Richard Myers
Richard Myers | |
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Official portrait, 2002 | |
| Born | 1 March 1942 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1965–2005 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff North American Aerospace Defense Command United States Space Command Air Force Space Command Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4) Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (19) Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Other work | Board of directors, Northrop Grumman 14th president, Kansas State University |
Richard Bowman Myers (born 1 March 1942) is a retired United States Air Force general. He was the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 until 2005. He was the 14th president of Kansas State University from 2016 to 2022.[1]
References
- ↑ Hanna, John (April 14, 2016). "Ex-joint chiefs chairman named interim Kansas State leader". Washington Times. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Richard Myers at Wikimedia Commons
- Kansas State University profile
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Myers on Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on July 15, 2010
- Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry into the Treatment of Cetainees I'm U.S. Custody, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, 2008
- General Richard B. Myers Veterans Biomedical Equipment Technology Program
- Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technology