President Emeritus
Gen (Ret.) Ralph "Ed" Eberhart
General Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart was Commander, North American Aerospace Defense
Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
General Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
His staff experience includes serving as Executive Officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff
at Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff for Inspection, Safety and Security,
Headquarters Tactical Air Command; Director for Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force; Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, the Joint Staff; and Deputy
Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. The general has also
served as Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Commander, Air Combat Command, Commander,
Air Force Space Command, and as Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command.
General Eberhart has commanded a flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and two major
commands, as well as one sub-unified command, two unified commands and one bi-national command.
While Commander of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing during Operation Desert Shield, the unit
established the theater's initial air-to-ground combat capability from a forward operating
location. General Eberhart's international awards include the Grand Cordon of the Order of the
Sacred Treasure, presented while serving as the Commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, by the Emperor
of Japan, as well as the French Legion of Honor. A command pilot, General Eberhart has logged more
than 5,000 hours, primarily in fighter and trainer aircraft, including 300 combat missions as a
forward air controller in Vietnam.
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