Member & Awards Chair
Michael J. Cook

in Pearisburg, Virginia. As the son of a coal miner and his wife, grew up in Kopperston, West Virginia. Graduated from Oceana High School, West Virginia. Appointed to United Air Force Academy, graduated with B.S. in Engineering in 1969 and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant.

Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas

Student, KC-1 35 Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, California

KC-135A Co-Pilot, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, March AFB, California

KC-135A Co-Pilot, Young Tiger Tanker Task Force, 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Base, Thailand

KC-135A/Q Co-Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot, Standardization/Evaluation Instructor Pilot, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

RC-135A/C/D/M/U/V Instructor Pilot, Training Flight Instructor Pilot, 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

Student, Air Force Institute of Technology School of Engineering, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Nuclear Research Officer, Systems Survivability and Weapons Effects Division, Deputy Chief of Staff For Plans, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia

RC-135 Instructor Pilot, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Branch, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

RC/EC/KC-135 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, Chief, Standardization/Evaluation Division, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

RC/KC-135 Instructor Pilot, Operations Officer, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

Commander, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas

Deputy Commander, 384th Combat Support Group, McConnell AFB,

Commander, 922nd Strategic Squadron, Hellenikon Air Base, Greece and NSA Souda Bay, Crete

Deputy Commander, 55th Operations Group, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

Deputy Commander, 4409th Operations Group (Provisional), Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia

Student, Joint Military Attaché School, Bolling AFB, District of Columbia

United States Air Attaché to Greece, Athens, Greece

Chief of Staff, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

Site Manager, L-3 Communications, LINK Simulation & Training, Offutt AFB, Nebraska

30 Years and 26 days in USAF with 12 years in Fightin' Fifty Fifth. Met my wife Tina while stationed at Offutt, both children Linda and Michael were born while stationed at Offutt. Only natural to retire at Offutt, besides retirement job was at Offutt.