(ret.) – University of Oklahoma Philip M. Breedlove, Commander, U.S. European Command, and 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, 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 Materiel 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., Director of National 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 7 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 Lee Cooke, former Mayor of Austin, Texas, Captain, USAF – Louisiana Tech University John B. Cooper, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant 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 Ed Fienga, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary