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Richard B. Myers served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 until his retirement in 2005.
He served as vice chairman from 2000 to until 2001. Myers was commander in chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command; commander, Air Force Space Command; and Department of Defense manager, space transportation system contingency support at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, from 1998 to 2000.
Earlier, Myers was commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
He serves on the board of directors of Aon Corp., Deere & Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., and has been a UTC director since September 2006. Myers is also Foundation Professor of Military History at Kansas State University and holds the Colin Powell Chair for Leadership, Ethics and Character at National Defense University. | 