDF upon her promotion to the role of commander of the Manpower Directorate. She is the second woman to serve on the General Staff. In 2012, Capitan Merav Buchris became the first female ammunition Officer in the Air force, she started her military career as a Shoher at the Technical Academy in Haifa. In 2013, in a first, a female IDF soldier was called up to the

neg: Patricia Rose Patricia Rose On April 21, 2013, USAF Major General Patricia A. "Trish" Rose became the first openly LGBT officer to be promoted to the rank of Major General. She was nominated to the rank on December 7, 2012 and pinned on May 31, 2013 in a ceremony led by her direct supervisor, General Janet C. Wolfenbarger, the first female four-star general in the United States Air Force. At the time, Maj Gen Rose was assigned as Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Her last active duty assignment was as Mobilization Assistant to the

neg: Patricia Rose Rose. Patricia Rose On April 21, 2013, USAF Major General Patricia A. "Trish" Rose became the first openly LGBT officer to be promoted to the rank of Major General. She was nominated to the rank on December 7, 2012 and pinned on May 31, 2013 in a ceremony led by her direct supervisor, General Janet C. Wolfenbarger, the first female four-star general in the United States Air Force. At the time, Maj Gen Rose was assigned as Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Her last active duty assignment was as Mobilization Assistant to

neg: Richard S. Hassan top Air Force Major General Thomas J. Fiscus and shortly before a scandal involving another high-ranking Air Force officer, Colonel Michael D. Murphy. Richard S. Hassan Richard S. Hassan is a retired officer of the United States Air Force. He served as director of the Air Force Senior Leader Management Office in Crystal City, Virginia, overseeing career development for senior leaders in the Air Force. He is of Irish background. Though Hassan was a brigadier general, the Secretary of the Air Force retired him in the lower grade of colonel shortly after he was found to have sexually harassed female

neg: Marcelite J. Harris air officers commanding at the United States Air Force Academy, and the Air Force’s first female Director of Maintenance. She served as a White House social aide during the Carter administration. Her service medals and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Vietnam Service Medal. Harris retired as a major general in 1997, the highest ranking female officer in the Air Force and the Nation’s highest ranking African-American woman in the Department of Defense. Upon retirement from the Air Force, she served NASA as the Florida Site Director and Logistics Process Owner for United Space Alliance,

neg: Jeannie Leavitt Jeannie Leavitt Jeannie Marie Leavitt (née Flynn; born c. 1967) is a United States Air Force general officer. She became the United States Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. Leavitt was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to James (an Air Force enlisted man) and Pat Flynn. She attended Bishop DuBourg High School, a private Roman Catholic school in St. Louis. After graduating in 1985 and before joining the Air Force, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in

neg: Puerto Rican women in the military in San Juan, was the first Hispanic female officer to attend the Command and General Staff Officer Course at the Army's School of the Americas. Captain Linda Garcia Cubero was the first Hispanic woman graduate of the Air Force Academy in 1980, when the first class with women graduated. She is of Mexican-American and Puerto Rican heritage. Captain Hila Levy from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico In 2007 she became the first Puerto Rican Rhodes scholar. As a Cadet in the United States Air Force Academy, she finished as the top graduate, earning the Outstanding Cadet in the Order of Graduation Award,

neg: Lori Robinson Lieutenant Robinson later succumbed to her injuries and died on January 10, 2006. Lieutenant Robinson was an Air Force Academy graduate (Class of 2005), as was Weaver (Class of 1963). Lori Robinson Lori Jean Robinson (born c. 1959) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as commander of the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 2016 to May 2018. She is the first female officer in the history of the United States Armed Forces to command a major Unified Combatant Command. Robinson previously served as Commander of

neg: Women in the United States Air Force kept them out of the general and flag ranks, and dropped the two percent ceiling on officer and enlisted strengths for women in the armed forces. In 1969 women were allowed to join the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps. In 1971 Jeanne M. Holm became the first female airman promoted to brigadier general. "Frontiero v. Richardson", , was a landmark Supreme Court case which decided that benefits given by the military to the family of service members cannot be given out differently because of sex. Air Force Lieutenant Sharron Frontiero and her husband Joseph, a veteran and full-time student,

neg: Wilma Vaught Wilma Vaught Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAFR (Ret.) (born March 15, 1930) is a retired American military leader. She was the first woman to deploy with an Air Force bomber unit, and the first woman to reach the rank of brigadier general from the comptroller field. Vaught graduated from the UIUC College of Business in 1952. She received her M.B.A. from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1968. In August 1972, she became the first female Air Force officer to attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort Lesley J. McNair. Vaught joined the military in

neg: Israeli Air Force though Miller would not pass the exams, the ruling was a watershed, opening doors for women in new IDF roles. After the prohibition had been lifted, the first female graduate was F-16 navigator "Shari" in 1998, followed three years later by Roni Zuckerman, the first female jet fighter pilot in IAF history. IAF ranks are identical to other Israel Defense Forces ranks except for the use of silver against a dark blue background. The service's most senior-ranking active officer is the air force commander, which is the billet of a major general ("aluf"), and reports directly to the IDF Chief

neg: Women in the Air Force Bachelor of Arts degree through a military program at Long Island University. She was the first enlisted WAF NCO (Technical Sergeant) to become an officer via Officer Training School (OTS). She retired at the rank of Major, and earned a master's degree in an Air Force Program at Southern Illinois University. She produced and hosted a TV program about antiques and wrote as a syndicated newspaper columnist in the '80s. Wilson, writing as "Captain Barb", maintains a website with information about women in all branches of the military: "Women Military Veterans: Yesterday—Today—Tomorrow". The first African-American female brigadier general of the

neg: Rear admiral the word "Australia". Rear Admiral Robyn Walker became the first female admiral in the Royal Australian Navy when she was appointed Surgeon-General of the Australian Defence Force on 16 December 2011. In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) ("contre-amiral" or "CAm" in French) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of the Army and Air Force. A rear-admiral is a flag officer, the naval equivalent of a general officer. A rear-admiral is senior to a commodore and brigadier-general, and junior to a vice-admiral and lieutenant-general. The rank insignia for a rear-admiral is two silver maple leaves beneath

neg: Delaware Air National Guard supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. These three Airmen are the first Delaware Air National Guard ground personnel to receive the newly created Air Force Combat Action Medal. As the deputy commander of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan افغانستان , Brig. Gen. (then Colonel) Carol Timmons received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement during period of 3 May 2008 to 3 Sept 2008. On 14 May 2011 she was promoted to brigadier general and became the first federally recognized female general officer in the history of the Delaware Air National Guard. Effective 1 Jan

neg: William Crumm William Crumm William Joseph Crumm (September 20, 1919 – July 6, 1967), was a United States Air Force major general who was killed in July 1967, during the Vietnam War. General Crumm commanded the 3d Air Division from 1965 until his death in a B-52 mid-air collision with another B-52 bomber over the South China Sea. General Crumm was the first American general officer and the first of two Air Force general officers (pilots) who were killed during the Vietnam War. General Crumm was born on September 20, 1919, in New York City. He entered the military in 1941, and

neg: Susan Pamerleau being promoted to brigadier general in 1994 and to major general in 1997. Her first assignment as a general officer in the United States Air Force was as commandant of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Her next assignment was as the Commander of the Air Force Personnel Center, followed by her last assignment at Headquarters Air Force in the Pentagon as the Director, Personnel Force Programs. After retiring from the Air Force in September 2000, Pamerleau worked at USAA, first as Vice President of Membership Development; and later as Senior Vice President of Specialized Operations & International. In

neg: Sara Mackmin Sara Mackmin Group Captain Sara Bridget Mackmin (born c. 1969) is a British Royal Air Force officer. Appointed commander of the RAF Search and Rescue Force in 2013, she is the highest-ranking female aircrew officer in British military history. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree, Mackmin received a short service commission in the Women's Royal Air Force as a pilot officer in the General Duties Branch (i.e. aircrew) on 17 February 1991. As a graduate, on 17 September 1991 she was promoted flying officer with seniority from 17 February 1990. She was promoted flight lieutenant on 17

neg: Gail Harris (naval officer) Gail Harris (naval officer) Gail Harris (born June 23, 1949) is a former United States Navy officer, and was the highest-ranking female African American in the U.S. Navy upon her retirement in December 2001. She served as the first female Intelligence Officer in a Navy aviation squadron in 1973. In 1979, Captain Harris became the first female and African American instructor at the Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. In 1989, she became the first female and African American to lead the Intelligence Department for Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron in Rota, Spain, the largest

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Air Force Surgeon General of the United States Air Force The Surgeon General of the Air Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force. In recent times, this has been a Lieutenant General who serves as head of the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). The Surgeon General is usually the senior Medical Corps officer, but acting surgeons general have been from other branches of the medical service. In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few

neg: Lori Robinson Lori Robinson Lori Jean Robinson (born c. 1959) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as commander of the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 2016 to May 2018. She is the first female officer in the history of the United States Armed Forces to command a major Unified Combatant Command. Robinson previously served as Commander of Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for United States Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Pacific Air Forces command has

neg: Michael John O'Brian life in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he died in 2002. Michael John O'Brian Air Vice-Marshal (Major-General) Michael John O'Brian, (Urdu: مايكل او براءين; born: 5 January 1928 – 10 March 2002), was an air force officer and two-star general in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) who served as the Commandant of National Defence University, Islamabad. O'Brian was the first Pakistan Air Force general to serve as the Commandant of the university. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff, and was one of the distinguished Christian pilots who participated in Indo-Pakistan wars of 1947, 1965, and the 1971. Born

neg: Michael John O'Brian Michael John O'Brian Air Vice-Marshal (Major-General) Michael John O'Brian, (Urdu: مايكل او براءين; born: 5 January 1928 – 10 March 2002), was an air force officer and two-star general in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) who served as the Commandant of National Defence University, Islamabad. O'Brian was the first Pakistan Air Force general to serve as the Commandant of the university. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff, and was one of the distinguished Christian pilots who participated in Indo-Pakistan wars of 1947, 1965, and the 1971. Born into an Indian Christian family in Lahore, O'Brian enlisted

neg: Olga E. Custodio Olga E. Custodio Lieutenant Colonel Olga E. Custodio (born 1953) is a former United States Air Force officer who became the first female Hispanic U.S. military pilot. She was the first Hispanic woman to complete U.S. Air Force military pilot training. Upon retiring from the military, she became one of the first female Hispanic commercial airline captains. Custodio was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her father, a sergeant in the United States Army, was often stationed in various countries where the United States has its military installations. Custodio and the rest of the family would accompany him on his

neg: Air officer commanding Air officer commanding Air officer commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group. The equivalent term for army officers is general officer commanding (GOC), from where the air force term was derived. An air officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called an air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C). In the RAF those air officers who command a group are

neg: Air officer commanding Marine officers who may or may not be aviators. Air officer commanding Air officer commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group. The equivalent term for army officers is general officer commanding (GOC), from where the air force term was derived. An air officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called an air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C). In the

neg: Nicky Smith (RAF officer) Nicky Smith (RAF officer) Squadron Leader Nicola Elizabeth Smith is a retired British Royal Air Force officer. She was the first female military helicopter pilot in the United Kingdom and in 2002 she became the first female to command a flying squadron. Nicky Smith was born in Colchester and studied aeronautical engineering at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where she joined Cambridge University Air Squadron in 1986. Regraded from acting pilot officer to pilot officer on 15 July 1989, she passed out from the RAF College Cranwell in 1990 with the Sash of Merit as best female cadet. She was promoted flying

neg: Marshal of the air force held once and is currently retained only on paper. China also does not use a marshal rank, preferring first class general ("kong jun yi ji shang jiang") which has never been held by an air force officer and was abolished in 1994. Spain uses the equivalent rank of captain general of the Air Force which is held only by HM King Felipe VI. A marshal of the air force is mentioned in Roald Dahl's book "The BFG". Dahl himself was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II. Marshal of the air force Marshal of the air force is

neg: Hugh T. Broomall Since August 2010, Broomall has simultaneously served as Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, and Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. Broomall was promoted to Major General on September 18, 2010. He was the first general officer in the Delaware Air National Guard who was non-prior active duty military service and one of the few to emerge from the enlisted ranks. Broomall's thesis at the United States Army War College was "Integration of the National Guard into the Total Force." His dissertation at Wilmington University was "National Guard Officer

neg: History of the Pakistan Air Force successful cadets by a "delighted" General Ahsan Saleem Hayat, vice chief of the Pakistan Army, who acknowledged that the PAF was the first of the Pakistani armed forces to introduce women to its combat units. One of the women, Flying Officer Nadia Gul, was awarded a trophy for best academic achievement. The other female graduates were Mariam Khalil, Saira Batool and the above-mentioned Saba Khan. A second batch of pilots, including 3 female pilots, graduated from the 117th GD(P) course at PAF Academy Risalpur in September 2006. The Sword of Honour for best all-round performance was awarded to Aviation Cadet

neg: William J. Donahue the Air Force. He was responsible for three field operating agencies: the Air Force Communications Agency, the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency and the Air Force Frequency Management Agency. The general entered active duty in September 1966 and was commissioned in November 1966 through Officer Training School. He has commanded two communications groups and has served as the chief communications-computer officer for the Iceland Defense Force, two numbered air forces and two major commands. William J. Donahue William J. "Bill" Donahue (born February 10, 1945) is a retired Lieutenant General for the United States Air Force who transformed networks and

neg: Linda Corbould Linda Corbould Wing Commander Linda Mary Corbould OAM is a retired officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who was the first woman to command a RAAF flying squadron. She joined the RAAF in 1981, and became one of its first female pilots in the early 1990s. Corbould flew transport aircraft, including during the Iraq War in 2003, and commanded No. 36 Squadron from 2006 to 2008. She retired from the RAAF in 2011, but remains an officer in the Air Force Reserve. Linda Corbould was raised in Tasmania, Australia and joined the RAAF in 1981. At this time

neg: General officer the general officer ranks for both the army and the air force, as well as their marine corps; other nations only use the general officer ranks for the army, while in the air force they use air officers as the equivalent of general officers. They use the air force rank of air chief marshal as the equivalent of the specific army rank of general. This latter group includes the British Royal Air Force and many current and former Commonwealth air forces—e.g. Royal Australian Air Force, Indian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Nigerian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, etc.

neg: Pakistan Air Force pilots at PAF Academy Risalpur before they graduated and were awarded their Flying Badges during the ceremony. Certificates of honour were handed to the successful cadets by a "delighted" General Ahsan Saleem Hayat, vice chief of the Pakistan Army, who acknowledged that the PAF was the first of the Pakistan Armed Forces to introduce women to its combat units. One of the women, Flying Officer Nadia Gul, was awarded a trophy for best academic achievement. The other female graduates were Mariam Khalil, Saira Batool and the above-mentioned Saba Khan. A second batch of pilots, including 3 female pilots, graduated from

neg: Frank Maxwell Andrews Frank Maxwell Andrews Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (February 3, 1884 – May 3, 1943) was a senior officer of the United States Army and one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces, which was later to become the United States Air Force. In leadership positions within the Army Air Corps, he succeeded in advancing progress toward a separate and independent Air Force where predecessors and allies such as Billy Mitchell had failed. Andrews was the first head of a centralized American air force and the first air officer to serve on the Army's general staff. In

neg: Major general Army is equivalent to rear admiral in the Navy and air vice marshal in the Air Force. It is the lowest of the general officer ranks, ranking between brigadier and lieutenant general. The Pakistan Army has four female major generals. "Generał brygady" (, literally "general of a brigade", abbreviated gen. bryg.) is the lowest rank for generals in the Polish Army (both in the land forces and in the Polish air force). Depending on the context, it is equivalent to either the modern rank of major general, or the rank of brigadier general (mostly in historical context). The rank of

neg: Jan Andersson (Swedish Air Force officer) Jan Andersson (Swedish Air Force officer) Jan Robert Andreas Andersson (born 22 July 1955) is a Swedish Air Force major general. He served as Inspector General of the Air Force from 2003 to 2008. Andersson was born in Västervik, Sweden. He served in the Army Ranger School in Kiruna, Lapland and 19-years-old, on his way home from Kiruna, Andersson flew for the first time. He studied to become an engineer but dropped out and enrolled at the Royal Air Force Flight Academy in Ljungbyhed. Andersson then served at the Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21). In the mid-1980s he was

neg: Andrew Hall (RAF officer) promoted to air commodore and appointed Force Protection Force Commander, Air Officer Force Protection, Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment and Air Officer Royal Air Force Police. He stepped down from those appointments in April 2016. Andrew Hall (RAF officer) Air Commodore Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Hall, is a Royal Air Force officer. From May 2013 to April 2016, he served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment. On 15 August 1985, the then Aircraftman Hall was commissioned in the Security Branch of the Royal Air Force as an acting pilot officer. He was given the service number 8024358J. On 15 February 1986,

neg: Olga E. Custodio of Puerto Rico, Custodio has also earned the following: Custodio was recognized twice by the Senate of Puerto Rico. In 2001, she was recognized by Elizabeth Arden/Revista Imagen of Puerto Rico as one of the recipient of "La Belleza Inteligente 2001" award.In 2017, Custodio was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame for being the first Hispanic Female Military pilot in the United States Air Force. Olga E. Custodio Lieutenant Colonel Olga E. Custodio (born 1953) is a former United States Air Force officer who became the first female Hispanic U.S. military pilot. She was the

neg: Douglas M. Fraser Douglas M. Fraser Douglas Malcolm Fraser (born April 16, 1953), is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). He was the first U.S. Air Force officer to become USSOUTHCOM's combatant commander. He previously served as Deputy Commander, United States Pacific Command from April 2008 to June 24, 2009. He assumed his final assignment on June 25, 2009. General Fraser earned his commission upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1975. His operational assignments include Europe, the Pacific, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command. He has

neg: Namibian Defence Force Officers and Flag Officers.The exception however is the Joint Operations Directorate whose head is a Major General, who also doubles up as the GOC Special Forces.The Joint Operations Directorate is responsible for Force deployment in the Military. The Chief of Defence Force is always a commissioned three star General/Air/Flag Officer from the officer corps.The first chief of the NDF was Lieutenant-General Dimo Hamaambo. He was previously the leader of PLAN, and a survivor of the Battle of Cassinga. Lieutenant-General Hamaambo was the first to be laid to rest at the Heroes' Acre memorial outside Windhoek, a few days after its

neg: Lionel Charlton Lionel Charlton Air Commodore Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton, (7 July 1879 – 18 April 1958) was a British infantry officer who served in the Second Boer War. During the First World War, Charlton held several command and staff posts in the Royal Flying Corps, finishing the war as a brigadier general. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation, Charlton served in several air officer posts until his retirement from the air force in 1928. Most notably, Charlton resigned his position as the RAF's Chief Staff Officer in Iraq as he objected to the bombing of Iraqi villages. Lionel

neg: Richard S. Hassan Richard S. Hassan Richard S. Hassan is a retired officer of the United States Air Force. He served as director of the Air Force Senior Leader Management Office in Crystal City, Virginia, overseeing career development for senior leaders in the Air Force. He is of Irish background. Though Hassan was a brigadier general, the Secretary of the Air Force retired him in the lower grade of colonel shortly after he was found to have sexually harassed female subordinates, engaged in unprofessional relationships and created a hostile work environment. The revelations about Hassan surfaced shortly after a similar scandal involving former

neg: General of the Air Force rank was listed as "General of the Army (USAAF)". 1947–1949 On September 18, 1947, the United States Air Force was founded as a separate branch of service. For the first few months of its existence, U.S. Air Force ranks were identical to the Army, and Air Force service members continued to wear the olive drab U.S. Army Air Force uniforms. In early 1948, the Air Force slightly changed some of the rank titles to include codifying Air Force warrant officer positions as well as specifying that the five-star general rank within the Air Force would be known thereafter as "General

neg: Air Force ranks and insignia of Chile on their shoulder collars alongside their unique cuff marking. The officer ranking system and insignia are similar to the RAF pattern of ranks, save for the General officer ranks, modified to suit the British style ranks, and the Colonel rank. Other ranks with foreign influences are that of Air Brigade General, a general officer rank in the French Air Force, and Air General, a general officer rank in the Spanish Air Force and the Bolivian and Colombian air forces. Air Force ranks and insignia of Chile Ranks and insignia, similar to the Royal Air Force but adapted to suit the

neg: Air Training Officer Air Training Officer Air Training Officers (ATO) were specially selected commissioned officers who served as surrogate upperclass cadets at the United States Air Force Academy. The original Air Training Officers were commissioned junior officers who served as a surrogate upperclass for incoming cadets before there were actual upperclass cadets to conduct training and oversee the Cadet Wing. In 1976, the ATO program was revived in a modified form when women were allowed to attend the Air Force Academy. The Academy brought in a number of female junior officers to learn about Academy life and act as surrogate upperclassmen specifically for

neg: General of the Air Force General of the Air Force The General of the Air Force (abbreviated as GAF) is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the United States Army and Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The rank has only been held once in history, by General Henry H. Arnold, who served as head of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. 1944–1947 The term "General of the Air Force"

neg: Flight officer nations. The rank was used by the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and its successor, the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF), until 1968, and by Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) until 1980. It was also previously used in the Women's Royal Australian Air Force, which was absorbed into the Royal Australian Air Force in 1977. Flight officer The title flight officer was a military rank used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was also an air force rank in several Commonwealth nations where it was used for female officers and

neg: Abimbola Abolarinwa Abimbola Abolarinwa Abimbola Ayodeji Abolarinwa (born , is a Nigerian physician who is regarded as the first female urologist in Nigeria. Born in England, United Kingdom to a mother who is a lawyer and a father who is a Nigerian Air Force officer and surgeon; Abolarinwa is a native of Illofa, a suburb of Oke Ero local government area of Kwara State. She had her primary school education at Air Force Primary School, Kaduna and her secondary school education at Air Force Girls Military School, Jos before she proceeded to study Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, graduating in

neg: Johan Koren Christie (air force officer) Arms'). He died in July 1995 at the family farm in Vang. Johan Koren Christie (air force officer) Johan Koren Christie (23 July 1909 – 5 July 1995) was a Norwegian engineer and air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He was born in Vang, Hedmark as a son of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952). He was a brother of pianist Amalie Christie and officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a grandnephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie and Christian Christie. He was a second cousin of Jacob

neg: Nicky Smith (RAF officer) ties with the service by joining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) as a flying officer, and taught mathematics at Felsted School until September 2007, when she joined CHC Helicopter as business development manager and Soteria Search and Rescue as transition manager. In April 2011, she joined Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance as an air ambulance pilot. In November 2014, Captain Smith moved to Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Nicky Smith (RAF officer) Squadron Leader Nicola Elizabeth Smith is a retired British Royal Air Force officer. She was the first female military helicopter pilot in the United Kingdom and in

neg: Women in Indian Armed Forces Army officer commissioned in the Corps of Military intelligence in 2011, is the first woman to be appointed as a key aide to an Army Commander. Swati Singh (Captain), an engineer and then only female officer in her 63 Brigade of the Indian Army, is the first female officer to be deployed at Nathu La pass as Signals in-charge. Sophia Qureshi (Lt. Colonel) of the Corps of Signals is the first female officer to lead a training contingent of the Indian Army at Force 18, the ASEAN Plus multinational field training exercise held in 2016. Indian Air Force inducts women

neg: Johan Koren Christie (air force officer) Johan Koren Christie (air force officer) Johan Koren Christie (23 July 1909 – 5 July 1995) was a Norwegian engineer and air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He was born in Vang, Hedmark as a son of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952). He was a brother of pianist Amalie Christie and officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a grandnephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie and Christian Christie. He was a second cousin of Jacob Christie Kielland. In 1939 he married Gustava Kielland Winsnes (1910–1993). They had

neg: Werner Hosewinckel Christie (air force officer) in Oslo. Werner Hosewinckel Christie (air force officer) Werner Hosewinckel Christie (13 December 1917 – 29 December 2004) was a Norwegian air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He was born in Vang, Hedmark as a son of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952). He was a brother of pianist Amalie Christie and officer Johan Koren Christie, an uncle of politician Werner Christie and a grandnephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie and architect Christian Christie. He was also a second cousin of Jacob Christie Kielland and Else

neg: Rebecca Ohm at the 180th Fighter Wing, becoming the first female fighter pilot at the 180th Fighter Wing and within the state of Ohio. Ohm has been on several combat deployments and received the Air Medal in support of Operation Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ohm was the first female fighter pilot within the state of Ohio to become an F-16 instructor pilot. She has been interviewed in air force TV news on 2015 women's history month as First 180th FW Female Fighter Pilot. Rebecca Ohm Rebecca "Becky" Ohm is a United States Air Force officer, and the

neg: Werner Hosewinckel Christie (air force officer) Werner Hosewinckel Christie (air force officer) Werner Hosewinckel Christie (13 December 1917 – 29 December 2004) was a Norwegian air force officer, who reached the rank of major general in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He was born in Vang, Hedmark as a son of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952). He was a brother of pianist Amalie Christie and officer Johan Koren Christie, an uncle of politician Werner Christie and a grandnephew of politician Hans Langsted Christie and architect Christian Christie. He was also a second cousin of Jacob Christie Kielland and Else Christie Kielland.

neg: Sri Lanka Air Force 1972. Notable fallen members includes; "See: Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing" The first female officers to join the air force were in 1972, to the Volunteer Air Force, today women are recruited to both the regular and volunteer forces as both officers and airwomen to the SLAF Women's Wing. However, there are no female pilots in the air force. Although female officers are not able to join the general duties pilot branch, they can join any other branch, including the SLAF Regiment and the Air Force Police. Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) (; )

neg: Lloyd Campbell Lloyd Campbell Lieutenant-General Lloyd Clark Campbell CMM, CD (born c. 1947) is a retired Canadian air force general who was Chief of the Air Staff in Canada from 2000 to 2003. Campbell joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1965 and trained as a fighter pilot. He served as Commanding Officer of 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta and by 1990 he was Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policy) at Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe. He became Commander Officer of 4 Fighter Wing and Base Commander of CFB Baden-Soellingen in 1992, Director General Force Development

neg: John Salmond John Salmond Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force. During the First World War he served as a squadron commander, a wing commander and then as General Officer Commanding the RAF on the Western Front towards the end of the war. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in the early 1920s when he halted a Turkish invasion and sought to put down a

neg: Olga E. Custodio Force pilot. She entered the Flight Screening Pilot Officer Training School in January 1980. After successful completion of Flight Screening she entered Officer Training School and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. She qualified for Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas and graduated the following year, thus becoming the first Latina to complete the U.S. Air Force military pilot training. Her first military assignment was that of instructor pilot at Laughlin AFB. She was the first female to become a Northrop T-38 Talon (T-38) UPT flight instructor at that base. The T-38 Talon is the Air

neg: John B. Cooper John B. Cooper John B. Cooper is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who most recently served as the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection. During his 35 year career he served in various assignments involving Munitions, Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics. He was commissioned in 1983 through the Air Force ROTC program at The Citadel, his early assignments included Munitions Maintenance Officer at Hurlburt Field, Florida and Plattsburgh AFB, New York then service as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. He served as an Assignments Officer and Executive Officer

neg: John Salmond daughter. On 14 November 1947 his daughter Rosemary Laura Salmond married Nicholas Mosley, and they had four children: John Salmond Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force. During the First World War he served as a squadron commander, a wing commander and then as General Officer Commanding the RAF on the Western Front towards the end of the war. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding British Forces

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Philip G. Killey Operations.

 Philip G. Killey Philip G. Killey is a retired United States Air Force officer. He attained the rank of Major General, and served as Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard, Director of the Air National Guard and Commander of First Air Force. Philp G. Killey was born in Monmouth, Illinois on October 1, 1941. He graduated from Monmouth High School in 1959, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and mathematics from Monmouth College in 1963. Killey received his commission in 1963 through Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force

neg: Philip G. Killey Philip G. Killey Philip G. Killey is a retired United States Air Force officer. He attained the rank of Major General, and served as Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard, Director of the Air National Guard and Commander of First Air Force. Philp G. Killey was born in Monmouth, Illinois on October 1, 1941. He graduated from Monmouth High School in 1959, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and mathematics from Monmouth College in 1963. Killey received his commission in 1963 through Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Upon qualification

neg: Inamul Haque Khan Inamul Haque Khan Air Marshal Inamul Haque Khan (Urdu:إنعام الحـــق خان; 23 May 1927 – 10 August 2017) , was a three-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force who is known for his role as AOC of the Eastern Air Command of the Pakistan Air Force. In 1971, Inamul Haque Khan, as Air Commodore, was one of the highest-ranking officer who was taken war prisoner by India after Eastern Command's Commander Lieutenant-General A.A.K. Niazi signed an instrument of surrender with Indian Army's Eastern Command GOC-in-C, Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora. After his repatriation in 1973, he continued to serve in

neg: General of the Air Force although continued to state that the rank was officially listed in the Air Force promotion hierarchy. 1981–present In 1981, the last surviving five-star officer (General of the Army Omar Bradley) died, thus leaving no living officer of five-star rank. The General of the Air Force rank was listed in a number of Air Force publications as "inactive" or "reserved for wartime", although the rank still remained on most insignia charts. In 1993, General Merrill McPeak introduced an extremely unpopular uniform design which changed Air Force officer insignia to a stripe-based system reminiscent of the United States Navy and often derogatorily

neg: Hispanics in the United States Air Force of service of active duty service. In 1985, Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of brigadier general in the Air Force and was the first female general from New Mexico. She received her nursing diploma from Regina School of Nursing in Albuquerque. Because of her work on the base, she decided to join the military as a nurse. Vigil-Schimmenti retired from the Air Force in October, 1988. In April 2003, Brigadier General Ricardo Aponte became the Deputy Director for Operations, Headquarters United States Southern Command in Miami, Florida. In October 2004, he was named Director,

neg: United States Air Force officer rank insignia insignia stayed. United States Air Force officer rank insignia The United States Air Force officer rank insignia in use today. This chart displays the United States Air Force officer rank insignia. The ranks are divided into three sections: company grade, field grade, and general officers. Company grade officers are those officers of grades O-1 to O-3. Field grade officers are those of grades O-4 to O-6. General officers are those of O-7 and above. Currently, promotion from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant is virtually guaranteed after two years of satisfactory service. Promotion to Captain is virtually guaranteed after another two

neg: United States Air Force officer rank insignia United States Air Force officer rank insignia The United States Air Force officer rank insignia in use today. This chart displays the United States Air Force officer rank insignia. The ranks are divided into three sections: company grade, field grade, and general officers. Company grade officers are those officers of grades O-1 to O-3. Field grade officers are those of grades O-4 to O-6. General officers are those of O-7 and above. Currently, promotion from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant is virtually guaranteed after two years of satisfactory service. Promotion to Captain is virtually guaranteed after another two years of

neg: Lone Træholt Lone Træholt Lone Træholt is the first woman in the Danish armed forces to obtain the rank of general. On 30 September 2016, she was promoted to brigadier general in the Royal Danish Air Force, heading the Tactical Air Staff. In 2000, Træholt was also the first woman in the Danish Air Force to hold the rank of lieutenant colonel (), and in 2008, the first female colonel (). Born on 15 July 1958 in Løkken in north-western Jutland, Lone Træholt matriculated from Brønderslev Gymnasium in 1977. She had initially considered studying biology but her elder brother, who was an

neg: Scott Clements (Canadian general) before retiring in 1995. In retirement he became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority and then President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fort McMurray Airports Authority. Scott Clements (Canadian general) Lieutenant-General George Scott Clements CMM, CD (born c. 1941) is a retired Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1993 to 1995. Clemments joined the Canadian Air Force in 1961 and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a fighter pilot. He served as Commanding Officer of 434 Tactical Fighter Squadron in the mid 1970s.

neg: Maria Ziadie-Haddad officer, for Air Jamaica, co-piloting a Boeing 727 making her one of the first commercial female jet pilots in the Western hemisphere. She was promoted in 1982 as second officer of the Airbus A300 fleet and four years later became the A300 fleet’s first officer. Ziada married fellow pilot Brian B. Haddad, who served ten years with the Jamaica Defence Force before moving over to Air Jamaica. On 1 July 1996, Ziada-Haddad served as co-captain on a Boeing 727 flight #034 from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston with Captain Enrique Acevedo. The following day, she commanded her first solo flight as

neg: Jan Andersson (Swedish Air Force officer) recruited to Linjeflyg as a commercial pilot but decided to stay in the air force. He underwent the management course at the Swedish National Defence College from 1987 to 1989. He flew Saab JAS 39 Gripen for the first time on 23 June 1993. He was then chief of tactical evaluation of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Andersson was commanding officer of the Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7) from 1998 to 2001. He was then appointed deputy commanding officer of the Air Force Tactical Command in Uppsala and deputy Inspector General of the Air Force on 1 April 2001.

neg: Douglas M. Fraser previously served as Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado; as well as Commander, Alaskan Command, United States Pacific Command; Commander, 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, Alaskan North American Defense Region, with headquarters at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Prior to his final assignment, he was Deputy Commander, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii Douglas M. Fraser Douglas Malcolm Fraser (born April 16, 1953), is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). He was the first U.S. Air Force officer to become

neg: Major general position of chief of defence force, who commands all New Zealand's armed forces. This position is subject to rotation between the heads of the air force, army, and navy. The rank of "sojang" is also used in North Korea, where it is the lowest general officer and flag officer rank, equivalent to a one-star general. The North Korean equivalent to a two-star general is "jungjang", which roughly translates as lieutenant general. In the Norwegian Army, the Air Force and the Home Guard, "generalmajor" is the lowest general officer rank, equivalent to "kontreadmiral" in the Navy. Major general in the Pakistan

neg: Bengt Nordenskiöld July 1937 and was head of the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College from 1 October 1939 to 30 September 1941 and commanding officer of the Air Group (E 1) from 1939 to 1942. He was promoted to major general on 6 June 1941 - as the youngest officer in modern Swedish history - which received great attention in the media. Nordenskiöld was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Chief of the Air Force on 1 July 1942. He was the first pilot trained Chief of the Air Force and during the air wing visits, he flew a J 9

neg: Antonio J. Ramos Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center and Assistant to the Commander for International Affairs, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. Brigadier General Ramos retired from the Air Force on August 1, 1999. Among Brigadier General Antonio Ramos' decorations and medals were the following: Badges: Antonio J. Ramos Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos (born 1946) was an officer of the United States Air Force. He was the first Hispanic to serve as commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and dual-hatted as Assistant to the Commander for International Affairs, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. In 1969, Ramos was commissioned

neg: Marion L. Boswell Atkinson, commander, Second Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base, and went to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in 1952 with the general, who became commander in chief, Alaskan Air Command. From September 1955 to September 1958, he was operations officer and assistant deputy commander for operations, 384th Bombardment Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. He was assigned to duty in October 1958 with the commandant of cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, as group air officer commanding, Cadet Wing, and director of military studies. In July 1961 he became deputy commander for operations, 97th Bombardment Wing, Blytheville

neg: Clarence L. Tinker Clarence L. Tinker Major General Clarence Leonard Tinker (21 November 1887 – 7 June 1942) (Osage) was a career United States Army officer, the highest ranking Native-American officer and the first to reach that rank. During World War II, he had been assigned as Commander of the Seventh Air Force in Hawaii to reorganize the air defenses. He flew to lead a force during the Battle of Midway in June 1942; his plane went out of control and was lost in the ocean. He was the first general to be killed in the war. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma

neg: Ralph Eberhart Ralph Eberhart General Ralph Edward "Ed" Eberhart (born December 6, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He was in charge of NORAD on 9/11. General Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, having been the cadet wing commander during his senior year. His staff experience includes serving as executive officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff at Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff

neg: Ralph Eberhart Ralph Eberhart General Ralph Edward "Ed" Eberhart (born December 6, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He was in charge of NORAD on 9/11. General Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, having been the cadet wing commander during his senior year. His staff experience includes serving as executive officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff at Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff

neg: Mats Nilsson (Swedish Air Force officer) Mats Nilsson (Swedish Air Force officer) Mats Evald Nilsson (born 30 December 1956) is a Swedish Air Force lieutenant general. He served as Inspector General of the Air Force from 2000 to 2002 and as head of the Joint Forces Directorate from 2002 to 2007. Nilsson is currently serving as the First Marshal of the Court since 2012. Nilsson was born in Västerås, Sweden and grew up in Lomma, Scania, having moved there with his parents when he was three years old. Nilsson started gliding when he was 15-year-old. Nilsson was also a talented high school student, and as such

neg: Kenneth P. Bergquist (United States Air Force) in the United States Army. Bergquist began flight training at Randolph Air Force Base in 1935, and completed flight training at Kelly Air Force Base, receiving his pilot's wings in October 1936. Bergquist's first posting was to Langley Air Force Base. In December 1937, he became assistant operations officer of the 8th Pursuit Group at Langley. He next became assistant operations officer of the 2nd Wing at General Headquarters Air Force, also at Langley. After a promotion to first lieutenant, Bergquist was posted to the 18th Pursuit Group at Wheeler Army Airfield in mid-1939. He was promoted to become the

neg: Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces the PAF. The then vice chief of army staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat handed certificates of honour to the successful men and women cadets in the PAF Academy. Women fighter pilots the F-7 fighter jets and are trained in carrying out the bombing and aerial combat missions. The women in PAF also operate a feminist organization, the Pakistan Air Force Women Association (PAFWA), to promote women to join the PAF as combat pilots and to promote women's health in the Air Force. Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar was the first female pilot of the PAF to die in a routine exercise.

neg: United States Air Force Medical Service United States Air Force Medical Service The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force’s first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman that the Air Force needed its own medical service. In the summer of 1949, Air Force General Order No. 35 established a medical service with the following officer personnel components: Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Medical Service Corps, Air

neg: Richard D. King (United States Air Force officer) the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon and the Air Force Training Ribbon. Richard D. King (United States Air Force officer) Richard D. King is a retired Brigadier General in the California Air National Guard. King was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force through the Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in 1980. He then received further training at Keesler Air Force Base. After completing his training, King was stationed at Andersen Air Force Base until 1982, when he was transferred to Vandenberg Air Force Base. In 1983, King

neg: Richard D. King (United States Air Force officer) Richard D. King (United States Air Force officer) Richard D. King is a retired Brigadier General in the California Air National Guard. King was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force through the Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in 1980. He then received further training at Keesler Air Force Base. After completing his training, King was stationed at Andersen Air Force Base until 1982, when he was transferred to Vandenberg Air Force Base. In 1983, King transferred to the California Air National Guard and was assigned to the 261st Combat Communications Squadron. King

neg: David A. Robinson (Class 2005). David A. Robinson David A. Robinson (born 1954, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) 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 U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Robinson who was born in Woonsocket, was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a 1976 honor graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. A career fighter and instructor pilot, he also flew combat support missions in the KC-135R during Operation Deny Flight. General Robinson has served as a squadron operations officer, squadron commander and wing

neg: David A. Robinson David A. Robinson David A. Robinson (born 1954, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) 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 U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Robinson who was born in Woonsocket, was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a 1976 honor graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. A career fighter and instructor pilot, he also flew combat support missions in the KC-135R during Operation Deny Flight. General Robinson has served as a squadron operations officer, squadron commander and wing vice commander.

neg: United States Air Force Medical Service Enlisted medics are led by a Chief Master Sergeant. United States Air Force Medical Service The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force’s first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman that the Air Force needed its own medical service. In the summer of 1949, Air Force General Order No. 35 established a medical service with the following officer personnel components: Medical

neg: Frank Maxwell Andrews was named after him. Frank Maxwell Andrews Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (February 3, 1884 – May 3, 1943) was a senior officer of the United States Army and one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces, which was later to become the United States Air Force. In leadership positions within the Army Air Corps, he succeeded in advancing progress toward a separate and independent Air Force where predecessors and allies such as Billy Mitchell had failed. Andrews was the first head of a centralized American air force and the first air officer to serve on the

neg: Dale Meyerrose chief information officer for U.S. Northern Command, the first modern U.S. military command responsible for homeland defense. General Meyerrose served as the director of communications for coalition task forces supporting post-DESERT STORM operations in Southwest Asia and subsequent combat operations in the Balkan Peninsula. In his last military assignment, General Meyerrose was the Director of Command Control Systems, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Director of Architectures and Integration, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He also served as the Chief Information Officer and Air Force Element Commander for Air Force personnel for both commands. General