Michael E. Ryan
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force · United States · On the map · Born 1941 · age 84
Michael Edward Ryan is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general and was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from October 1997 to September 2001.
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Captain Michael E. Ryan receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from his father, General John D. Ryan in 1969.
General Michael E. Ryan during his tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff.
Air Force Chief of Staff General Michael E. Ryan flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Air Force Chief of Staff General Michael E. Ryan with Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters at The Pentagon in 2001.
General Michael E. Ryan with Brigadier General Robert Latiff (commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center) and General Richard B. Myers (CINCNORAD/USCINCSPACE/COMAFSPC) standing outside the North portal at Cheyenne Mountain Complex on September 1, 1999.
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He served as the senior uniformed USAF officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs functioned as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President.