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  • Larry D. Welch
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  • General (retired) Larry D. Welch (born June 9, 1934) was the 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of a combined active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force serving at locations in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs functioned as the principal military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapon Surety Task Force for the Defense Science Board.
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serviceyears
  • 1951
Birth Date
  • 1934-06-09
Commands
  • Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
  • Strategic Air Command
Branch
  • 25
Name
  • Larry D. Welch
Caption
  • General Larry D. Welch
Birth Place
  • Guymon, Oklahoma
Title
Awards
Rank
  • 45
Allegiance
Battles
Before
  • Gen. Bennie L. Davis
  • Gen. Charles A. Gabriel
Years
  • 1985
  • 1986
After
  • Gen. John T. Chain, Jr.
  • Gen. Michael J. Dugan
laterwork
  • Board of Directors, Henry L. Stimson Center
  • President, Institute for Defense Analyses
  • Rumsfeld Commission
abstract
  • General (retired) Larry D. Welch (born June 9, 1934) was the 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of a combined active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force serving at locations in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs functioned as the principal military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapon Surety Task Force for the Defense Science Board.
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