Richard B. Myers

General Richard B. Myers

Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is a former general in the US Air Force and was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2005, making him the highest-ranking officer in the US -Armed Forces .

Life

Richard B. Myers joined the Air Force in 1965. After his pilot training, he made 4100 flight hours on the F-4 , F-15 and F-16 fighters .

A variety of command and staff functions followed in the US Air Force.

Before General Myers himself became Chief of Staff, he served under his predecessor, US Army General Henry H. Shelton , as his deputy for 19 months. USMC General Peter Pace is succeeded as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . General Myers and his wife have two daughters and one son.

On September 11, 2001 , General Myers routinely replaced Chief of Staff Henry H. Shelton, who was on a flight to London . Myers issued the DEFCON 3 state of defense readiness that day , which was last done in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War .

Since November 15, 2016, Myers has been President of Kansas State University .

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of the Military Awards

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005)
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4 ×)
• Army Distinguished Service Medal
• Navy Distinguished Service Medal
• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2 ×)
• Legion of Merit
• Distinguished Flying Cross (2 ×)
• Meritorious Service Medal (4 ×)
• Air Medal (19 ×)
• Humanitarian Service Medal
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• Order of the Eagle Cross 1st Class
• Grand Officer of the Star of Romania

Web links

Commons : Richard Myers  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Richard B. Myers and Richard H. Kohn, Salute and Disobey? (" Foreign Affairs ", September / October 2007 - question of the contribution in response to the article by Michael C. Desch: Bush and the Generals : Did the Bush administration disregard military expertise before the Iraq war? Should military leaders have done more to protest in response? )
• Biography on the US Air Force website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WIBW: New K-State President Richard Myers says his "honeymoon is over" (November 15, 2016)