developers of the control configured vehicle (CCV) concept Lt Col Frank A. Kappeler, USAF, Ret – Doolittle Raider General George Kenney, USAF, Ret. Major General Donald L. Lamberson, USAF, Ret. – Considered the father of lasers in the Air Force Major General Louis G. Leiser, USAF, Ret. Donald S. Lopez, USAF, Ret. – Deputy Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant John A. Macready – American Test Pilot and Aviator Lieutenant General Forrest S. McCartney, USAF, Ret. Lt Col Harry C. McCool, USAF, Ret – Doolittle Raider Lt John A. Macready, USAF, Ret – American test pilot and aviator General Bernard Schriever, USAF, Ret. General Lawrence Skantze, USAF, Ret. Major General Joseph K. Spiers, USAF, Ret. Lieutenant General James W. Stansberry, USAF, Ret. Lieutenant General William E. Thurman, USAF, Ret. Major General Jerry White (Navigators), USAF, Ret. Colonel Richard V. Wheeler, USAF, Ret. – American Test Pilot and Aviator Lt Col Archie Williams, USAF, Ret. – Gold medal winner of the 400 m sprint – 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Michael Wynne – Former Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Steven M. Cron - retired Michelin engineer and co-inventor of the Tweel. Current military leaders Lieutenant General Joseph P. DiSalvo, USAF Lieutenant General John E. Wissler, USMC Major General William T. “Bill” Cooley, USAF Major General Dwyer L. Dennis, USAF Major General Scott W. Jansson, USAF Major General (S) John M. Pletcher, USAF Brigadier General Roy-Alan C. Agustin, USAF Brigadier General Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., USAF Brigadier General Eric T. Fick, USAF Brigadier General Gregory M. Gutterman, USAF Brigadier General David W. Hicks, USAF Brigadier General Linda S. Hurry, USAF Brigadier General Carl E. Schaefer, USAF Brigadier General Donna D. Shipton, USAF Brigadier General Brad M. Sullivan, USAF NASA astronauts Kevin A. Ford Michael E. Fossum William Anders Guion Bluford Mark N. Brown Gordon Cooper Albert H. Crews Donn F. Eisele John M. Fabian Gus Grissom James D. Halsell Steven Lindsey Richard Mullane Donald H. Peterson Major General Robert A. Rushworth, USAF, Ret. Current civilian senior leaders Eileen A. Bjorkman L. Wayne Brasure Kevin W. Buckley Bruce A. Busler Charles G. "Chuck" Carpenter Mark A. Correll Daniel DeForest Mark A. Gallagher James F. Geurts Mr. Michael M. "Mike" Hale Kelly D. Hammett Robert Scott Jack II Brian A. Maher Charles L. Matson Richard W. McKinney David C. Merker Billy W. Mullins David F. O'Brien Gary A. O'Connell