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100 Notable alumni of National Defense University

Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees

National Defense University is ranked #2,151 in the world and #544 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from National Defense University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Defense University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

David W. Gay

1. David W. Gay

1935-. (aged 91)
military personnel
David William Gay was the Adjutant General of the state of Connecticut from 1992 to 1999. He began his military career with the United States Marine Corps and later transferred to the Army. He served for over 39 years in the military.
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Beverly Kelley

2. Beverly Kelley

1952-. (aged 74)
military personnel military officer
Beverly G. Kelley was the first woman to command a U.S. military vessel.
Fernandez Ponds

3. Fernandez Ponds

1959-. (aged 67)
military personnel
Fernandez Lewis "Frank" Ponds is a former United States Navy officer from the U.S. state of Alabama. He is the former commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and commanded the destroyer USS Fife (DD-991) in the early 2000s. He is also a former executive officer of the destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964).
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Brian T. Kelly

4. Brian T. Kelly

Brian Thomas Kelly is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, a position he held from September 2018 to May 2022. Kelly was commissioned through the ROTC program at University of Notre Dame in 1988.
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Aaron R. Dean II

5. Aaron R. Dean II

Aaron R. Dean II is a retired United States Army brigadier general (BG) and the former adjutant general (TAG) of the District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG). As the TAG for the DCNG, Dean was responsible for providing personnel support to both Army and Air National Guard components. Dean acted as the auxiliary support to the commanding general of the...
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David G. Bassett

6. David G. Bassett

military officer
David G. Bassett is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency. Previously, he was the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communication (Tactical) of the United States Army.
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Byron Quinby Jones

7. Byron Quinby Jones

1888-1959 (aged 71)
aircraft pilot military officer
Byron Quinby Jones was a pioneer aviator and an officer in the United States Army. Jones began and ended his career as a cavalry officer, but for a quarter century between 1914 and 1939, he was an aviator in the various organizations that were the Army's air arm. He appeared to be on track in the 1930s to becoming one...
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Silas B. Hays

8. Silas B. Hays

1909-1964 (aged 55)
military physician surgeon
Silas Beach Hays was a major general who served as Surgeon General of the United States Army.
Manson K. Brown

9. Manson K. Brown

1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
Manson K. Brown is an American retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral (VADM) and public official. His top military decoration is the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. In 1994, he became the first recipient of the Coast Guard Captain John G. Witherspoon Award for Inspirational Leadership. In 2012, he was honored with the Golden Torch Award by the National Society...
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William W. Rogers

10. William W. Rogers

1893-1976 (aged 83)
military personnel
William Walter Rogers was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general, who served as staff officer in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
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Elvin R. Heiberg III

11. Elvin R. Heiberg III

1932-2013 (aged 81)
military officer
Elvin Ragnvald Heiberg III was a United States Army general who was Chief of Engineers between 1984 and 1988.
Deborah Kotulich

12. Deborah Kotulich

1968-. (aged 58)
military officer
Deborah Louise Kotulich is a United States Army major general who has served as the deputy chief of Army Reserve since January 2024. She most recently served as director of the Army Recruiting and Retention Task Force from October 2022 to December 2023. She served as the chief of staff of The Naming Commission from November 2021 to its dissolution...
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James E. Smith

13. James E. Smith

military officer
James Earl Smith is a United States Space Force major general who serves as the commander of Space Training and Readiness Command. He previously served as the vice director for joint force development at the Joint Staff. He also served as the assistant deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear, deputy United States military representative to the...
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Gail A. Curley

14. Gail A. Curley

1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer military officer
Gail Anne Curley is the 11th Marshal of the United States Supreme Court, serving since June 21, 2021. Before beginning her term as Marshal, she served as a staff judge advocate (attorney) in the United States Army.
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James A. Johnson

15. James A. Johnson

1924-2016 (aged 92)
military engineer
James Allen Johnson was a major general in the United States Army who served as Commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, and as Deputy Chief of Engineers. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, two Legion of Merit decorations, two Bronze Star Medals, two Purple Hearts, the Air Medal, the Combat Infantryman's Badge,...
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DeWolfe Miller III

16. DeWolfe Miller III

1959-. (aged 67)
DeWolfe H. "Chip" Miller III is a former vice admiral in the United States Navy who retired as the Commander, Naval Air Forces (aka "the Air Boss"), which is also Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy aviation units, and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific.
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James A. Watson

17. James A. Watson

1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
James Angus Watson IV is a retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. He currently serves as a senior vice president at the American Bureau of Shipping.
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Pamela Tremont

18. Pamela Tremont

diplomat
Pamela Marie Tremont is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe since 2024.
James R. Allen

19. James R. Allen

1925-1992 (aged 67)
military officer
General James Rodgers Allen was commander-in-chief of the Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in the United States.
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James E. Hill

20. James E. Hill

1921-1999 (aged 78)
military officer
General James Erskine Hill was a World War II flying ace, United States Air Force general, and commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command, with consolidated headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Kristin Panzenhagen

21. Kristin Panzenhagen

1978-. (aged 48)
military officer
Kristin Leigh Panzenhagen is a United States Space Force brigadier general who served as program executive officer for Assured Access to Space, director of launch and range operations of Space Systems Command, commander of Space Launch Delta 45, and director of the Eastern Range. She previously served as the senior military assistant to the under secretary of the Air Force.
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Margaret W. Burcham

22. Margaret W. Burcham

1960-. (aged 66)
civil engineer soldier
Margaret Williams Burcham is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army. She was the first female brigadier general in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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David M. Thomas Jr

23. David M. Thomas Jr

1958-. (aged 68)
military officer
David M. Thomas is a former senior officer in the United States Navy.
Peter H. Vrooman

24. Peter H. Vrooman

1966-. (aged 60)
diplomat
Peter Hendrick Vrooman is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Mozambique. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Rwanda from 2018 to 2022.
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Kyle Cozad

25. Kyle Cozad

1962-. (aged 64)
military officer
Kyle James Cozad is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who was the former Chief of Naval Education and Training from 2017 to 2020.
Robert Snyder

26. Robert Snyder

politician
Robert Snyder is a former United States soldier and former interim Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs since January 2016.
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Edward Higgins White, Sr

27. Edward Higgins White, Sr

1901-1978 (aged 77)
military leader
Edward Higgins White was a United States Air Force general who served in the United States Army Air Forces Budget Office during World War II and commanded the 1503rd Air Transport Wing in the Korean War.
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Wilhelm D. Styer

28. Wilhelm D. Styer

1893-1975 (aged 82)
engineer
Wilhelm Delp Styer was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with the class of 1916, he was commissioned into the United States Army Corps of Engineers and served with the Pancho Villa Expedition and on the Western Front. Between the wars he obtained...
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William D. Byrne Jr

29. William D. Byrne Jr

1964-. (aged 62)
military officer
William Declan Byrne Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of warfare development in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He previously served as the vice director of the Joint Staff. Byrne also served as the 85th Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy from May 2013 to June...
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AR Karve

30. AR Karve

Abhay Raghunath Karve PVSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Navy Vice Admiral. He last served as the 27th Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. He retired on 30 July 2018 and was succeeded by Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla.
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Robert P. Jackson

31. Robert P. Jackson

1956-. (aged 70)
diplomat
Robert Porter Jackson is a retired American foreign service officer and diplomat. He was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor.
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Robert Cekuta

32. Robert Cekuta

1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
Robert Francis Cekuta is a career Foreign Service Officer, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan from February 2015 through March 2018.
Lee Price

33. Lee Price

military personnel
N. Lee S. Price is a retired United States Army officer who last served as the Program Executive Officer for the United States Army's Program Executive Office, Command Control Communications-Tactical, headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
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William E. Brougher

34. William E. Brougher

1889-1965 (aged 76)
military personnel
William Edward Brougher was a brigadier general in the United States Army.
Nina Maria Fite

35. Nina Maria Fite

diplomat United States Ambassador to Angola
Nina Maria Fite is an American diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from 2018 to 2021. Prior to assuming her role as ambassador, Fite served as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, Canada. Since becoming a diplomat in 1990, Fite has served at seven...
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Lajos Fodor

36. Lajos Fodor

1947-. (aged 79)
diplomat soldier politician
Col. Gen. Lajos Fodor is a retired Hungarian military officer and diplomat, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Hungary from 1 August 1999 to 28 February 2003.
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Christopher Bogdan

37. Christopher Bogdan

military leader
Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Officer. Before that, he served as the Program Executive Officer and Program Director, KC-46 Tanker Modernization Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air...
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Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar

38. Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar

Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Navy. He served as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. He assumed office from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar on 30 January 2019 and served till 31 May 2021 till his retirement. He is succeeded by Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh. Prior to this appointment,...
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Helen La Lime

39. Helen La Lime

1951-. (aged 75)
diplomat
Helen Ruth Meagher La Lime is a diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Angola, and United Nations Special Representative in Haiti.
Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq

40. Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq

1978-. (aged 48)
Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq is a Pakistani academic, school practitioner and former caretaker provincial minister for education of the Punjab. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan and is the executive director and member of the board of directors of the Roots School System.
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Laura Farnsworth Dogu

41. Laura Farnsworth Dogu

1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat
Laura Farnsworth Dogu is an American diplomat serving as the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Venezuela. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Honduras in the Biden and second Trump administrations as well as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua in the Obama and first Trump administrations.
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Jeffery Broadwater

42. Jeffery Broadwater

1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
Jeffery D. Broadwater is a retired United States Army major general who last served as deputy commanding general of V Corps from August 2021 to July 2023. He previously served as commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division from October 2019 to July 2021. Prior to that, he served as commanding general of the Fort Irwin National Training Center from...
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Heidi J. Hoyle

43. Heidi J. Hoyle

military personnel
Heidi Jo Hoyle-Cleotelis is a lieutenant general in the United States Army who has served as the deputy chief of staff for logistics of the United States Army since 2023. She was the 22nd commanding general of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, serving from 23 June 2020 to 20 July 2022. She previously served as the 41st chief...
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Michael D. Barbero

44. Michael D. Barbero

1953-. (aged 73)
Michael Douglas Barbero is a former United States Army officer who now works as a consultant.
Paul G. Kaminski

45. Paul G. Kaminski

1942-. (aged 84)
military officer
Paul Garrett Kaminski is a technologist and former U.S. government official, best known for his leading role in the development of stealth aircraft.
Mark Toner

46. Mark Toner

1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat spokesperson
Mark Christopher Toner is a U.S. Foreign Service officer and former Spokesperson for the United States Department of State. He had served as the United States ambassador to Liberia.
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Albert Calland

47. Albert Calland

1952-2023 (aged 71)
military officer
Albert Melrose Calland III was a vice admiral in the United States Navy who was the deputy director for Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center and commander of Naval Special Warfare Command from 2002 to 2004. He also previously served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from July 2005 to July 2006 and commanded the Naval...
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Pasi Välimäki

48. Pasi Välimäki

1965-. (aged 61)
army officer
Lt Gen Pasi Välimäki is a Finnish military officer, serving from 1 January 2022 as the Commander of the Finnish Army.
Laura Cooper

49. Laura Cooper

1968-. (aged 58)
civil servant
Laura Katherine Cooper is an American civil servant. Ms. Cooper is the 2023 Federal Employee of the Year, awarded by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in the U.S. federal civil service. She is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs in the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,...
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Hugh W. Howard

50. Hugh W. Howard

1969-. (aged 57)
Hugh W. Howard III is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who commanded the United States Naval Special Warfare Command from September 11, 2020 until August 19, 2022. He was previously the Commander of Special Operations Command Central from July 19, 2018, to July 20, 2020.
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Ronald Fogleman

51. Ronald Fogleman

1942-. (aged 84)
military officer
Ronald Robert Fogleman is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1994 to 1997 and as Commanding General of the United States Transportation Command from 1992 to 1994.
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Richard M. Mills, Jr

52. Richard M. Mills, Jr

1959-. (aged 67)
diplomat
Richard Merrill Mills Jr. is an American diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Nigeria. He served as the United States deputy ambassador to the United Nations from 2020 to 2024 and, in that capacity, served as the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires and Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations between January 20, 2021, and February 25, 2021,...
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Kenneth S. Wilsbach

53. Kenneth S. Wilsbach

1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
Kenneth Stephen Wilsbach is a United States Air Force general who serves as the 24th chief of staff of the Air Force since 3 November 2025. He previously served as the commander of Air Combat Command from 2024 to 2025. Prior to that, he served as the commander of Pacific Air Forces from 2020 to 2024.
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Gary L. Thomas

54. Gary L. Thomas

1962-. (aged 64)
United States Naval Aviator
Gary Lee Thomas is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general. He was most recently the 35th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen Thomas is a naval aviator who flew the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and participated in combat operations during the Gulf War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan. He has commanded at...
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Yvette M. Davids

55. Yvette M. Davids

1967-. (aged 59)
Yvette Marie Davids is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 11 January 2024 to 15 August 2025. She was the first woman to serve as superintendent. As superintendent, she stirred controversy for implementing President Donald Trump's executive order to remove books with DEI content from the Naval Academy...
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Robert Brooks Brown

56. Robert Brooks Brown

1959-. (aged 67)
Robert Brooks Brown is a retired United States Army general who served as commander of the United States Army Pacific. He now serves as president of the Association of the United States Army since 30 September 2021, having joined the organization as executive vice president in January 2021.
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Scott Stearney

57. Scott Stearney

1960-2018 (aged 58)
aircraft pilot military personnel
Scott Andrew Stearney was an American naval aviator and vice admiral of the United States Navy who served as commander of the Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain.
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Linda L. Fagan

58. Linda L. Fagan

1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
Linda Lee Fagan is a retired American admiral who served as the 27th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, she was the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard under Commandant Karl L. Schultz from 2021 to 2022. Before that, she was the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area with prior...
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Andrii Taran

59. Andrii Taran

1955-. (aged 71)
politician military officer
Andriy Vasylyovych Taran is a Ukrainian politician who last served as Ukraine's ambassador to Slovenia from 2022 to 2024. He was the 16th Minister of Defence of Ukraine and before that a lieutenant general in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Maurice Rose

60. Maurice Rose

1899-1945 (aged 46)
military officer
Maurice Rose was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general. A veteran of World War I and World War II, Rose was commanding the 3rd Armored Division when he was killed in action in Germany during the closing days of the Second World War becoming the highest-ranking American killed by enemy fire...
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Laura J. Richardson

61. Laura J. Richardson

1963-. (aged 63)
army officer military aviator
Laura Jane Richardson is a retired United States Army general who last served as the commander of United States Southern Command from 2021 to 2024. Prior to that, she was the commanding general of United States Army North from 2019 to 2021.
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Agustín Laje

62. Agustín Laje

1989-. (aged 37)
YouTuber researcher anti-abortion activist political scientist philosopher
Agustín Laje Arrigoni is an Argentine conservative writer, political commentator, and lecturer. He is the founder and president of the conservative think-tank Fundación Libre.
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Dean Paul Martin

63. Dean Paul Martin

1951-1987 (aged 36)
actor television actor tennis player military officer aircraft pilot
Dean Paul Martin Jr. was an American pop singer and film and television actor. A member of the California Air National Guard, Martin died in a crash during a military training flight. He was the son of entertainer Dean Martin.
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Don Bacon

64. Don Bacon

1963-. (aged 63)
assistant professor politician
Donald John Bacon is an American politician and retired military officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017. During his 29 years in the United States Air Force, he commanded wings at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, Nebraska, before retiring as a brigadier general in 2014....
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Richard R. Neely

65. Richard R. Neely

Richard R. Neely is a United States Air Force officer and the 40th Adjutant general of Illinois.
Vincent R. Stewart

66. Vincent R. Stewart

1958-2023 (aged 65)
military leader
Vincent Raymond Stewart was a Jamaican-born American lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who served as Deputy Commander at United States Cyber Command. He previously served as the 20th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). LtGen Stewart, who held that post from January 23, 2015 through October 3, 2017, was the first African American, first Jamaican American...
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Carla Provost

67. Carla Provost

1969-. (aged 57)
peace officer official
Carla L. Provost is an American retired government official who served as the Chief of the United States Border Patrol from August 2018 through January 2020. She was the first woman to serve as Chief of the Border Patrol, a career law enforcement position. Provost held numerous positions during her 25-year career in the Border Patrol, including serving as Deputy...
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Anthony Henderson

68. Anthony Henderson

1966-. (aged 60)
military personnel
Anthony M. Henderson is a major general in the United States Marine Corps and is currently serving as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Training Command, since 2024. He previously served as deputy director for joint strategic planning of the Joint Staff, commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and director of concepts and plans at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory.
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Dawn M. Liberi

69. Dawn M. Liberi

1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
Dawn M. Liberi is a diplomat, international development expert and former United States Ambassador to Burundi. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 10, 2012, and confirmed by the Senate October 19, 2012.
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Leslie C. Smith

70. Leslie C. Smith

military officer
Leslie C. Smith is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the 66th Inspector General of the United States Army. Since 2002, he has served as the vice president for leadership and education at the Association of the United States Army
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Brian W. Cavanaugh

71. Brian W. Cavanaugh

1968-. (aged 58)
military leader
Brian Woodburn Cavanaugh is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as the commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic from 2022 to 2024. He served as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from 2021 to 2022, and previously served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs of...
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Kim Olson

72. Kim Olson

1957-. (aged 69)
politician military officer
Kimberly D. Olson is an American non-profit executive, politician, and retired military officer from the state of Texas. She served in the United States Air Force for 25 years, reaching the rank of colonel. She was the Democratic Party nominee for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2018 elections and a candidate in the 2020 elections seeking to represent Texas's 24th...
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William B. Garrett III

73. William B. Garrett III

military officer
William Burke Garrett III General in the United States Army who's serving as the deputy commander of United States European Command, and as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Forces Command.
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Stephen R. Lyons

74. Stephen R. Lyons

military personnel
Stephen R. Lyons is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who last served as the 13th commander of the United States Transportation Command from August 2018 to October 2021. He previously served as the commanding general of United States Army Combined Arms Support Command/Sustainment Center of Excellence as well as the senior mission commander for Fort Lee,...
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Bradford Gering

75. Bradford Gering

1967-. (aged 59)
military leader
Bradford J. Gering is a United States Marine Corps General who has served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps since October 1, 2025. He most recently served as the acting commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force from August 2023 to February 2024. He previously served as commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing from July 2021...
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William M. Faulkner

76. William M. Faulkner

military leader
William M. Faulkner served as a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general in commands including Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics. He retired in 2015.
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Robert A. Rosenberg

77. Robert A. Rosenberg

1934-. (aged 92)
military officer
Major General Robert Alan "Rosie" Rosenberg of United States Air Force was Director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1985 to September 1987. Throughout his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force, he was instrumental to the U.S. satellite program. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Leon E. Salomon

78. Leon E. Salomon

1936-2023 (aged 87)
military personnel
General Leon Edward Salomon was a United States Army general who served as Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army from 1986 to 1988.
Brian S. Robinson

79. Brian S. Robinson

military leader
Brian Scott Robinson is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who has served as commander of the Air Education and Training Command from 2022 to 2025. He previously served as the deputy commander of the Air Mobility Command.
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James Geurts

80. James Geurts

James F. Geurts is an American former government official and retired United States Air Force colonel who served in 2021 as the official performing the duties of United States Under Secretary of the Navy.
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Colin J. Kilrain

81. Colin J. Kilrain

1958-. (aged 68)
Colin James Kilrain is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 20, 2021 to February 2023. He previously served as the associate director for military affairs (ADMA) for the Central Intelligence Agency from 2019 to 2021. He is the former commander of Special...
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Peter Talleri

82. Peter Talleri

1957-. (aged 69)
military leader
Major General Peter John Talleri retired in September, 2013, after serving 34 years in the United States Marine Corps. At retirement, Maj. Gen. Talleri was the U. S. Marine Corps senior logistics professional in the Pacific.
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Deborah R. Malac

83. Deborah R. Malac

1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
Deborah Ruth Malac is an American diplomat, who served as the United States Ambassador to Uganda. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the Senate Nov. 19, 2015. She previously served as United States Ambassador to Liberia.
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Thomas S. James, Jr

84. Thomas S. James, Jr

1963-. (aged 63)
Thomas Sease James Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the 39th Commanding General of the First United States Army headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. He held his latest position from October 29, 2018, to July 8, 2021, after having previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United...
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Andrea Thompson

85. Andrea Thompson

1966-. (aged 60)
military officer official
Andrea Lee Thompson is an American government official and former military officer. She is the former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. Prior to this, she was the National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. Before entering government service, she was a career intelligence officer in the United States Army.
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Fred D. Robinson, Jr

86. Fred D. Robinson, Jr

1954-. (aged 72)
military officer
Major General Fred "Doug" Robinson Jr. a native of Bolivar, Tennessee, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army from the University of Tennessee. As of 2007, he was commanding general of Army Research, Development and Engineering Command in the United States Army.
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Timothy D. Haugh

87. Timothy D. Haugh

1969-. (aged 57)
military leader
Timothy Dean Haugh is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of the United States Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service from 2024 to 2025. He previously served as the deputy commander of the United States Cyber Command.
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Billy K. Solomon

88. Billy K. Solomon

1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
Billy King Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Sarah Feinberg

89. Sarah Feinberg

1977-. (aged 49)
executive official civil servant
Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg is an American civic employee who previously served as the Interim President of the New York City Transit Authority from 2020 to 2021, and a former Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. She was nominated for the role of MTA Chairperson but was ultimately not selected for the position. Her background is mostly in communications.
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David Furness

90. David Furness

military officer
David J. Furness is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations from August 2021 to July 2023. He previously was the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations from August 2020 to August 2021.
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Darren W. McDew

91. Darren W. McDew

1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Darren Wayne McDew is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. His previous senior command positions include Commander of Air Mobility Command as a general and Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (18AF) as a lieutenant general. In March, 2019, soon after General McDew's retirement, United...
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Susan Pamerleau

92. Susan Pamerleau

1945-. (aged 81)
peace officer military leader politician
Susan Lewellyn Pamerleau is a retired United States Air Force major general who served from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016, as the Republican sheriff of Bexar County, Texas. She is the United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas.
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Ram Rothberg

93. Ram Rothberg

1964-. (aged 62)
naval officer military officer
Aluf Ram Rothberg is a retired admiral in the Israel Defense Forces who was the head of the Israel Navy.
Herzi Halevi

94. Herzi Halevi

1967-. (aged 59)
military personnel military officer
Herzl "Herzi" Halevi is a retired Israeli general who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 16 January 2023 to 5 March 2025.
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Benny Gantz

95. Benny Gantz

1959-. (aged 67)
military personnel politician
Benjamin Gantz is an Israeli politician and retired army general. He served as a minister without portfolio from 2023 to 2024, as the minister of defense between 2020 and 2022, and as deputy prime minister between 2021 and 2022. From 2020 to 2021, he was the alternate prime minister.
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SM Shafiuddin Ahmed

96. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed

1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed is a retired Bangladeshi four star general who was chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army. He served as the quartermaster general and director of military training at the Bangladesh Army Headquarters. He also served as director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, and commanded an infantry brigade and furthermore an infantry...
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Robert McFarlane

97. Robert McFarlane

1937-2022 (aged 85)
politician military officer
Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane was an American Marine Corps officer who served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1985. Within the Reagan administration, McFarlane was a leading architect of the Strategic Defense Initiative, a project intended to defend the US from Soviet ballistic missile attacks. He resigned as National Security Adviser in late 1985 because...
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Patrick S. Ryder

98. Patrick S. Ryder

spokesperson
Patrick S. Ryder is an American military officer and United States Air Force major general who served as the Pentagon Press Secretary, appointed August 4, 2022.
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Paco Moncayo

99. Paco Moncayo

1940-. (aged 86)
military personnel politician
Paco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos is an Ecuadorian politician and retired general who was Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 2000 to 2009.
Kevin Scarce

100. Kevin Scarce

1952-. (aged 74)
naval officer civil servant chancellor governor business executive
Rear Admiral Kevin John Scarce is a retired naval officer who served as the 34th governor of South Australia from 2007 to 2014.