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Craig R. McKinley
Craig Richard McKinley (born May 6, 1952) is a retired USAF General who served as the 26th Chief, National Guard Bureau, serving from 2008 to 2012. He is the first officer from the National Guard to ever achieve the grade of a four-star general.〔(Guard's First 4-star General Ready to Take Minutemen Forward )〕 He is currently President of the Air Force Association.
Prior to becoming chief, he served as the Director, Air National Guard from May 2006 to November 17, 2008. He retired after being succeeded by Frank J. Grass on September 7, 2012.〔Army Times, (General to Take Top Guard Job, Get 4th Star ), September 5, 2012〕 At the ceremony where he transferred authority to his successor, McKinley received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal.〔U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, (Panetta Hosts Chief Change For National Guard Bureau ), Department of Defense Photo Essay, September 7, 2012 〕〔Karen Parrish, (Pentagon Welcomes New Chief of National Guard Bureau ), American Forces Press Service, September 7, 2012 〕〔Cheryl Pellerin, (Napolitano Honors Outgoing National Guard Bureau Chief ), American Forces Press Service, September 7, 2012 〕 McKinley's official retirement date was November 1, 2012.〔Jeff Schogol, (Retiring McKinley Finishes Term as Guard Chief ), Army Times, September 7, 2012〕
== Military career ==
As the Chief, National Guard Bureau, General McKinley was the senior uniformed officer of the National Guard of the United States, and the state National Guard, responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, programs and plans affecting more than half a million federalized and nonfederalized Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel. Appointed by the President, he served as the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He also served as the principal National Guard adviser to Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all National Guard issues. As National Guard Bureau Chief, he served as the Army's and Air Force's official channel of communication with state governors and Adjutants General concerning state National Guards.
General McKinley received his commission in 1974 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Southern Methodist University. He has served in numerous assignments in flying and operations, as well as command positions at group, wing, sector and field operating agency levels. He has also served as Commander, 1st Air Force (1 AF) and Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Southeast Region, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. General McKinley is a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours, primarily in the T-38 Talon, F-106 Delta Dart, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle. Additionally, General McKinley has been pilot in command in the C-131 Samaritan and C-130 Hercules Operational Support Airlift aircraft.
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