serviceyears branch allegiance birth_date term_end commands title battles term_start rank image name caption predecessor birth_place president awards nickname successor article_title
1959 -- 1992 united states air force united states 3 january 1936 september 30 , 2003 22nd bombardment wing u.s. transportation command air mobility command acting united states secretary of the navy vietnam war gulf war iraq war february 7 , 2003 general us_navy_030402-n-0000x-001_secretary_of_the_navy_hansford_t jpg . _ johnson _ -lrb- acting -rrb- . hansford tillman johnson general hansford t. johnson susan livingstone aiken , south carolina george w. bush defense silver star legion of merit distinguished flying cross defense meritorious distinguished service medal meritorious service medal air medal republic of vietnam service gallantry cross with palm vietnam armed forces honor medal1st class medal air force distinguished service medal ht gordon r. england hansford t. johnson

hansford t. johnson

hansford tillman -lrb- ht -rrb- johnson -lrb- born january 3 , 1936 -rrb- is a retired four-star general in the u.s. air force who served as the acting united states secretary of the navy , overseeing the united states navy and marine corps -lrb- acting -rrb- in the administration of u.s. president george w. bush .
he is the only retired air force officer to ever hold that position .
prior to that he was assistant secretary of the navy -lrb- installation and environment -rrb- .
he currently works at the institute for defense analyses .
