On active duty , Moorman rose to the grade of Major General , last serving as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force , the Air Force 's highest ranking uniformed lawyer . In that position he directed an active and Reserve force of more than 2,500 uniformed and civilian attorneys . He was serving in that position at the Pentagon on September 11 , 2001 , when terrorists attacked the United States . During his career , he was the first Staff Judge Advocate of the new joint-service U.S. Strategic Command and was the Staff Judge Advocate of the air component for Operation Just Cause in Panama and the Bosnian operations in Europe . He was the only Judge Advocate ever to serve as the senior officer aboard Looking Glass , the nation 's airborne nuclear forces command post . Moorman 's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster , the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster , the Joint Meritorious Service Medal , and the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters . He retired from the Air Force in April 2002 , after 31 years of service
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William A. Moorman