1. Richard Bowman Myers was born on 1 March 1942 and is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
41 Facts About Richard Myers
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Richard Myers served as the 14th president of Kansas State University from 2016 to 2022.
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Richard Myers became the chairman of the Joint Chiefs on 1 October 2001.
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Richard Myers began serving as the interim president of Kansas State University in late April 2016, and was announced as the permanent president on 15 November 2016.
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On 24 May 2021, Richard Myers announced that we would be retiring from his duties as President of Kansas State University, and that his last day would be 11 February 2022.
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Richard Myers was succeeded by President Richard Linton, the former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University on 14 February 2022.
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Richard Myers's father owned a hardware store and his mother was a homemaker.
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Richard Myers graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1960.
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Richard Myers graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1965 where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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Richard Myers was commissioned by Detachment 270 of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at KSU.
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Richard Myers graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a Master of Business Administration in 1977.
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Richard Myers entered the United States Air Force in 1965 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
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Richard Myers received pilot training from 1965 to 1966 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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Richard Myers is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours in the T-33 Shooting Star, C-37, C-21, F-4 Phantom II, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, including 600 combat hours in the F-4.
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From November 1993 to June 1996, Richard Myers was Commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan and From July 1996 to July 1997 Richard Myers served as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
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Richard Myers received his fourth-star in 1997 when he was appointed as commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces.
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Richard Myers commanded the Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from July 1997 to July 1998.
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From August 1998 to February 2000, Richard Myers was commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Space Command; Commander of the Air Force Space Command; and Department of Defense manager of the space transportation system contingency support at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
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Later on General Ralph Eberhart, the Commander-in-Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, managed to contact Richard Myers and inform him about the recent hijacking situation.
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Richard Myers was sworn in as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October 2001.
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Richard Myers served as the principal military advisor to the president, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council during the earliest stages of the War on Terror, including planning of the War in Afghanistan and planning and execution of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Richard Myers supported the involvement of NATO and allied coalition forces during the War on Terror.
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Together with CENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks, Richard Myers coordinated the plan for the Iraqi invasion and the reconstruction of the country, and established a combined joint task force in order to focus on post-conflict issues in Iraq.
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Richard Myers was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Mongolia.
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Richard Myers met with Mongolian President Natsagiin Bagabandi at Ulaanbaatar on 15 January 2004.
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Together with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Myers conducted weekly press briefings at The Pentagon on the War on Terror.
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Richard Myers retired from active duty on 30 September 2005, after more than forty years of active service.
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Since 1999, General Richard Myers is an Air Force Gray Eagle.
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Richard Myers received the Badge of the Commander of the Military Forces.
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In 2001, General Myers received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Joseph W Ralston, USAF.
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On 9 November 2005, Richard Myers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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For four decades, General Richard Myers has served our Nation with honor and distinction.
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Richard Myers flew some 600 combat hours in the Vietnam War.
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Richard Myers later served as Commander in Chief of North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Space Command.
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In 2006, Richard Myers accepted a part-time appointment as a foundation professor of military history at Kansas State University.
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Richard Myers serves on the boards of Aon Corporation, John Deere, the United Service Organizations and holds the Colin L Powell Chair for National Security, Leadership, Character and Ethics at the National Defense University.
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Richard Myers has advised the Defense Health Board and served on the Army War College Board of Visitors.
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On 26 July 2011, Myers was inducted into the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumni in a ceremony at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, officiated by Lieutenant General Allen G Peck, Commander, Air University.
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On 14 April 2016, Richard Myers was selected as the interim president of Kansas State University, which he began on 20 April.
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On 15 November 2016, the Board of Regents removed his interim title and announced Richard Myers would become the university's 14th president.
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On May 24,2021, Richard Myers announced he would retire from his role as president of Kansas State University as of 11 February 2022.