Michael Wynne
American government official & business executive (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Walter Wynne (born September 4, 1944) is an American politician and business executive and was the 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked for and received his resignation (and that of Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley) on June 5, 2008, in the wake of the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident and the mistaken shipment of Minuteman III parts to Taiwan in 2006, followed by an investigation by and a critical report from Admiral Kirkland H. Donald regarding the Minuteman incident.[1]
Michael Wynne | |
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21st United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
In office November 4, 2005 ā June 5, 2008 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Pete Geren (acting) |
Succeeded by | Michael B. Donley |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-09-04) September 4, 1944 (age 79) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Air University (MS) University of Colorado Colorado Springs (MBA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1966ā1973 |
Rank | Captain |
Michael B. Donley, Department of Defense Director of Administration and Management, was nominated to replace Wynne by President George W. Bush on June 9, 2008.