Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael E. Ryan Hand Signed Business Card COA

  

"Joint Chiefs of Staff" Michael E. This is one of the only cards signed on a.

Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force business card. This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity. (born December 24, 1941) is a retired United States Air Force. And was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

From October 1997 to September 2001. He served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 700,000 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. Born in San Antonio, Texas in 1941, Ryan entered the U.

Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. In 1965; he was a graduate of Omaha Creighton Prep.

He has commanded at the squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command levels. He flew combat in Southeast Asia. Including 100 missions over North Vietnam.

He also served in staff assignments at the major command level, Headquarters U. Air Force and the Joint Staff. Before assuming the Chief of Staff position, Ryan was Commander of U.

Air Forces in Europe and Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe. With headquarters at Ramstein Air Base. As Commander of Sixteenth Air Force.

And Allied Air Forces Southern Europe in Italy, he directed the NATO. Air combat operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Including the bombing missions of Operation Deliberate Force. Which created the context for the U.

To broker the Dayton Peace Accords. Between the parties in conflict.

Ryan personally approved every NATO target during the two-week Operation Deliberate Force campaign. Ryan's father, General John Dale Ryan. Was the 7th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.