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  This is the official portrait of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall.
        SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FRANK KENDALL
            26th Secretary of the Air Force 

    This is the official photo of Kristyn E. Jones.
        KRISTYN E. JONES
            Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force 

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        General
            DAVID W. ALLVIN
            Chief of Staff of the Air Force 

    Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James C. Slife Official Portrait (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)
        General
            JAMES C. "JIM" SLIFE
            Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force 

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        Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
            DAVID A. FLOSI
            Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceAF Biographies

This database holds biographical information on Air Force leaders, active duty, Reserve and retired general officers; current senior executives; secretaries of the Air Force; and chief master sergeants of the Air Force. Air Force biographies may not have been prepared for some general officers before retirement. If a name is not listed, an Air Force biography is not available. For biography submissions and updates please send an unencrypted email to **afbiographies.dma@mail.mil** from an af.mil email address.

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    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZEdward W. Ayer
        EDWARD W. AYER
            Air Force Sustainment Center Director of Engineering and Technical Management 

    Brig. Gen. Thomas Ayers was photographed in the Pentagon on July 23, 2015, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
        Brigadier General
            THOMAS L. AYERS
            Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa 

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        Major General
            PAUL L. AYERS
            Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command 

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        Brigadier General
            HORACE D. AYNESWORTH
            **Retired**
                
                
                **February 01, 1968**
                

                
                **Died October 26, 1995** 

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        THOMAS E. AYRES
            **Retired**
                
                
                **January 20, 2021**
                
                General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Air Force 

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        Brigadier General
            BALAN R. AYYAR
            Commanding General, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 

    MAJOR GENERAL CHRISTOPHER P. AZZANO
        Major General
            CHRISTOPHER P. AZZANO
            **Retired**
                
                
                **October 01, 2021**
                
                Commander, Air Force Test Center 

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        General
            GEORGE  T. BABBITT
            **Retired**
                
                
                **June 01, 2000**
                
                Commander, Air Force Materiel Command 

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        Major General
            LEON W. BABCOCK JR.
            **Retired**
                
                
                **July 01, 1987**
                

                
                **Died April 14, 2009**
                
                Director of Plans, Programs and Policy, J-5, U.S. Readiness Command 

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        CHARLES A. BABISH IV
            Technical Advisor, Aircraft Structural Integrity 

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        Major General
            PAUL  N. BACALIS
            **Retired**
                
                
                **March 01, 1973**
                

                
                **Died February 09, 2016**
                
                Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Strategic Air Command 

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        Brigadier General
            VAN N. BACKMAN
            **Retired**
                
                
                **June 01, 1973**
                

                
                **Died October 27, 2015**
                
                Commander, 62d Military Airlift Wing, Military Airlift Command 

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        Brigadier General
            EDWARD N. BACKUS
            **Retired**
                
                
                **August 01, 1961**
                

                
                **Died March 30, 1973** 

    Brig. Gen. William C Bacon
        Brigadier General
            WILLIAM C. BACON
            **Retired**
                
                
                **September 01, 1965**
                

                
                **Died March 08, 2008** 

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        Brigadier General
            WALTER J. BACON
            **Retired**
                
                
                **August 01, 1980**
                

                
                **Died June 02, 2008** 

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        Brigadier General
            DONALD J. BACON
            **Retired**
                
                
                **November 01, 2014**
                
                Director of ISR Strategy, Plans, Doctrine and Force Development at the AF/A2, Headquarters U.S. Air Force 

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        Brigadier General
            JOHN W. BAER
            **Retired**
                
                
                **April 01, 1972**
                

                
                **Died February 08, 2015**
                
                Deputy Director for Strike Forces, Directorate of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 

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        Major General
            JAMES I. BAGINSKI
            **Retired**
                
                
                **November 01, 1984**
                

                
                **Died September 23, 2013** 

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        Major General
            JAMES A. BAILEY
            **Retired**
                
                
                **June 01, 1974**
                

                
                **Died January 16, 2011** 

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        Lieutenant General
            MAXWELL  C. BAILEY
            **Retired**
                
                
                **March 01, 2002**
                
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