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General Jerome Francis O'Malley (February 25, 1932 – April 20, 1985) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (VCSAF) from 1982 to 1983; Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from 1983 to 1984; and Commander, Tactical Air Command (COMTAC) from 1984 to 1985.
Following assignments as commander of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group and the 355th Fighter Group, Simler was assigned to the United States Air Force Academy as director of athletics. Later in his life, he would lead the campaign to establish the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, the annual football competition between the three U.S. service academies ...
Richard Milo Clark (born July 29, 1964) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the 21st Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy from 2020 to 2024. [1] He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration .
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 early 1943, he took the place of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander of all U.S. troops in the European Theater of Operations. Andrews was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in Iceland in ...
The United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School (usually referred to as the "Prep School") is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the academy. The program involves intense academic preparation (particularly in English, math and science), along with athletic and military training ...
Colonel Charles C. Tew (1846) first graduate of the college; served as professor and Commandant of the Citadel Academy and Superintendent of the Arsenal Academy, founded Hillsborough Military Academy in North Carolina. Killed in action at the Battle of Antietam in 1862 on the eve of his promotion to brigadier general.
Roslyn Littman "Roz" Schulte (March 18, 1984 – May 20, 2009) was a United States Air Force officer killed in action in the U.S. war in Afghanistan, making her the first female United States Air Force Academy graduate to be killed by enemy action and the second female graduate killed in action. [1]
Karl Wendell Richter (October 4, 1942 – July 28, 1967) was an officer in the United States Air Force and an accomplished fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.At the age of 23 he was the youngest pilot in that conflict to shoot down a MiG in air-to-air combat.