12 Facts About Joseph McNeil

Joseph McNeil was born on March 25,1942, in Wilmington, North Carolina.

ROTC taught Joseph McNeil a different type of leadership: things are done methodically, there is an objective, and most importantly, you follow.

In July 1963, Joseph McNeil was assigned to James Connally Air Force Base near Waco, Texas for Training.

From 1964 to 1969, Joseph McNeil was assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota where he served as a KC-135 navigator.

Joseph McNeil spent considerable time in Southeast Asia flying in operations Arc Light and Young Tiger.

In 1972, Joseph McNeil served as a navigator instructor, flight commander, executive officer and Commander of the 702nd Military Airlift Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.

In 1989, Joseph McNeil served as special assistant to the Vice Commander and Commander of the 514th Airlift Wing at McGuire Air Force Base.

Joseph McNeil would be promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1994.

In 2000, Joseph McNeil retired from the Air Force Reserve as a major general, having been promoted to the rank in 1996.

Joseph McNeil joined the Federal Aviation Administration, where he served as assistant division manager of the administration's Eastern Region Flight Standards Division and the manager of the New York Flight Standards District Office.

In 2002, Joseph McNeil retired from the Federal Aviation Administration, after serving for over 15 years.

In 2010, Joseph McNeil was the recipient of the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.