General Richard Bowman Myers: is a former four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff between October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2005. As Chairman, Myers was the United States military's highest ranking uniformed officer. In this capacity, he served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council during the earliest stages of the War on Terror, including planning and execution of the2003 invasion of Iraq. His Air Force career included operational command and leadership positions in a variety of Air Force and Joint assignments.

Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001. As Vice Chairman, General Myers served as a member of the National Security Council Deputies Committee and the Nuclear Weapons Council, among other positions.

From August 1998 to February 2000, General Myers was Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command; Commander of the Air Force Space Command; and Department of Defense manager of the space transportation system contingency support at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

General Myers was the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) during the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks