General John Dale Ryan was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, General Ryan served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which, as a body, acts as the principal military advisers to the president, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. In his other capacity, he was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force for managing the vast human and materiel resources of the world's most powerful aerospace force.
General John Dale Ryan
Air Force Chief of Staff General John D. Ryan with U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird.
General John D. Ryan during his tenured as Commanders-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command.
Air Force Chief of Staff General John D. Ryan with Secretary of The Air Force Robert C. Seamans and Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird at a ceremony in The Pentagon.
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
The chief of staff of the Air Force is the service chief of the United States Air Force. They are the principal military advisor to the secretary of the Air Force on matter pertaining to the Air Force. They are a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and thereby a military adviser to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the President. The chief of staff is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Air Force, unless the chairman and/or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Air Force officers.
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
The special uniform cap of the CSAF. It is worn by the CJCS or the VCJCS when the incumbent of those positions is a USAF officer.
Image: Carl Spaatz, Air Force photo portrait, color
Image: Hoyt S Vandenberg
