The Air Force Association Board of Directors has tapped Michael M. Dunn, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who last served as president of National Defense University, to become AFA president and chief executive officer, directing the professional staff and managing AFA’s daily operations. Dunn graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1972 and began his career flying F-106 fighters, transitioning to the F-15 in 1983. He held numerous command and staff positions, including Air Staff, DOD, and joint assignments. Dunn will succeed Don Peterson, who has served as the association’s top executive for five years.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 5 to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a move that has heightened the ongoing debate over the White House’s legal authorities and the role of the military in the world and at home.
