2026 AFA Almanac

Named for the World War II leader of the Army Air Forces. Presented for outstanding contributions to aerospace activity; since 1986, AFA’s highest honor to a member of the armed forces in national defense.

• Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, USSF (Ret.)
  2026
• Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., USAF (Ret.), 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  2025
• Gen. David Thompspn, USSF (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Space Operations
  2024
• Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, Cmdr., NORTHCOM/NORAD
  2023
• Gen. Tod D. Wolters, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., USEUCOM and NATO SACEUR
  2022
• Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSF, Chief of Space Operations
  2021
• Gen. David L. Goldfein, USAF (Ret.), former Chief of Staff, USAF
  2020
• Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., AFMC
  2019
• Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., AFMC
  2018
• Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, USAF (Ret.), former PEO, F-35 Prgm
  2017
• Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, USAF (Ret.), former Chief of Staff
  2016
• Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., AFMC
  2015
• Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., STRATCOM
  2014
• Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., SOUTHCOM
  2013
• Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.), former Chief of Staff
  2012
• Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, Cmdr., TRANSCOM
  2011
• Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff, ISR
  2010
• Gen. John D. W. Corley, Cmdr., ACC
  2009
• Gen. Bruce Carlson, Cmdr., AFMC
  2008
• Gen. Ronald E. Keys, Cmdr., ACC
  2007
• Gen. Lance W. Lord, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., AFSPC
  2006
• Gen. Gregory S. Martin, USAF (Ret.), former Cmdr., AFMC
  2005
• Gen. John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff, USAF
  2004
• Lt. Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Cmdr., air component, CENTCOM, and 9th Air Force
  2003
• Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chm., Joint Chiefs of Staff
  2002
• Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, CINC, EUCOM
  2001
• Gen. Michael E. Ryan, Chief of Staff, USAF
  2000
• Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short, Cmdr., Allied Air Forces Southern Europe
  1999
• Gen. Richard E. Hawley, Cmdr., ACC
  1998
• Men and women of the United States Air Force
  1997
• Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1996
• World War II Army Air Forces veterans
  1995
• Gen. John Michael Loh, Cmdr., Air Combat Command
  1994
• Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1993
• Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA, Chm., Joint Chiefs of Staff
  1992
• Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, Cmdr., CENTCOM Air Forces and 9th Air Force
  1991
• Gen. John T. Chain, CINC, SAC
  1990
• Gen. Larry D. Welch, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1989
• Men and women of the Ground- Launched Cruise Missile team
  1988
• Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., USN, Chm., Joint Chiefs of Staff
  1987
• Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, USAF (Ret.), former Air Force Chief of Staff
  1986
• Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, USA, SACEUR
  1985
• The President’s Commission on Stra- tegic Forces (Scowcroft Commission)
  1984
• Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States
  1983
• Gen. Lew Allen Jr., USAF (Ret.), former Chief of Staff
  1982
• Gen. David C. Jones, USAF, Chm., Joint Chiefs of Staff
  1981
• Gen. Richard H. Ellis, USAF, CINC, SAC
  1980
• Sen. John C. Stennis
  1979
• Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USA, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
  1978
• Sen. Howard W. Cannon
  1977
• Sen. Barry M. Goldwater
  1976
• James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
  1975
• Gen. George S. Brown, USAF, Chm., Joint Chiefs of Staff
  1974
• Gen. John D. Ryan, USAF (Ret.), former Chief of Staff
  1973
• Air units of the allied forces in Southeast Asia (Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, and the Vietnamese Air Force)
  1972
• John S. Foster Jr., Dir. of Defense Research and Engineering
  1971
• Apollo 11 team (J. L. Atwood; Lt. Gen. S. C. Phillips, USAF; and astronauts Neil Armstrong and USAF Cols. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins)
  1970
• No Award
  1969
• Col. Frank Borman, USAF; Capt. James Lovell, USN; and Lt. Col. William Anders, USAF, Apollo 8 crew
  1968
• Gen. William W. Momyer, Cmdr., 7th Air Force, PACAF
  1967
• The 8th, 12th, 355th, 366th, and 388th Tactical Fighter Wings and the 432nd and 460th TRWs
  1966
• The 2nd Air Division, PACAF
  1965
• Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1964
• The 363rd Tactical Recon. Wing and the 4080th Strategic Wing
  1963
• A. C. Dickieson and John R. Pierce, Bell Telephone Laboratories
  1962
• Lyle S. Garlock, Assistant SECAF
  1961
• Gen. Thomas D. White, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1960
• Gen. Thomas S. Power, CINC, SAC
  1959
• Maj. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, Cmdr., Ballistic Missile Div., ARDC
  1958
• Edward P. Curtis, special assistant to the President
  1957
• Sen. W. Stuart Symington
  1956
• Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, USAF
  1955
• John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State
  1954
• Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USAF (Ret.), former Air Force Chief of Staff
  1953
• Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney
  1952
• Gen. Curtis E. LeMay and the personnel of Strategic Air Command
  1951
• Airmen of the United Nations in the Far East
  1950
• Maj. Gen. William H. Tunner and the men of the Berlin Airlift
  1949
• W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force
  1948

AFA’s highest honor to a civilian in national security, named for the first Secretary of the Air Force.

• Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Chairman HASC
  2026
• Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
  2025
• Dr. Derek Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency
  2024
• Frank Kendall, former SECAF
  2023
• Sen. Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member, SASC
  2022
• Barbara Barrett, former SECAF
  2021
• Will Roper, Asst. SECAF (AT&L)
  2020
• Heather Wilson, former SECAF
  2019
• Deborah Lee James, former SECAF
  2018
• Lisa S. Disbrow, Undersecretary of the Air Force
  2017
• Jamie M. Morin, Director, Cost Assess- ment & Prgm Evaluation
  2016
• William A. LaPlante, Asst. SECAF (Acquisition)
  2015
• Ashton B. Carter, former Deputy SECDEF
  2014
• Michael B. Donley, SECAF
  2013
• Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.)
  2012
• Rep. C. W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.)
  2011
• John J. Hamre, Center for Strategic & International Studies
  2010
• Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
  2009
• Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.)
  2008
• Michael W. Wynne, SECAF
  2007
• No Award Given
  2006
• Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.)
  2005
• Peter B. Teets, Undersecretary of the Air Force
  2004
• James G. Roche, SECAF
  2003
• Rep. James V. Hansen (R-Utah)
  2002
• Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)
  2001
• Rep. Floyd Spence (R-S.C.)
  2000
• F. Whitten Peters, SECAF
  1999
• Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Rep. Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)
  1998
• William Perry, former SECDEF
  1997
• Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
  1996
• Sheila E. Widnall, SECAF
  1995
• Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)
  1994
• Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
  1993
• Donald B. Rice, SECAF
  1992
• George Bush, President of the United States
  1991
• John J. Welch, Asst. SECAF(Acquisition)
  1990
• Ronald W. Reagan, former President of the United States
  1989
• George P. Schultz, Secretary of State
  1988
• Edward C. Aldridge Jr., Secretary of the Air Force
  1987
• Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense
  1986

AFA’s highest honor for industrial leadership.

• Palmer Luckey, Founder, Anduril Industries
  2026
• BAE Systems
  2025
• Victus Nox (Space Sys. Command, Millennium Space, and Firefly Aerospace)
  2024
• Neal Blue, Chairman/CEO, and Linden Blue, Vice Chairman, General Atomics
  2023
• Jeff Babione, COO, Sierra Space
  2022
• Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance
  2021
• Marilyn Hewson
  2020
• Draken International
  2019
• Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin
  2018
• Northrop Grumman
  2017
• SpaceX
  2016
• F-22 Raptor, Lockheed Martin
  2015
• C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing
  2014
• X-51A WaveRider Program, Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Air Force Research Laboratory
  2013
• Boeing
  2012
• United Launch Alliance
  2011
• Raytheon
  2010
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
  2009
• Bell Boeing CV-22 Team, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Boeing
  2008
• Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  2007
• Ronald D. Sugar, Chm. and CEO, Northrop Grumman
  2006
• Richard Branson, Chm., Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Galactic
  2005
• Thomas J. Cassidy Jr., Pres. and CEO, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  2004
• Joint Direct Attack Munition Industry Team, Boeing
  2003
• Sydney Gillibrand, Chm., AMEC; and Jerry Morgensen, Pres. and CEO, Hensel Phelps Construction
  2002
• George David, Chm. and CEO, United Technologies
  2001
• Simon Ramo and Dean E. Wooldridge, missile pioneers
  2000
• Sam B. Williams, Chm. and CEO, Williams International
  1999
• Philip M. Condit, Chm. and CEO, Boeing
  1998
• Dennis J. Picard, Chm. and CEO, Raytheon
  1997
• Harry Stonecipher, Pres. and CEO, McDonnell Douglas
  1996
• C. Michael Armstrong, Chm. and CEO, Hughes Aircraft
  1995
• Kent Kresa, CEO, Northrop Grumman
  1994
• Daniel M. Tellep, Chm. and CEO, Lockheed
  1993
• Norman R. Augustine, Chairman, Martin Marietta
  1992

For members whose AFA record, production, and accomplishments at a national level have been outstanding over a period of years.

• Kenneth Goss
  2026Card No. 25
• Bill Croom
  2023Card No. 24
• Mary Anne Thompson
  2018Card No. 23
• John A. Shaud
  2016Card No. 22
• George M. Douglas
  2014Card No. 21
• James M. McCoy
  2013Card No. 20
• Donald J. Harlin
  2009Card No. 19
• John R. Alison
  2004Card No. 18
• Nathan H. Mazer
  2002Card No. 17
• Jack C. Price
  1997Card No. 16
• John O. Gray
  1996Card No. 15
• Dorothy L. Flanagan
  1994Card No. 14
• Edward A. Stearn
  1992Card No. 13
• Sam E. Keith Jr.
  1990Card No. 12
• Martin H. Harris
  1988Card No. 11
• James H. Straubel
  1980Card No. 10
• Martin M. Ostrow
  1973Card No. 9
• Robert W. Smart
  1968Card No. 8
• Jess Larson
  1967Card No. 7
• George D. Hardy
  1965Card No. 6
• Jack B. Gross
  1964Card No. 5
• Julian B. Rosenthal
  1962Card No. 4
• Arthur C. Storz Sr.
  1961Card No. 3
• Jimmy Doolittle
  1959Card No. 2
• Gill Robb Wilson
  1957Card No. 1

Recognizes outstanding commitment to education, service, and the mission of the Air & Space Forces Association.

• Sgt. Momomi M. Atkinson, Guardian, 68th Cyberspace Squadron
  2026

Recognizes a lifetime of work in the advancement of aerospace.

Gen. John Hyten

Gen. Lester Lyles

Col. Phillip Meilinger

AFA’s Gen. Jerome F. O’Malley Space Visionary Award was established in 2021 to recognize outstanding visionary leaders within the Space community. The award recognizes individuals who have pioneered the path to building the Space Force, U.S. Space Command, and other organizations instrumental to protecting and advancing our nation’s interests in space.

• Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, Commander of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command
  2025
• Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, USSF (Ret.), former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear
  2024
• Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations
  2023
• Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton, special assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
  2022
• Lt. Gen. Bill Liquori, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis
  2021
• Unveiling of the new award and presentation to the U.S. Space Force
  2020

State names refer to the recipient’s home state at the time of the award.

• Charles L. “Chuck” Martin (S.C.)
  2026
• Gavin “Mac” MacAloon (Fla.)
  2025
• Janelle Stafford (Okla.)
  2024
• Roberta “Bobi” Oates (Nev.)
  2023
• Linda McMahon (Va.)
  2022
• Gabrielle “Gabbe” Kearney (Alaska)
  2021
• Mark Tarpley (Okla.)
  2020
• Susan Broderick Mallett (Ala.)
  2019
• Russell V. Lewey (Ala.)
  2018
• James T. Hannam (Va.)
  2017
• David T. Buckwalter (Texas)
  2016
• James R. Lauducci (Va.)
  2015
• James W. Simons (N.D.)
  2014
• Tim Brock (Fla.)
  2013
• S. Sanford Schlitt (Fla.)
  2012
• Steven R. Lundgren (Alaska)
  2011
• L. Boyd Anderson (Utah)
  2010
• David R. Cummock (Fla.)
  2009
• John J. Politi (Texas)
  2008
• William D. Croom Jr. (Texas)
  2007
• Craig E. Allen (Utah)
  2006
• Charles A. Nelson (S.D.)
  2005
• Doyle E. Larson (Minn.)
  2004
• W. Ron Goerges (Ohio)
  2003
• Thomas J. Kemp (Texas)
  2002
• Charles H. Church Jr. (Kan.)
  2001
• Mary Anne Thompson (Va.)
  2000
• Jack H. Steed (Ga.)
  1999
• Ivan L. McKinney (La.)
  1998
• James M. McCoy (Neb.)
  1997
• Tommy G. Harrison (Fla.)
  1996
• William N. Webb (Okla.)
  1995
• William A. Lafferty (Ariz.)
  1994
• Lt. Col. James G. Clark (D.C.)
  1993
• Jack C. Price (Utah)
  1992
• George M. Douglas (Colo.)
  1991
• Cecil H. Hopper (Ohio)
  1990
• Oliver R. Crawford (Texas)
  1989
• Charles G. Durazo (Va.)
  1988
• Jack K. Westbrook (Tenn.)
  1987
• John P.E. Kruse (N.J.)
  1986
• George H. Chabbott (Del.) and Hugh L. Enyart (Ill.)
  1985
• Earl D. Clark Jr. (Kan.)
  1984
• Richard H. Becker (Ill.)
  1983
• Thomas W. Anthony (Md.)
  1982
• Daniel F. Callahan (Fla.)
  1981
• David C. Noerr (Calif.)
  1980
• Alexander C. Field Jr. (Ill.)
  1979
• William J. Demas (N.J.)
  1978
• Edward A. Stearn (Calif.)
  1977
• Victor R. Kregel (Texas)
  1976
• Martin M. Ostrow (Calif.)
  1975
• Howard T. Markey (D.C.)
  1974
• Joe Higgins (Calif.)
  1973
• J. Raymond Bell (N.Y.) and Martin H. Harris (Fla.)
  1972
• Paul W. Gaillard (Neb.)
  1971
• Lester C. Curl (Fla.)
  1970
• (No presentation)
  1969
• Marjorie O. Hunt (Mich.)
  1968
• Sam E. Keith Jr. (Texas)
  1967
• William W. Spruance (Del.)
  1966
• Milton Caniff (N.Y.)
  1965
• Maxwell A. Kriendler (N.Y.)
  1964
• N. W. DeBerardinis (La.) and Joe L. Shosid (Texas)
  1963
• No award
  1962
• Robert P. Stewart (Utah)
  1961
• O. Donald Olson (Colo.)
  1960
• Carl J. Long (Pa.)
  1959
• Jack B. Gross (Pa.)
  1958
• George D. Hardy (Md.)
  1957
• Thos. F. Stack (Calif.)
  1956
• Arthur C. Storz (Neb.)
  1955
• George A. Anderl (Ill.)
  1954
• Julian B. Rosenthal (N.Y.)
  1953

For an individual AFA member with distinguished sustained service supporting the educational mission of AFA over a period of years.

• Wally Saeger
  2026
• Stephen Gourley
  2025
• No Award Given
  2024
• Jim Hannam
  2023
• No Award Given
  2022
• Richard “Dick” Bundy
  2021
• Regina “Gina” Giles
  2020
• David T. “Buck” Buckwalter
  2019
• Bill Croom
  2018
• No Award Given
  2017
• Jack C. Price
  2016
• L. Boyd Anderson
  2015
• No Award Given
  2014
• Bonnie B. Callahan
  2013
• Gregory Bruce White
  2012
• Susan B. Mallett
  2011
• No Award Given
  2010
• Marry Anne Thompson
  2009
• Richard Ortega
  2008

For long-term commitment to aerospace education, making a significant impact nationwide.

• No Award Given
  2026
• Daniel P. Woodward
  2025
• No Award Given
  2024
• Rolls-Royce
  2023
• Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings
  2022
• The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
  2021
• Bernard K. “Bernie” Skoch
  2020
• Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
  2019
• Project Lead the Way
  2018
• Analytical Graphics, Inc.
  2017
• Harry Talbot
  2016
• Northrop Grumman
  2015
• Department of Defense STARBASE Program
  2014
• The Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Program
  2013
• The Military Channel
  2012
• The National Science Foundation
  2011
• USA Today
  2010
• ExxonMobil Foundation
  2009

Air & Space Forces Association Unit of the Year.

• Gen. Charles A. Gabriel Chapter (Va.)
  2026
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  2025
• Wright Memorial Chapter (Ohio)
  2024
• Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Chapter (Calif.)
  2023
• Mel Harmon Chapter (Colo.)
  2022
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  2021
• Mile High Chapter (Colo.)
  2020
• Wright Memorial Chapter (Ohio)
  2019
• Langley Chapter (Va.)
  2018
• Enid Chapter (Okla.)
  2017
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  2016
• Lance P. Sijan Chapter (Colo.)
  2015
• D. W. Steele Sr. Memorial Chapter (Va.)
  2014
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  2013
• Hurlburt Chapter (Fla.)
  2012
• Lance P. Sijan Chapter (Colo.)
  2011
• C. Farinha Gold Rush Chapter (Calif.)
  2010
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  2009
• Lance P. Sijan Chapter (Colo.)
  2008
• Central Oklahoma (Gerrity) Chapter
  2007
• Enid Chapter (Okla.)
  2006
• Central Florida Chapter
  2005
• Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter (Ga.)
  2004
• Hurlburt Chapter (Fla.)
  2003
• Eglin Chapter (Fla.)
  2002
• Lance P. Sijan Chapter (Colo.)
  2001
• Wright Memorial Chapter (Ohio)
  2000
• Hurlburt Chapter (Fla.)
  1999
• Ark-La-Tex Chapter (La.)
  1998
• Central Florida Chapter
  1997
• Montgomery Chapter (Ala.)
  1996
• Baton Rouge Chapter (La.)
  1995
• Langley Chapter (Va.)
  1994
• Green Valley Chapter (Ariz.)
  1993
• Central Florida Chapter and Langley Chapter (Va.)
  1992
• Paul Revere Chapter (Mass.)
  1991
• Gen. E. W. Rawlings Chapter (Minn.)
  1990
• Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Chapter (N.J.)
  1989
• Gen. David C. Jones Chapter (N.D.)
  1988
• Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter (Ga.)
  1987
• Charles A. Lindbergh Chapter (Conn.)
  1986
• Cape Canaveral Chapter (Fla.)
  1985
• Scott Memorial Chapter (Ill.) and Colo rado Springs/Lance Sijan P. Chapter (Colo.)
  1984
• Charles A. Lindbergh Chapter (Conn.)
  1983
• Chicagoland-O’Hare Chapter (Ill.)
  1982
• Alamo Chapter (Texas)
  1981
• Central Oklahoma (Gerrity) Chapter
  1980
• Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis Chapter (Calif.)
  1979
• Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Chapter (N.J.)
  1978
• Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Chapter (N.J.)
  1977
• Scott Memorial Chapter (Ill.)
  1976
• Alamo Chapter (Texas) and San Bernardino Area Chapter (Calif.)
  1975
• Texas State AFA
  1974
• Langley Chapter (Va.)
  1973
• Utah State AFA
  1972
• Middle Georgia Chapter
  1971
• Georgia State AFA
  1970
• No Award
  1969
• Utah State AFA
  1968
• Utah State AFA
  1967
• New York State AFA
  1966
• Idaho State AFA
  1965
• Utah State AFA
  1964
• Colin P. Kelly Chapter (N.Y.)
  1963
• Fort Worth Chapter (Texas)
  1962
• Chico Chapter (Calif.)
  1961
• San Diego Chapter
  1960
• Cleveland Chapter
  1959
• San Diego Chapter
  1958
• H. H. Arnold Chapter (N.Y.)
  1957
• Utah State AFA
  1956
• San Fernando Valley Chapter (Calif.)
  1955
• Santa Monica Area Chapter (Calif.)
  1954
• San Francisco Chapter
  1953