Recipients

Michael McMahan

Michael McMahan was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1970 upon graduation from Texas Tech University. He retired in 2003 as a…
Brett McMullen

Brett McMullen enlisted in the Air Force in 1981, and served as an enlisted airman until receiving his commission in 1985 through the Officer Training…
James McNitt

James McNitt was commissioned in the Army Reserves in 1934. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he transferred to the…
Michael McRaney

Michael McRaney was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1960 upon graduation from Mississippi State University. He retired in 1989 as a…
Keith Meurlin

Keith Meurlin was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1972 upon graduation from the University of Vermont. He retired in 2009 as…
Tom Miller

Tom Miller was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1980 upon graduation from the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2016 he…
Richard Moore

Richard Moore graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1992. In 2022 he was appointed a U.S. Air Force…
Staryl Austin

After serving as a Fighter Pilot in the Army Air Forces in World War II, Staryl Austin transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it…
Mark Baird

Mark Baird was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1989 upon graduation from Florida State University. In 2014 he was appointed a…
Donald Balch

Donald Balch received his wings and Air Force commission in 1954. He retired in 1986 as a U.S. Air Force Brigadier General.
Mark Berry

Mark Berry enlisted in the Air Force in August 1974 and completed Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He subsequently…
Patricia Beyer

Patricia Beyer received a direct commission and joined the Judge Advocate General Corps in 1989. In 2016 she was appointed a U.S. Air Force Brigadier…