Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps - Notable Air Force ROTC Graduates

Notable Air Force ROTC Graduates

• Jimmie V. Adams, former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - Auburn University
• Michael P. Anderson, Astronaut; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (deceased) - University of Washington
• Rudolf Anderson, Jr, U-2 pilot during (and only casualty of) the Cuban Missile Crisis, first Air Force Cross recipient (posthumous); Major, USAF (Deceased)
• Ricardo Aponte, Brigadier General, USAFR (ret.) - University of Puerto Rico
• Joseph W. Ashy, former Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD); General, USAF (ret.) - Texas A&M University
• George T. Babbitt Jr., former Commander, Air Force Material Command (AFMC);, General, USAF (ret.) - University of Washington
• Dr. Thomas P. Ball, Commander, Joint Military Medical Command, Major General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Charles B. DeBellevue, ranking fighter ace during Vietnam War and Air Force Cross recipient; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - University of Southwestern Louisiana
• Steven L. Bennett, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumous); Captain, USAF (deceased) - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Gerald A. Black, Commander 349th Air Mobility Wing, Brigadier General, USAFR (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Guion Bluford, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Penn State University
• Billy J. Boles, former Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC); General, USAF (ret.) - North Carolina State University
• Claude M. Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; former Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center; Major General, USAF (ret.) - University of Nebraska
• John A. Bradley, former Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC); Lieutenant General, USAFR (ret.) - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• Roger A. Brady, former Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Oklahoma
• Philip M. Breedlove, 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General, USAF - Georgia Tech
• Mark N. Brown, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Purdue University
• Frank B. Campbell, Director J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff; former Commander 12th Air Force and U.S. Southern Command Air Forces, Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Bruce Carlson, Director, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); former Commander, Air Force Material Command (AFMC); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Minnesota Duluth
• Duane G. Carey, Astronaut; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (ret.) - University of Minnesota
• John T. Chain, Jr., former Commander, Strategic Air Command (SAC); General, USAF (ret.) - Denison University
• James R. Clapper, Jr., Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence; former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - University of Maryland, College Park
• Catherine Coleman, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Eileen Collins, Astronaut and first female Space Shuttle Commander; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Syracuse University
• J. Quincy Collins, F-105 pilot, captured in Vietnam, served as a Prisoner of War (POW) in the "Hanoi Hilton" for 7½ years; his cellmate was John McCain 2008 Republican Presidential Nominee, Colonel, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Donald G. Cook, former Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC); General, USAF (ret.) - Michigan State University
• John B. Cooper, Director of Logistics, HQ USAF, Major General, USAF - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• William B. Davidson, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Senior Executive Service; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Florida State University
• Roger G. DeKok, former Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC);, Lieutenant General, USAF (ret., deceased)
• David A. Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A2), HQ USAF; Lieutenant General, USAF - University of Virginia
• William J. Elander, former USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration Pilot, captured and was tortured at the "Hanoi Hilton" in Vietnam, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Joseph Henry Engle, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - University of Kansas
• John M. Fabian, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Washington State University
• Michael Fincke, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Bernard Francis Fisher, Medal of Honor recipient; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - University of Utah
• Robert H. Foglesong, former President of Mississippi State University; former Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE); General, USAF (ret.) - West Virginia University
• Michael E. Fossum, Astronaut; Colonel, USAFR - Texas A&M University
• William M. Fraser III, Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); General, USAF - Texas A&M University
• Patrick K. Gamble, former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - Texas A&M University
• Jim Geringer, former Governor of Wyoming; former Captain, USAF - Kansas State University
• John A. Gordon, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Missouri
• Irwin P. Graham, former Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); Major General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Lindsey Graham, US Senator from South Carolina (R-SC); Colonel, USAFR - University of South Carolina
• George A. Gray III, Commander 438th Airlift Wing, Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Jack I. Gregory, former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Kentucky
• Phil Hardberger, former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas; former Captain, USAF - Texas Tech University
• Henry Hartsfield, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Auburn University
• Michael Hayden, former Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and former Director, National Security Agency (NSA); General, USAF (ret.) - Duquesne University
• Guy L. Hecker, former Director of the Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., Major General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Paul V. Hester, former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Mississippi
• Van Hilleary, US Congressman from Tennessee (R-TN); Colonel, USAFR - University of Tennessee
• Hal M. Hornburg, former Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); General, USAF (ret.) - Texas A&M University
• Charles A. Horner, former Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD); commanded U.S. and Allied/Coalition air operations during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm; General, USAF (ret.) - University of Iowa
• Gilmary Michael Hostage III, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT); Lieutenant General, USAF - Duke University
• Kristin Hubbard, Advance Pilot/Narrator (Thunderbird #8), USAF Air Demonstration Squadron/United States Air Force Thunderbirds; Captain, USAF - University of Washington
• Andrew P. Iosue, former Commander, Air Training Command (ATC); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Massachusetts
• John P. Jumper, former Air Force Chief of Staff; former Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); former Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE); General, USAF (ret.) - Virginia Military Institute
• Robert Kehler, Commander, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC); General, USAF - Pennsylvania State University
• Ronald E. Keys, former Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); General, USAF (ret.) - Kansas State University
• James M. Kowalski, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command; Lieutenant General, USAF - University of Cincinnati
• Daniel P. Leaf, former Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM); Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Arthur J. Lichte, former Commander, Air Mobility Command (AMC); General, USAF (ret.) - Manhattan College
• Lance W. Lord, former Commander, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC); former Commander, Air University (AU); General, USAF (ret.) - Otterbein College
• Lester Lyles, former Commander, Air Force Material Command (AFMC); General, USAF (ret.) - Howard University
• Charles W. Lyon, Director of Operations, Air Combat Command; Commander, Air Forces Afghanistan; Major General, USAF - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Antonio Maldonado, former Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation - Madrid, Spain; Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - University of Puerto Rico
• James P. McCarthy, former Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM); former Commander, 8th Air Force; General, USAF (ret.)- Kent State University
• Pamela Melroy, Astronaut; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Wellesley College (commissioned via AFROTC Det 365 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Richard L. Meyer, Vice Commander 12th Air Force, Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Charles C. McDonald, former Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC); General, USAF (ret.) - University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Craig R. McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), former Director, Air National Guard (ANG) and former Commander, 1st Air Force; General, USAF - Southern Methodist University
• Richard W. McKinney, Senior Executive Service; Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs; Colonel, USAF (ret.) - Washington State University
• Merrill A. McPeak, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - San Diego State
• Richard O. Middleton, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Air Mobility Command (AMC); Brigadier General, USAFR - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Kenneth Minihan, former Director, National Security Agency (NSA); Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - Florida State University
• Thomas S. Moorman Jr., former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and former Commander, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC); General, USAF (ret.) - Dartmouth College
• T. Michael Moseley, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and former Commander, 9th Air Force; commanded U.S. and Allied air operations during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; General, USAF (ret.) - Texas A&M University
• Richard B. Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD); former Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF (ret.) - Kansas State University
• Lloyd W. Newton, former Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC); first African-American U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, General, USAF (ret.) - Tennessee State University
• Gary L. North - Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); General, USAF - East Carolina University
• Scott O'Grady, Major, USAFR - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott, Arizona campus)
• Ellison Onizuka, Astronaut (Killed in Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-51-L disaster), Colonel, USAF (deceased)- University of Colorado at Boulder
• Samuel C. Phillips, former Commander, Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) and former Director, National Security Agency (NSA);, General, USAF (ret., deceased) - University of Wyoming
• Richard A. Platt, former ANG Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE); Major General, USAF / Air National Guard (ret.) - New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Joseph W. Ralston, former Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and former Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); General, USAF (ret.) - Miami University
• Antonio J. Ramos, former Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center; Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - University of Puerto Rico
• Thomas C. Richards, former Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and former Commander, Air University (AU); General, USAF (ret.) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute
• Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, F-15 pilot with 2 aerial victories during Desert Storm in 1991, one MIG kill over Kosovo 1999, the fighter pilot with the most victories since Vietnam, Colonel, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Marc E. Rogers, Inspector General of the Air Force; Lieutenant General, USAF - University of Missouri
• John W. Rosa, former Superintendent U.S. Air Force Academy; Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Robert D. Russ, former Commander, Tactical Air Command (TAC); General, USAF (ret., deceased)- Washington State University
• Robert L. Rutherford, former Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and former Commander, Air Mobility Command (AMC); General, USAF (ret.) - Southwest Texas State University
• John B. Sams, Jr., former Vice Commander, Air Mobility Command, Commander, 15th Air Force; Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Ellie G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr., former Commander 8th Air Force, Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• David Lamar Smith, F-4 pilot with 353 combat missions in Vietnam, pilot in first USAF Aggressor Squadron, Commander and Flight Leader of the Thunderbirds; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Charles F. Wald, former Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM); General, USAF (ret.) - North Dakota State University
• Claudius E. Watts III, former Comptroller, U.S. Air Force, former college President, Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Walter E. Webb III, Director for operations, Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, D.C.; Major General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• William Welser III, former Commander, 18th Air Force; Lieutenant General, USAF (ret.) - University at Buffalo
• Scott D. West, Vice Commander 13th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); Brigadier General, USAF - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Wallace W. Whaley, Commander 4th Air Force; Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve; Major General, USAFR (ret) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Randy Witt, Director of command, control, communications and computer systems, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM); Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
• Margaret H. Woodward, Vice Commander, 18th Air Force and Prospective Commander, 17th Air Force; Brigadier General (Major General selectee), USAF - Arizona State University
• Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander, 18th Wing; Brigadier General, USAF - University of Florida
• Ronald D. Yaggi, Director, Regional Affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs; Air Force member, Delegation to Inter-American Defense Board; and Air Force member, Joint Mexico-U.S. Defense Commission, Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) - The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina