Patrick D.
Gillett, Jr. ’76
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Tinker, AFB, OK
Major General P. David Gillett, Jr. retired in January 2012 as the Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. He was responsible for the 76th Maintenance Wing, 72nd Air Base Wing and Aerospace Sustainment Directorate. He ensured the center provides depot maintenance, weapon system acquisition and sustainment, as well as installation, services and information support. General Gillett was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC in July 1976 at Texas A&M University, College Station, and entered active duty at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., in March 1977. General Gillett served in a variety of maintenance and logistics positions at the squadron, wing, major command and headquarters levels. He commanded an aircraft generation squadron (F-15E) during Operation Desert Storm and was the Deputy Director of Logistics during operations Noble Anvil and Allied Force. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, General Gillett was the Air Force Forces Director of Logistics within the European Command area of responsibility. Prior to his last command, he served as Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
Guy H.
Goddard ’47
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Washington, D.C.
Major General Guy H. Goddard was General Goddard was born in Woodsfield, Ohio, in 1918.
After a year in the College of Engineering, Ohio State University, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, from which he graduated in 1941 with a bachelor of science degree and commission as Second Lieutenant. He received his Master of Science degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University in 1947.
He served as the director of civil engineering at the Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C. In this position, he was responsible for the worldwide management and direction of Air Force programs involving design, construction, maintenance, and operation of real property facilities.
His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal.
Maj. Gen. Guy H. Goddard retired on January 1, 1972 and passed away on June 2, 2005.
Ronald D.
Gray ’64
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Colorado Springs, CO
Brig. Gen. Ronald D. Gray was Gray was born in 1942, in Dallas. He earned his bachelor of business administration degree from Texas A&M University in 1964 and a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1973.
His latest duty was at the Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, as director, missile warning, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, in August 1985. Remaining at Space Command, in May 1987 he was assigned as vice commander of 1st Space Wing and became commander in September 1987. In June 1989 he became deputy chief of staff for operations, Air Force Space Command headquarters. He assumed his current position in May 1992.
His military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Combat Readiness Medal and Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon.
Brig. Gen. Ronald D. Gray retired on September 1, 1993.
Timothy S.
Green ’86
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
College Station, TX
Major General Timothy S. Green last tour was as the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He was responsible for installation support functions at a total of 182 Air Force bases worldwide with an annual budget over $11 billion. He was also responsible for organizing, training and equipping the 51,000-person engineering force along with providing policy and oversight for the planning, development, construction, maintenance, utilities and environmental quality of Air Force bases worldwide valued at more than $297 billion. This responsibility included housing, fire emergency services, explosive ordnance disposal and emergency management services.
General Green entered the Air Force in 1987 as a graduate of the ROTC program at Texas A&M and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.
His awards and decorations included the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star Medals. He retired as a Major General in 2018 and currently resides in College Station, TX, where he works at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.
Lee V.
Greer ’67
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Valdosta, GA
Major General Lee V. Greer was the commander of the Sacramento Air Logistics Center at McClellan Air Force Base, California. As commander of one of the five logistics centers, he was responsible for worldwide support of aircraft, space and missile equipment and communications-electronics-meteorological systems and equipment.
Before assuming his most recent position, he served as deputy chief of staff for logistics management systems, Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command and commander, Logistics Management Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross.
Maj. Gen. Lee V. Greer retired on October 1, 1988 and currently resides in Valdosta, GA.
William T.
Hefley ’27
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Air Force Maj. Gen
N/A
William Tell Hefley was born in Cameron, Texas, in 1906, the son of a Texas attorney. Upon graduation from Yoe High School at Cameron in 1923, he entered Texas A&M for pre-engineering studies.
During his year there, he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, entering West Point as a cadet in 1924. Graduating in 1928 with a bachelor of science degree, he was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.
General Hefley's first assignment as a lieutenant was to the District Engineer Office in New Orleans, La., where he served as a student officer and was engaged in flood control work. In 1929 he began a two year assignment with the 8th Engineer Battalion, a mounted unit of the 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort McIntosh, Texas. As an engineer on horseback, Lieutenant Hefley performed every duty that could be given to a company grade officer.
In 1931 Lieutenant Hefley began pilot training at Brooks Field. He completed flight training at the flying schools at Randolph and Kelly fields in the open cockpit, fabric-surface aircraft of that day, winning his pilot's wings in June 1932 and transferring to the Air Corps. He is today rated as a command pilot.
Lieutenant Hefley's first assignment after graduation from flying school returned him to Brooks Field where he assumed the varied duties of a squadron officer and pilot with the 8th Observation Group. Promoted to captain in 1935, he was reassigned from Brooks Field to the Aircraft Maintenance and Armament School at Chanute Field for a ten-month course that introduced him to his career-long-work in these and allied fields.
The maintenance and armament course at Chanute was followed by a three-year assignment as a maintenance officer in the Air Corps Materiel Division at Wright Field. With this background in the theory and practice of maintenance, Captain Hefley advanced in 1939 to a series of assignments within the organization, that was the predecessor to the Air Materiel Command, gaining staff experience and an increasin1gly comprehensive knowledge of techniques and procedures. His first staff assignment was in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps in Washington, D.C., during which he was promoted to major. Later as a colonel, he served until July 1942 as executive in the headquarters of the Air Service Command also in Washington. This was follo1wed by tours of duty as chief of staff of 3rd Air Service Area Command in Atlanta, Ga., during the second half of 1942 and the first few months of 1943, and as deputy chief of the Maintenance Division at the Air Service Command headquarters Patterson Field during the remainder of 1943 and until February 1944.
A new assignment as deputy commander of the VIII Air Force Service Command took Colonel Hefley to England in March 1944. During this wartime service, Colonel Hefley's ability and success in establishing procedures which sped the return of damaged aircraft to combat was recognized by awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Croix de Guerre with palm.
The war ended, Colonel Hefley returned to the United States in September 1945,and assumed the duties of deputy chief of the Maintenance Division at Headquarters Air Technical Service Command, Patterson Air Force Base. This service won him the Army Commendation Ribbon. The citation mentions his " ... unusual ability as an administrator ...," which enabled him " ... to obtain maximum production efficiency." A year later he was selected to attend the National War College in Washington D.C., completing the course there in July 1947.
Colonel Hefley then returned to maintenance engineering duties at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in the capacity of deputy chief of the Maintenance Division in Headquarters Air Materiel Command. In July 1948 he was assigned to Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area as director of maintenance and later became deputy commander.
Colonel Hefley was appointed to a particularly interesting and challenging assignment in April 1950, when he became chief of staff for Air Task Group 3.4, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This unit participated in the atomic exercises held at Eniwetok in the Marianas during 1951. Colonel Hefley's contribution to these tests was recognized by the award of the first oak leaf cluster to the Commendation Ribbon.
Promoted to brigadier general in July 1951, he returned to Headquarters Air Materiel Command in September of that year as assistant for plans, programs, and requirements, and in August 1952 he became assistant deputy commander.
In July 1953, General Hefley began a three-year assignment at Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan Air Force Base. His first post was that of deputy commander. In June 1954 he became SMAMA commander and a few months later, in October, he was promoted to major general. General Hefley's many noteworthy accomplishments at SMAMA ranged over the entire field of maintenance and supply. As a commander who devoted special attention to management techniques, he was very successful in establishing at SMAMA the new management and accounting procedures which were at that time being introduced in the Air Materiel Command.
In July 1956 General Hefley left Sacramento for his assignment as commander, Air Materiel Force, European Area. General Hefley moved his headquarters from its original location at Wiesbaden, Germany, to Chateauroux France, May 15, 1958.
As the AMC commander's representative in Europe, General Hefley managed the conversion and transition of an expensive and cumbersome depot system into a streamlined and flexible system for supporting U.S. Air Force and allied units in the European-African-Middle East area. During his tour, three major depots and five minor depots were closed out, command personnel strength was reduced from 24,000 to less than 6,000 people, and operating costs were cut by $35 million a year.
In place of an expensive and relatively-inefficient overseas depot system, General Hefley instituted a decentralized and more flexible logistics structure. This system, which places overseas air combat units on direct supply support, from the U.S. and which handles their aircraft maintenance needs through European contractors was the result of a three-year long program to revitalize the obsolete logistics network which existed in the European-African-Middle East theater.
On Aug. 15, 1960, General Hefley was transferred to Headquarters Air Materiel Command, Dayton, Ohio, for a two and one-half month tour of temporary duty. While at AMC headquarters, he completed a special manpower resources study for the AMC commander.
He assumed duties as commander of the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 1, 1960, and is presently serving in that position.
As commander of the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area; known as the Transport Aircraft Logistics Center of the Air Force, General Hefley is worldwide systems manager for this country's first-line transport aircraft. These include the C-124 Globemaster, C-130 and C-133 turboprop aircraft, and the new C-141 jet transport now being developed, as well as several World War II type transports which still play an important part in the Air Force mission.
General Hefley also has the managership for all Air Force airborne armaments - the electronic fire control and bomb-navigation systems used on first-line combat aircraft. Keeping in step with the ballistic missile age, WRAMA, under General Hefley's guidance, has the responsibility of providing specialized repair capability for guidance computers and gyroscopes for the Atlas and Titan missiles. A new workload assumed by General Hefley for WRAMA is the logistics management responsibility for airborne communications-electronics equipment.
WRAMA fills a continuing requirement for logistics support of Air Force combat forces stationed throughout the free world. Materials to keep vast air fleets aloft requires one of the largest and most complex industrial and supply organizations ever conceived. The entire responsibility of WRAMA under the command of General Hefley involves some half-million different items of Air Force material with an inventory value of two and one-half billion dollars.
Thomas K.
Hensley ’92
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Alexandria, VA
Brigadier General Thomas K. Hensley serves as the Director of Intelligence for the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Southwest Asia. He leads intelligence operations and analysis for the CJTF-OIR Commander and staff in order to accomplish the military mission of defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
General Hensley received his commission in 1992 as a graduate of Texas A&M University. After completing Intelligence Officer Training in 1993, he was assigned as an Intelligence Officer at Aviano Air Base, Italy. General Hensley served in various operational intelligence assignments, including tours at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Nellis AFB, Nevada; and Peterson AFB, Colorado. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School, Joint Military Intelligence College, and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and has served as a Squadron, Group, and Wing Commander. General Hensley supported contingency operations during operations SOUTHERN WATCH and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to this assignment, General Hensley was the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Kenneth W.
Hess ’69
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Burke, VA
Major General Kenneth W. Hess was the commander of the 3rd Air Force, Royal Air Force Mildennall in England. The 3rd Air Force is responsible for all U.S. Air Forces operations and support activities in Europe north of the Alps, and in Africa south of the Sahara.
General Hess entered the Air Force in 1969 through Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and has extensive staff experience at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Joint Staff and U.S. Pacific Command.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Humanitarian Service Medal.
Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Hess retired on July 1, 2004 and currently resides in Burke, VA.
Travis M.
Hetherington ’32
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Brig. Gen Travis M. Hetherington was born in Reagan, Texas, in 1908. He entered Tyler Business College and later came to Texas A&M University. In 1929, he received a congressional appointment to the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated in 1933, 66th in a class of 347.
Brig. Gen. Travis M. Hetherington assumed command of the 39th Air Division, Japan in 1959, and two years later he became deputy chief of staff, plans and operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
Brig. Gen. Travis M. Hetherington retired on August 31, 1963 and passed away on October 22, 2002.
His awards and decorations include Commendation Ribbons and the Legion of Merit.
John A.
Hilger ’32
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Sherman, TX
Brig. Gen. John A. Hilger was born in Sherman, Texas, in 1909. He attended Texas A&M College, College Station, Texas, graduating in 1932 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.
Brig. Gen. John A. Hilger served as chief of staff, Allied Air Forces Northern Europe (NATO) in Oslo, Norway, and currently serves at chief of staff, Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1932 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.
Brig. Gen. John A. Hilger retired November 30, 1966 and passed away on February 3, 1982.
Hal M.
Hornburg ’68
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Air Force Gen.
Houston, TX
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg graduated from Texas A&M in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg, a retired United States Air Force General, serves as The Association of Former Students’ Past Chair for 2008.
General Hornburg entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of Texas A&M University's ROTC program. He has commanded at all levels -- flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command. He also commanded a composite fighter wing during Operation Desert Storm and the first Air Force composite wing during the services reorganization in 1991-1992.
As Former Commander, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, Hal was responsible for more than 1,000 aircraft and 100,000 active-duty military and civilian members. Hal has commanded at all levels– flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and twice at major command.
In 2003 he was inducted in to Texas A&M University’s Corps Hall of Honor.
Gen. Hal M. Hornburg retired on January 1, 2005 and currently resides in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX.
James M.
Hurley ’65
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Frisco, TX
Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley entered the Air Force in May 1965 as a graduate of the Texas A&M University Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley was the director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He was responsible for the development of concepts, policies and doctrine for the employment of Combat Air Forces, the development of Combat Air Forces force structure requirements, the direction of all Air Combat Command planning, programming and budgeting system activities, the management of all Combat Air Forces force programs, and aircraft assignments.
He was a command pilot with more than 3,300 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft, and flew 143 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos.
His decorations and awards include Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Service Medal.
Maj. Ge. James M. Hurley retired on November 1, 1995 and currently resides in Frisco, TX.
James W.
Hyatt ’80
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
College Station, TX
On 6 November, 2013, Texas A&M University and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 805, welcomed Major General James W. (Bill) Hyatt, as he returned to Aggieland for his Air Force retirement ceremony. Prior to the ceremony Maj Gen Hyatt conducted speaking engagements with AFROTC and Corps Cadets, and afterwards served as the reviewing official for the Corps march-in prior to the Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt football game. General Hyatt began his visit by speaking in two different engagements at the Buzbee Leadership Learning Center (LLC). The first was to Detachment 805 Junior and Senior class members, while the second was geared towards the Freshman and Sophomore cadets. He described his entry into the Corps and experiences he obtained while a member.
Maj Gen Hyatt’s Air Force career started here at Texas A&M in the Fall of 1976 when he showed up as a freshman in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Working his way through the cadet ranks and through the University, Maj Gen Hyatt graduated and commissioned into the United States Air Force in May of 1980. From 1980-1983, he commanded an aircraft maintenance unit, and entered undergraduate pilot training in 1983, culminating in his assignment as an F-16 pilot from 1985.
From there, he served in roles as an Instructor Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner, Weapons Officer and Operations Officer. He has commanded a fighter squadron, two operations groups and two Air Force Wings. He has served on the Air Combat Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and Joint Staffs, and he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He retired as Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In this position he developed and implemented policy, obtained resources and developed concepts of operation in order to ensure U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa are well organized, trained and equipped.
Maj Gen Hyatt held his retirement ceremony outside the TAMU Corps Center, which was officiated by Gen (USAF ret) T Michael Moseley. Distinguished guests included Gen Moseley and his wife, Gen (ret) Ashy, Maj Gen (ret) Whitmore, family, friends, and fellow Corps members.
Jimmie C.
Jackson, Jr. ’76
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Falls Church, VA
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. was the Commandant, Air Command and Staff College, and the Vice Commander, Spaatz Center for Officer Professional Education, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
As Commandant, he led the world's premier professional military education college for midcareer officers and civilians which focused on the development of leaders. Graduates go on to provide significant contributions in developing, employing, sustaining, and commanding air, space, and cyberspace power in joint and combined operations throughout the world.
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. was commissioned in 1977 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Texas A&M University. He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, wing, major command and Air Staff levels
General Jackson has flown combat and combat support missions in support of operations Provide Promise, Joint Guard and Iraqi Freedom.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
Brig. Gen. Jimmie C. Jackson, Jr. retired on November 1, 2009 and currently resides in Falls Church, VA.
Irby B.
Jarvis, Jr. ’45
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Sweetwater, TX
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. was the commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the 2750th Air Base Wing.
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. was born in 1921, in Lookeba, OK. However he considers Sweetwater, TX his one and only hometown. He attended Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) through his junior year when his class was called to active duty in 1944. He later finished his bachelor of arts degree in 1952 at Sacramento State College in CA.
He was a command pilot with more than 8,000 flying hours as an instructor and pilot, including 88 combat missions totaling 165 combat hours in the F-4E Phantom in Southeast Asia. He became quadruple rated in 1953 with the additional aeronautical ratings of navigator, bombardier, and radar observer.
His military decorations and awards include but are not limited to the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Distinguished Unit Citation Emblem.
BG Irby B. Jarvis, Jr. retired from the Air Force on February 1, 1975 and passed away on May 15, 1982.
Hubert O.
Johnson ’41
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Houston, TX
Brigadier General Hubert O. Johnson Jr. was the director of facilities management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Brig. Gen. Hubert O. Johnson was born in 1921, in Houston, TX. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering administration in 1946 and master of engineering degree in civil engineering in 1955 from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station, Texas.
He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve in June 1941 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
He was responsible for policy formulation, plans, programs, management and surveillance of execution on a worldwide basis of the maintenance and operation of the Department of Defense property and resources. He was a registered professional engineer with the State of Texas, a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and is the national president of the Society of American Military Engineers, 1973-1974.
His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the French Croix-de-Guerre with Silver Star. He was awarded the Silver Beaver by the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, for distinguished service to boyhood, 1964.
Brig. Gen. Hubert O. Johnson retired on August 1, 1974 and passed away on August 10, 1999.
Kenneth F.
Keller ’60
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Austin, TX
Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller was the director of command control, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Texas A&M University in 1961. Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller was a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours, including 125 combat missions over Southeast Asia. He served in seven fighter wings, one bomber wing, one strategic reconnaissance wing, and as commander of 14th Air Division at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
His military decorations and awards included the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster.
Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Keller retired on June 1, 1992. He settled in Austin, TX where he founded Keller Custom Builders.
Brig. Gen Keller passed away on May 14, 2014. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Carol; two sons, Kenneth A. Keller ’94 and Derek F. Keller ’97; three granddaughters; two step-grandsons; and a sister.
William L.
Kennedy ’28
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Brig. Gen. William L. Kennedy was born in 1904, in Leggett, TX. After graduation from high school he entered Texas A&M where he received a bachelor of science degree in 1928.
He served as executive officer in the Office of the Assistant for Atomic Energy in Headquarters U.S. Air Force until 1950, when he was named director of operations and deputy for Air Force at the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. Later, he joined the Tactical Air Command as deputy for personnel, with station at TAC Headquarters, Langley Field, VA.
His decorations and awards include Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Commendation Ribbon, and the French Legion of Honor.
Brig. Gen. William L. Kennedy retired on September 1, 1961 and passed away on March 30, 1993.
Michael C.
Kostelnik ’68
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Alexandria, VA
Maj. Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik was commander, Air Armament Center, Air Force Materiel Command, with headquarters at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
He was commissioned through the ROTC program in 1969 upon graduation from Texas A&M University. He earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa and completed postgraduate doctoral course work before entering active duty in 1970.
A command pilot, he has logged 3,000-plus flying hours in more than 40 aircraft types. He has served as a test pilot and test squadron operations officer conducting developmental flight tests on various weapon systems. He was the Air Staff requirements officer for the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night system, and the program element monitor for the F-15E and F-22. He later served as the commandant of the USAF Test Pilot School.
A certified acquisition professional, he has served as deputy director of the F-16 Systems Program Office and as program director for the Short-Range Attack Missile II, the Short-Range Attack Missile-Tactical, and the Aircraft Systems Program Office. He also served as vice-commander of the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, and later, of Air Force Materiel Command.
His awards and decorations include Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Maj. Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik retired on January 1, 2002 and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
William L.
Lee ’27
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Amarillo, TX
Brig. Gen. William L. Lee graduated from Texas A&M University on 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Reserve.
In 1956 the General was appointed to Commander of the 3320th Technical Training Wing, Air Training Command, Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas.
His awards and decorations include Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Philippine Distinguished Service Star, French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre, and the War Cross for Merit and the War Cross of Valor.
Brig. Gen. William L. Lee passed away in 1983.
Gregory J.
Lengyel ’85
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
New Braunfels, TX
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel is the Deputy Commanding General of Joint Special Operations Command, which prepares assigned, attached, and augmentation forces, and when directed, conducts special operations against threats to protect the Homeland and U.S. interests abroad.
General Lengyel earned his commission in 1985 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Texas A&M University. He is a career special operations pilot who has flown the UH-1H/N, MH-53J/M and CV-22B operationally, and has participated in contingency operations in Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya. General Lengyel has commanded the 21st Special Operations Squadron, U.S. Central Command’s Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component, 1st Special Operations Wing, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Wing and Special Operations Command Europe. He has also completed joint staff tours at U.S. Special Operations Command, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. General Lengyel is a graduate of the United States Marine Corps’ Air Weapons and Tactics Instructor program and is an Honorary Member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Psychological Operations Regiment.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Alvin R.
Luedecke ’32
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Maj. Gen. Alvin R. Luedecke was born at El Dorado, Texas in 1910. He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M University) in 1932 with a bachelor of science degree, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery in the Reserve Corps. 2 years later he graduated from Advanced Flying School.
The credits to his life are long: He served in World War II and became the youngest general in the armed forces when he was promoted to brigadier general at age 33. He later was promoted to major general, his rank at retirement in 1958.
Following his military career, Maj. Gen. Luedecke became the general manager of the U.S. Atomic Energy commission for almost 5 years, participating in the successful launches of Voyager and Surveyor.
In 1970, Maj. Gen. Luedecke returned to Texas A&M University as acting president following the death of Gen. Earl Rudder. He stayed on as a administrator for 8 years.
His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Distinguished Service Medal
and the Bronze Star. His foreign decorations include the Cruz de Boyaca. Republic of Colombia, the Chinese Cloud and Banner Medal and the Chinese Air Force Chien Yuan.
Maj. Gen. Alvin R. Leudecke passed away on August 9, 1998.
Tom E.
Marchbanks, Jr. ’43
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Brightwood, VA
Maj. Gen. Tom E. Marchbanks Jr. was born in San Benito, Texas, in 1922. He graduated from Texas A&M College, College Station, Texas, from 1939 to 1942
He was the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Tom E. Marchbanks, Jr. was nominated by the president of the United States to serve as the first chief, Air Force Reserve, in the Office of the Air Force Reserve which was established by an Act of Congress; that nomination and the grade of major general was confirmed by the Senate in 1968.
His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon.
Maj. Gen. Tom E. Marchbanks, Jr. retired on January 31, 1971 and passed away on March 1, 1975.
Billy G.
McCoy ’63
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Air Force Maj. Gen.
Hendersen, NV
Maj. Gen. Billy G. McCoy was the commander for Lackland Training Center in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
He was born in 1940, in Texarkana, Texas. He earned a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Texas A&M University in 1963. He also earned a master's degree in business from Auburn University in 1975.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program in August 1963. He previously has served as deputy chief of staff for operations of NATO’s Second Allied Tactical Air Force and commander of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center. Maj. Gen. McCoy was a command pilot with more than 4,300 flying hours in the A-10, F-4, F-15, F-16 and F-104, including 424 combat hours in the F-4.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, and Air Medal.
Maj. Gen. Billy G. McCoy retired on September 1, 1993 and currently resides in Henderson, NV.
Craig
McPike ’92
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Acworth, GA
Brig. Gen. Craig McPike is Commander of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA. The wing is equipped with eight C-130H3 cargo aircraft that support joint service and multi-national airlift missions both in the United States and around the world. The wing is comprised of nearly 2,000 personnel, and includes a headquarters element, three groups and 13 squadrons.
Additionally, Brig. Gen. McPike has command responsibility for the entire installation serving as host for over 12,000 tenant personnel and 13 tenant units, including 22nd Air Force, Air Force Plant 6 and Lockheed-Martin, the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve.
Brig. Gen. McPike is a graduate of Texas A&M University and was commissioned through ROTC in 1993. He entered active duty in 1994 and graduated from undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas in 1995. He was then assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan as a KC-135 pilot and has since been assigned to five different major commands at the unit, group, wing, MAJCOM, and Air Staff levels. His duties have included Chief of Standards and Evaluations; Chief of Group Training; Deputy Chief, Programs and Requirements and Operations Group Commander. Prior to his current position, the general was the Commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
Brig. Gen. McPike has flown combat and combat support missions in support of operations Southern Watch, Allied Force and Freedom’s Sentinel. He is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours in tactical, combat, educational, and test operations.
Aubry L.
Moore ’23
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
Frost, TX
Brig. Gen. Aubry L. Moore graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1929 and was appointed second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve.
He has served as the commanding general of the 1503rd Air Transport Wing in Japan, chief of the Air Force Manpower Group and deputy director of Manpower and Organization in the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Air Force Headquarters. He was rated a command pilot, combat observer and aircraft observer
His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.
Brig. Gen. Aubry L. Moore passed away on June 9, 1980.
Donald L.
Moore ’57
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
College Station, TX
Brig. Gen. Donald L. Moore was vice commander, Air Force Communications Command with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
He was born in 1935, in Oklahoma City. After high school he came to Texas A&M University and received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Texas A&M University.
The general is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. His military decorations and awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal.
His military decorations and awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal.
Brig. Gen. Donald L. Moore passed away on October 12, 1987.
T. Michael
Moseley ’71
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Air Force Gen.
Sumter, SC
Gen. T. Michael Moseley was Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Vice Chief, he presides over the Air Staff and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council.
He graduated from Texas A&M University with both his Bachelor and Masters of Arts degree in political science.
Gen. Teed M. Moseley is a fighter pilot with more than 2,800 flight hours, many in the F-15 Eagle.
His military decorations and awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Air Medal.
Gen. Teed M. Moseley retired on August 11, 2008 and currently resides in Sumter, SC.
James P.
Newberry ’27
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Air Force Brig. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Brig. Gen. James P. Newberry attended Texas A&M University in 1927 until he left to go serve in the Air Force. He served as deputy chief of staff for materiel for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and deputy assistant for Logistics Plans in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff at Air Force Headquarters.
His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and French Croix de Guerre.
Brig. Gen. James P. Newberry passed away in 1986.