33 Notable alumni of
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
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The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is 2465th in the world, 860th in North America, and 813th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 33 notable alumni from the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jimmy Doolittle
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotengineermilitary officer
- Biography
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James Harold Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early coast-to-coast flights, record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop flight-test instrument flying.
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Guion Bluford
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- In 1974 graduated with Master of Science in aerospace engineering
- In 1978 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in aerospace engineering
- Occupations
- astronautaerospace engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
- Biography
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Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second black person in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
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George Kenney
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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George Churchill Kenney was a United States Army general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held between August 1942 and 1945.
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Archie Williams
- Occupations
- sprinterteacher
- Biography
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Archie Franklin Williams was an American U.S. Air Force officer, athlete, and teacher. He was the winner of the 400 meter run at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Bernard Adolph Schriever
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- military officer
- Biography
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Bernard Adolph Schriever, also known as Bennie Schriever, was a United States Air Force general who played a major role in the Air Force's space and ballistic missile programs.
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Milburn G. Apt
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- military officer
- Biography
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Milburn Grant "Mel" Apt was a U.S. Air Force test pilot, and the first man to attain speeds faster than Mach 3. He was killed after separating from the Bell X-2 in his escape capsule during the record-setting flight that exceeded Mach 3. Shortly afterwards, Secretary of the Air Force Donald A. Quarles commended Apt, saying he was "flying faster than any human being has been known to fly."
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Michael Wynne
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- military officerbusinessperson
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Michael Walter Wynne is an American politician and business executive and was the 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked for and received his resignation (and that of Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley) on June 5, 2008, in the wake of the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident and the mistaken shipment of Minuteman III parts to Taiwan in 2006, followed by an investigation by and a critical report from Admiral Kirkland H. Donald regarding the Minuteman incident.
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George T. Babbitt, Jr
- Occupations
- military officerdrummer
- Biography
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General George T. Babbitt is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), from 1997 to 2000.
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Charles R. Holland
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- military officer
- Biography
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Charles R. Holland is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As commander, he was responsible for all special operations forces across every branch in the U.S. Armed Forces. Currently, Holland is the first and the only member of the U.S. Air Force to serve as commander of USSOCOM.
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Robert T. Herres
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- military officeraircraft pilot
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Robert Tralles Herres was a United States Air Force general who served as the first vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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James Geurts
- Biography
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James F. Geurts is an American former government official and retired United States Air Force colonel who served in 2021 as the official performing the duties of United States Under Secretary of the Navy.
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John Arthur Macready
- Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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John Arthur Macready was an American test pilot and aviator. He was the only three-time recipient of the Mackay Trophy, and awarded in three consecutive years: once for altitude flight, once for transcontinental flight, and once for an endurance flight of 36 hours, 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Ray O. Johnson
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Ray O. Johnson is an American business executive. He is currently the chief executive officer of Technology Innovation Institute based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Before this, he served as the Lockheed Martin Corporation's chief technology officer and corporate senior vice president for engineering, technology, and operations.
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Rosanne Bailey
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Rosanne "Ro" Bailey was an American military officer and academic administrator. A retired United States Air Force brigadier general, she was named vice chancellor for administrative services at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in August 2006 following retirement from her military career. She oversaw administrative offices such as budget, business operations, purchasing, personnel, risk management, environmental health and safety, the fire and police departments, and facilities services.
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Jerry White
- Years
- 1937-.. (age 87)
- Occupations
- scientistwriter
- Biography
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Jerry E. White is a retired United States Air Force major general, author and former leader of the Christian parachurch organization, the Navigators.
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William J. Donahue
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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William J. "Bill" Donahue is a retired lieutenant general for the United States Air Force who transformed networks and communications during his long career. He retired in May 2000 as the director of communications and information at Air Force Headquarters and commander of the Air Force Communications and Information Center in Washington, D.C. During his 33-year Air Force career, Donahue served in a variety of communications, information, command and control positions at virtually every level in the Air Force. During his active-duty career, Donahue led the Internet and information technology transformation in the Air Force.
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Cary C. Chun
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Brigadier General Cary C. Chun is a retired senior officer of the United States Air Force. He served as the Deputy Commander, Operations and Interagency Integration, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and the Director for Mission Operations, National Reconnaissance Office. In this role, he led all Department of Defense space forces aligned with USSTRATCOM and provided tailored, responsive, local and global effects in support of national, USSTRATCOM and combatant commander objectives. As Director for Mission Operations, he led operations for all NRO overhead reconnaissance systems, ground stations, operational communications, and the operations center used to conduct intelligence activities essential for the national security of the United States and its allies.
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Leon E. Salomon
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in transport management
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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General Leon Edward Salomon was a retired United States Army general who served as Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army from 1986 to 1988.
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Robert H. McMahon
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Robert H. McMahon is a retired United States Air Force major general who later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. Prior to assuming his most recent role, McMahon served as president of Fickling Management Services and as a board member of State Bank and Trust, the Mercer National Engineering Advisory Board, and the Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation Foundation. He previously served as the director of C-17 Field Operations for the Boeing Company and as president and CEO of the 21st Century Partnership. While on active duty in the Air Force, McMahon's assignments included Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center; Director of Logistics, Headquarters United States Air Force; Director of Logistics, Air Mobility Command; and Commander, 309th Maintenance Wing, Ogden Air Logistics Center.
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Lawrence A. Skantze
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in nuclear engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lawrence Albert Skantze was a four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He served as commander, Air Force Systems Command at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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Forrest S. McCartney
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in nuclear engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Forrest Striplin McCartney was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and former director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.
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Ted F. Bowlds
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Ted Francis Bowlds is a former Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The center's mission is to acquire command and control systems for the Air Force. The organization comprises more than 12,000 people located at six sites throughout the United States. The men and women of the ESC manage more than $3 billion in programs annually in support of the Air Force, and joint and coalition forces.
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Mark Edward Bradley
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Studied in 1938
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Mark Edward Bradley Jr. was a United States Air Force general and a pioneering aviator. He served as commander of the U.S. Air Force Logistics Command.
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Robert A. Rosenberg
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with master's degree in aerospace engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General Robert Alan "Rosie" Rosenberg of United States Air Force was Director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1985 to September 1987. Throughout his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force, he was instrumental to the U.S. satellite program. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Roger G. DeKok
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- 1947-2003 (aged 56)
- Occupations
- military officerastronaut
- Biography
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Roger G. DeKok was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.
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Daniel R. Schroeder
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in systems management
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Daniel Richard Schroeder is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Deputy Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army.
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William E. Thurman
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lieutenant General William Earl Thurman is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who was commander, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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Joseph K. Spiers
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Joseph K. Spiers is an aerospace engineer and retired United States Air Force general, reaching the rank of major general during his military career.
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James W. Stansberry
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James Wesley Stansberry was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and commander of the Electronic Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
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Aloysius G. Casey
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in astronautics
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Aloysius Gerald Casey was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of the Space Division, Air Force Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. He was responsible for managing the research, design, development and acquisition of space launch, command and control, and satellite systems.
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Donna L. Cottrell
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in information resource management
- Occupations
- military officerhelicopter pilot
- Biography
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Donna L. Cottrell is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as the Coast Guard District 9 Commander. In this role, she served as the senior Commander for the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway, an area that covers eight states. The Area of Operations for the command accumulates over 6,700 miles of shoreline and 1,500 miles of international shoreline with Canada. In addition, she previously oversaw the service level command, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron out of Jacksonville, FL.
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Hans H. Driessnack
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- military officer
- Biography
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Hans Helmuth Driessnack was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, in which he served as a fighter pilot and later, Comptroller of the Air Force.
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Benjamin F. Register
- Enrolled in the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Graduated with Master of Science in military logistics management
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Benjamin Franklin Register Jr. was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Register was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951, and served until his retirement in 1987. He earned a B.S. degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech and later earned an M.S. degree in military logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
