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Kevin P. Chilton

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{{short description|American astronaut and Air Force general (born 1954)}}
{{Infobox astronaut
|name = Kevin Chilton
|image = Kevin P. Chilton.jpg
|birth_name = Kevin Patrick Chilton
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|11|3}}
|birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|other_names = Chilli
|education = [[United States Air Force Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) [[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
|type = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank = [[General (United States)|General]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
|time = 29d 8h 22m
|selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 12|NASA Group 12 (1987)]]
|mission = [[STS-49]] [[STS-59]] [[STS-76]]
|insignia = [[File:Sts-49-patch.png|50px]] [[File:STS-59 mission insignia.svg|50px]] [[File:Sts-76-patch.png|50px]]
|retirement = February 1, 2011
}}
'''Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton''' (born November 3, 1954) is an American [[mechanical engineer]] and retired [[United States Air Force]] four-star [[General (United States)|general]], [[test pilot]], and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. His last assignment was as commander of [[United States Strategic Command|U.S. Strategic Command]] from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to [[general officer]] ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut.<ref name="kchilton">{{cite web |author1=Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center |author1-link=Johnson Space Center |title=Kevin P. Chilton |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/chilton_kevin.pdf |website=Biographical Data |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507071937/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/chilton_kevin.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2021 |location=[[Houston, Texas]] |date=March 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the [[board of directors]] of [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]].

== Early life ==
Born November 3, 1954, in [[Los Angeles, California]], he graduated from [[St. Bernard High School (Los Angeles, California)|St. Bernard High School]], [[Playa del Rey]], [[California]], in 1972. He received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[engineering science]]s from the [[United States Air Force Academy]] in 1976, and a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[Columbia University]] on a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] in 1977. He enjoys [[Reading (process)|reading]] and all [[sport]]s, including [[running]], [[snow skiing]], [[sailing]], and [[softball]].

== Early Air Force career ==
[[File:Kevin Chilton with his wife Cathy Chilton at Edwards Air Force Base.jpg|thumb|204x204px|Kevin Chilton with his wife Cathy Chilton during a test pilot training on [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]], in 1987.|left]]
Chilton received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1976. After receiving his [[United States Aviator Badge|pilot wings]] at [[Williams Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]], in 1978, he qualified in the [[F-4 Phantom II|RF-4C Phantom II]] and was assigned to the [[15th Reconnaissance Squadron|15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron]] at [[Kadena Air Base]], Japan. From 1978 until 1980, he served as a combat-ready [[Aviator|pilot]] and instructor pilot in the RF-4C in [[Korea]], Japan and the [[Philippines]].

In 1981, he converted to the [[F-15 Eagle]] and was assigned to the [[67th Tactical Fighter Squadron]] at Kadena Air Base, as a squadron pilot. In 1982, Chilton attended the USAF [[Squadron Officer School]] at [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], [[Alabama]], and finished as the number one graduate for the year, receiving the [[United States Secretary of the Air Force|Secretary of the Air Force]] Leadership Award.

Subsequently, assigned to the [[9th Fighter Squadron|9th]] and [[7th Fighter Squadron|7th Tactical Fighter Squadron]]s at [[Holloman AFB]], [[New Mexico]], Chilton served as an F-15 squadron weapons officer, instructor pilot, and flight commander until 1984 when selected for the [[U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School]]. He graduated number one in his class to win the Liethen-Tittle Award, as the outstanding [[test pilot]] at the school.

Chilton was assigned to [[Eglin Air Force Base]], [[Florida]], where he conducted weapons and systems tests in all models of the F-15 and [[F-4 Phantom II|F-4]] aircraft. While a member of the [[3247th Test Squadron]], Chilton served as squadron safety officer, as chief of test and evaluation, and as squadron operations officer.

During his time at the Air Force, Chilton also met his future wife, Cathy Chilton, who later became an Air Force Major General.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE GENERAL KEVIN P. CHILTON {{!}} CLASS OF 1976|url=https://aog-websites.s3.amazonaws.com/usafa-org/documents/heritage/distinguishedgrads/2014DG-Chilton.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2021|website=aog-websites.s3.amazonaws.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904181513/https://aog-websites.s3.amazonaws.com/usafa-org/documents/heritage/distinguishedgrads/2014DG-Chilton.pdf |archive-date=2021-09-04 }}</ref> Together, they had four children.<ref name=":9" />

== NASA career ==
[[File:Kevin P. Chilton - Official portrait of 1987 astronaut candidate.jpg|thumb|right|221x221px|Kevin P. Chilton during his career on NASA in 1987]]
In August 1987 Chilton was assigned to [[NASA]] and became an [[astronaut]] in August 1988, qualifying for assignment as a pilot on [[Space Shuttle]] flight crews.

Chilton held a variety of technical assignments. He served in the Mission Development Branch of the Astronaut Office in support of the Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) satellite, and the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) programs. He was the Astronaut Office [[T-38 Talon]] safety officer, leader of the Astronaut Support Personnel team at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], and was lead spacecraft communicator ([[CAPCOM]]) for numerous Shuttle flights.

Chilton also served as Deputy Program Manager for the early [[International Space Station]] program. A veteran of three [[space flight]]s, Chilton logged more than 704 hours in space.

An accomplished [[guitarist]], Chilton spent a portion of his spare time hammering out riffs on a [[Fender Stratocaster]] while jamming with the all astronaut band, "[[Max Q (astronaut band)|Max Q]]".

== Spaceflight experience ==
===STS-49===
[[File:STS-49 crew.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chilton, standing 2nd from left, with his STS-49 crewmates]]
{{main|STS-49}}
[[STS-49]], which lasted from May 7–16, 1992, was the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle ''[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]]''. During the mission, the crew conducted the initial test flight of ''Endeavour'', performed a record four [[Extravehicular activity|EVA]]’s (spacewalks) to retrieve, repair and deploy the International Telecommunications Satellite (Intelsat), and to demonstrate and evaluate numerous EVA tasks to be used for the assembly of [[Space Station Freedom]]. Additionally, a variety of medical, scientific and operational tests were conducted throughout the mission. STS-49 logged 213 hours in space and 141 [[Geocentric orbit|Earth orbit]]s prior to landing at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California, where the crew conducted the first test of the ''Endeavour’s'' drag chute.<ref name="STS-49">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-49 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-49.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154147/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-49.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=2 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===STS-59===
{{main|STS-59}}
[[STS-59]], the Space Radar Laboratory (SRL) mission, April 9–20, 1994, was launched aboard Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. SRL consisted of three large radars, SIR-C/X-SAR (Shuttle Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar), and a [[carbon monoxide]] sensor that were used to enhance studies of the [[Earth's surface]] and [[atmosphere]]. The imaging radars operated in three frequencies and four polarizations. This multispectral capability of the radars provided information about the Earth's surface over a wide range of scales not discernible with previous single-frequency experiments. The carbon monoxide sensor (MAPS) used gas filter radiometry to measure the global distribution of CO in the [[troposphere]]. Real-time crew observations of surface phenomena and climatic conditions augmented with over 14,000 photographs aided investigators in interpretation and calibration of the data. The mission concluded with a landing at Edwards AFB after orbiting the Earth 183 times in 269 hours.<ref name="STS-59">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-59 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-59.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506152946/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-59.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=23 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===STS-76===
{{main|STS-76}}
[[File:Chilton on the deck of STS-76.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton on the deck of [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] during the [[STS-76|STS-76 missions]]. Chilton was the commander of the [[STS-76|STS-76 mission]].]]
Chilton commanded [[STS-76]], the third docking mission to the Russian space station [[Mir]], which launched on March 22, 1996, with a crew of six aboard ''[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]]''. Following [[Orbital rendezvous|rendezvous]] and docking with Mir, transfer of a NASA astronaut to Mir for a five-month stay was accomplished to begin a continuous presence of U.S. astronauts aboard Mir for the next two-year period. The crew also transferred 4800 pounds of science and mission hardware, food, water and air to Mir and returned over 1100 pounds of U.S. and [[European Space Agency|ESA]] science and Russian hardware. The first spacewalk from the Shuttle while docked to Mir was conducted. Experiment packages were transferred from the Shuttle and mounted on the Mir docking module to detect and assess debris and contamination in a space station environment. The [[Spacehab]] module carried in the Shuttle payload bay was utilized extensively for transfer and return stowage of logistics and science and also carried Biorack, a small multipurpose laboratory used during this mission for research of plant and animal cellular function. This mission was also the first flight of Kidsat, an electronic camera controlled by classroom students via a Ku-band link between JSC Mission Control and the Shuttle, which used digitized photography from the Shuttle for science and education. Following 145 orbits of the Earth, ''Atlantis'' landed with a crew of five at Edwards Air Force Base in California on March 31, 1996, 221 hours after liftoff.<ref name="STS-76">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-76 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-76.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506153758/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-76.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=23 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Air Force career resumed ==
[[File:Gen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence Symposium.jpg|left|thumb|239x239px|General Kevin P. Chilton in 2007]]
Chilton left NASA in 1998 to become deputy director of political military affairs for [[Asia]], [[Pacific]], and the [[Middle East]] on the [[Joint Staff]]. His first military command was the [[9th Reconnaissance Wing]] (9 RW) at [[Beale AFB]], California, from May 1999 to September 2000. In August 2004, Chilton assumed the dual duties of commander of the [[Eighth Air Force]] (8 AF) and commander of [[Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike]] (JFCC SGS) at [[Barksdale AFB]], [[Louisiana]]. In April 2006, Chilton was nominated to become the commander of the [[Air Force Space Command]] (AFSPC) at [[Peterson AFB]], [[Colorado]]. On June 26, 2006, he received his fourth star and assumed command of [[Air Force Space Command]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123022507/ Air Force news, "Former astronaut takes command of Air Force Space Command"]</ref> General Chilton is the only former astronaut to achieve [[4 star rank|four-star]] grade. [[Lieutenant General]] [[Thomas Patten Stafford|Tom Stafford]], [[Vice Admiral]] [[Dick Truly]] and Lieutenant General [[Susan Helms]] have attained the rank of [[3 star rank|three stars]].

As commander of Air Force Space Command, Chilton oversees the whole space operations within the United States Air Force jurisdiction including the Satellites and Ballistic Missile.<ref name="kchilton" /><ref name=":0" /> With his background as astronaut, Chilton also emphasized the importance roles of Space operations especially entering the new communication technologies systems in-which satellite communication played major role in a modern communication technologies that needed a robust satellite communication systems.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last1=Shanker|first1=Thom|last2=Schmitt|first2=Eric|date=2010-02-24|title=More Satellites Will Act as Eyes for Troops|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/world/asia/24satellites.html|access-date=2021-09-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=B61 REPLACEMENT AND VACUUM TUBES|url=https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/202461/b61-replacement-and-vacuum-tubes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124132119/https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/202461/b61-replacement-and-vacuum-tubes/|access-date=September 4, 2021|website=www.armscontrolwonk.com |archive-date=2022-01-24 }}</ref> Chilton also emphasized the importance role of satellites which will act as eyes for troops, especially those deployed abroad.<ref name=":1" /> However Chilton did not remain long as commander of Air Force Space Command, following Chilton's nomination as commander of [[United States Strategic Command]] in October 2007.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=KEVIN P. CHILTON|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1316843/kevin-p-chilton/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=www.af.mil|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Commander of United States Strategic Command ==
[[File:Defense.gov photo essay 100521-D-7203C-008.jpg|thumb|257x257px|Commander of the [[United States Strategic Command]] General Kevin P. Chilton.|left]]
In October 2007, following the appointment of Commander of [[United States Strategic Command|Strategic Command]] General [[James Cartwright|James E. Cartwright]] as [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]] appointed Chilton to succeed Cartwright as the new commander of [[United States Strategic Command]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Gen Kevin P. Chilton assumes command of USSTRATCOM|url=https://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/983851/gen-kevin-p-chilton-assumes-command-of-usstratcom/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=U.S. Strategic Command|language=en-US}}</ref> Chilton nomination as commander of United States Strategic Command was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 2007.<ref name=":8" /> Chilton then assumed command of the United States Strategic Command on October 3, 2007, his last assignment before retiring following a handover command ceremony that was held at United States Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivered the ceremony remarks.<ref name=":7"/><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":8" /> In this Capacity Chilton oversees the whole United States Nuclear arsenal and the [[Nuclear triad|Nuclear Triad]]. Chilton also responsible with the primary Strategic Deterrence mission which its purpose is to anticipate an incoming Nuclear-Strike towards the United States.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=In today's space race, watch out for China – CNN.com|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> In the case of Strategic Deterrence, Chilton emphasized the incoming dangers of United States primary adversary that has Nuclear arsenal such as [[North Korea]].<ref name=":4" /> Chilton reaffirm that such threat from United States primary adversaries that own Nuclear arsenal is a clear and present danger. During Chilton Tenure as Commander of Strategic Command, Chilton also modernize Nuclear Missile arsenal such as modernizing the B61 nuclear bomb and its vacuum tubes.<ref name=":2" /> [[File:Commander of The Strategic Command General Kevin P. Chilton during a visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base.jpg|thumb|271x271px|General Kevin P. Chilton visiting [[Grissom Air Reserve Base]] during his tenure as commander of The [[United States Strategic Command|Strategic Command]], June 27, 2009.]]Chilton also emphasized the importance role of the United States Cyber division which also took part in guarding the Strategic Deterrence, especially following the [[2008 cyberattack on United States|2008 cyberattacks]] on United States which almost infiltrate the military network.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Insiders Doubt 2008 Pentagon Hack Was Foreign Spy Attack (Updated)|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/08/insiders-doubt-2008-pentagon-hack-was-foreign-spy-attack/|access-date=2021-09-04|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> The attack led to the initiaton of Operation Buckshot Yankee that led to the cleaning of the infection worm virus. In the previous part the command of Cyber was under the unit called the Joint Task Force – Computer Network Defense which also known as JTF-CND which was created following a series of thorny cyber incidents on Department of Defense.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last1=GourleyCo-Founder|first1=Connect HereBob|last2=CTO|first2=CTO at OODABob Gourley is the|last3=diligence|first3=Co-Founder of the due|last4=LLC|first4=cybersecurity consultancy OODA|last5=CTOvision.com|first5=which publishes|last6=analyst|first6=OODAloop com Bob's background is as an all source intelligence|last7=CTO|first7=an enterprise|date=2010-09-08|title=JTF-CND to JTF-CNO to JTF-GNO to Cybercom|url=https://ctovision.com/jtf-cnd-to-jtf-cno-to-jtf-gno-to-cybercom/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=CTOvision.com|language=en-US}}</ref> However the JTF-CND was seen to be obsolete, especially entering the new decade on-which cyber played major role especially in-order to deterred Cyber attacks that has tremendous effect especially towards the Nuclear Arsenal security system and Chilton emphasize the need of a new Cyber division that could deterred and prevent the incoming and dangerous cyber attacks.<ref name=":5" /> As a result, on 2010, the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and the Obama Administration agreed to create a new Functional [[Unified combatant command|Unified Combatant Command]] that primarily task on Cyber division and in May 2010 the [[United States Cyber Command]] was officially formed as the new Unified Combatant Command.<ref name=":5" /> During Chilton's tenure as commander of Strategic Command, Chilton also re-affirmed about the new incoming [[Space Race|space race]] with China, especially following China test of anti-satellite missile in 2007. According to Chilton China is on a fast track to improve their space capabilities and eager to have domination on the space race. In 2009 Chilton also testified about the importance roles of Nuclear arsenals following a speculation of President Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world.<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine|title=Military to Obama: We Heart Our Nukes, Don't Give 'Em Up|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/11/military-to-obama-we-heart-our-nukes-dont-give-em-up/|access-date=2021-09-04|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Chilton also emphasized that the [[Nuclear triad|Nuclear Triads]] and its arsenal are still needed 40 years from now.<ref name=":6" /> Chilton's tenure as commander of United States Strategic Command ended in January 2011, following his four years assuming the position.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Langevin and Turner Thank General Kevin P. Chilton for his Lifetime of Public Service and|url=https://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/983740/langevin-and-turner-thank-general-kevin-p-chilton-for-his-lifetime-of-public-se/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=U.S. Strategic Command|language=en-US}}</ref> Chilton was succeeded by C. Robert Kehler who previously held the position of commander of [[Air Force Space Command]] and also succeeding Chilton in the position.<ref name=":7" /> Following his ended assignment as commander of Strategic Command, Chilton officially retired from the United States Air Force in January 2011 after 34 years of dedicated service and leadership within the [[United States Air Force]].<ref name=":7" />

== Education ==
{{Plainlist |
* 1976 Distinguished graduate, [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[engineering science]]s, [[United States Air Force Academy]], [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
* 1977 [[Master of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]], [[Columbia University]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
* 1982 Distinguished graduate, [[Squadron Officer School]], [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], [[Alabama]]
* 1984 Distinguished graduate, [[U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School]], [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]]
* 1985 [[Air Command and Staff College]], by correspondence
* 2001 [[Air War College]], by correspondence
}}

== Military assignments ==
[[File:Joe Engle and Kevin P. Chilton at Space, Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.jpg|thumb|247x247px|General Chilton with fellow astronaut Major General [[Joe Engle]]]]
* May 1977 – May 1978, student, undergraduate pilot training, [[Williams Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]]
* May 1978 – August 1978, student, RF-4C Replacement Training Unit, [[Shaw Air Force Base]], [[South Carolina]]
* August 1978 – November 1980, RF-4C pilot and instructor pilot, [[15th Reconnaissance Squadron|15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron]], [[Kadena Air Base]], Japan
* November 1980 – August 1982, F-15C pilot, [[67th Fighter Squadron|67th Tactical Fighter Squadron]], Kadena Air Base, Japan
* August 1982 – October 1982, student, [[Squadron Officer School]], [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], Alabama
* October 1982 – December 1983, F-15A pilot, instructor pilot and flight commander, [[9th Attack Squadron|9th]] and [[7th Fighter Squadron|7th Tactical Fighter Squadrons]], [[Holloman Air Force Base]], New Mexico
* January 1984 – December 1984, student, [[U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School]], [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California
* January 1985 – August 1987, test pilot and operations officer, 3247th Test Squadron, [[Eglin Air Force Base]], [[Florida]]
* August 1987 – August 1988, astronaut candidate, [[NASA]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]], [[Houston, Texas]]
* August 1988 – May 1996, astronaut, NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
* May 1996 – August 1998, deputy program manager of operations, International Space Station Program, NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
* August 1998 – May 1999, deputy director of operations, Headquarters [[Air Force Space Command]], [[Peterson Air Force Base]], Colorado
* May 1999 – September 2000, commander, [[9th Reconnaissance Wing]], [[Beale Air Force Base]], California
* October 2000 – April 2002, director of politico-military affairs, Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Joint Staff, [[The Pentagon]], [[Washington, D.C.]]
* April 2002 – August 2004, director of programs, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
* August 2004 – August 2005, acting assistant vice chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
* August 2005 – June 2006, commander of 8th Air Force, [[Barksdale Air Force Base]], [[Louisiana]], and joint functional component commander for space and global strike, [[United States Strategic Command]], [[Offutt Air Force Base]], [[Nebraska]]
* June 2006 – September 2007, commander of Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
* October 2007 – January 2011, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

=== Summary of joint assignments ===
* October 2000 – April 2002, director of politico-military affairs, Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a Brigadier General and Major General
* October 2007 – January 2011, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, as a General

== Flight information ==
{{Plainlist |
* Rating: [[Command pilot|Command astronaut pilot]]
* Flight hours: More than 5,000
* Aircraft flown: F-4C/D/E, F-15A/B/C/D, OV-104A and OV-105A (space shuttles Atlantis and Endeavour), RF-4C, T-38, U-2 and VC-11, B-52H
}}

== Organizations ==
Chilton is a member of the [[Order of Daedalians]], USAF Academy Association of Graduates, and [[American Legion]].

== Awards and decorations ==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Personal decorations'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] with [[oak leaf cluster]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Legion of Merit]] with oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air and Space Commendation Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Commendation Medal#Air Force|Air Force Commendation Medal]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Unit awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d|width=60}}
|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award]] with oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Organizational Excellence Award]] with oak leaf cluster
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''NASA awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NASA Outstanding Leadership Ribbon.png|width=60}}
|[[NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=USA - NASA Excep Rib.png|width=60}}
|[[NASA Exceptional Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=SpaceFltRib.svg|width=60}}
|[[NASA Space Flight Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Combat Readiness Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Recognition Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Recognition Ribbon]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Campaign and service medals'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon, 2nd award|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Korea Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Korea Defense Service Medal]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service, training, and marksmanship awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon]]
|-
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|[[Air Force Longevity Service Award]] with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
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|[[Marksmanship Ribbon|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
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|[[File:USAF Master Astronaut badge.jpg|100px]]
|[[Astronaut Badge|Command Pilot Badge with Astronaut Device]]
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|[[File:Master space badge.JPG|100px]]
|[[Space and Missile Badge|Command Space Badge]]
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|[[File:Afg 021203 114.jpg|90px]]
|[[Missile Badge|Command Missile Operations Badge]]
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|[[File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg|100px]]
|[[Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge]]
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|[[File:Seal of the United States Strategic Command.svg|100px]]
|[[United States Strategic Command|United States Strategic Command Badge]]
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=== Other achievements ===
{{Plainlist |
* National Space Trophy
* NASA "Top Fox" Flight Safety Award
* [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim Fellow]]
* Commander's Trophy, Undergraduate Pilot Training
* 1982 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award
* 1984 Liethen-Tittle Award for top graduate, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
* 2012 Induction into the [[United States Astronaut Hall of Fame]] on May 5th<ref>[http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-050612a.html Collect Space]</ref> in a ceremony that took place at the [[Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex]]
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||[[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|112px]]||[[General (United States)|General]]||June 26, 2006
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|84px]]||[[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant general]] ||August 9, 2005
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|56px]]||[[Major general (United States)|Major general]]||April 1, 2002
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O7 insignia.svg|28px]]||[[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]]||May 1, 1999
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O6 insignia.svg|40px]]||[[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]||January 1, 1993
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|28px]]||[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]]||June 2, 1989
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O4 insignia.svg|28px]]||[[Major (United States)|Major]]||May 2, 1985
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|28px]]||[[Captain (United States)|Captain]]||June 2, 1980
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O2 insignia.svg|10px]]||[[First Lieutenant (United States)|First lieutenant]]||June 2, 1978
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[File:US-O1 insignia.svg|10px]]||[[Second lieutenant#United States|Second lieutenant]]||June 2, 1976
|-
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Defense.gov photo essay 071017-F-6655M-005.jpg|Commander of The [[United States Strategic Command|Strategic Command]] General Kevin P. Chilton and [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Secretary of Defense]] [[Robert Gates|Robert M. Gates]] at [[Offutt Air Force Base|Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska]], October 17, 2007.
File:Defense.gov photo essay 110128-D-7203C-015.jpg|General Chilton with [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Air Force Chief of Staff]] General [[Norton A. Schwartz|Norton Schwartz]].
File:Docking Module entrance.jpg|Kevin P. Chilton with astronauts [[Richard A. Searfoss]] and astronauts [[Michael R. Clifford]] on board the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] on March 28, 1996.
File:STS76 Inflight Crew Portrait.jpg|Chilton (front, middle) with the others Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' [[STS-76|STS-76 mission]] crew.
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography|Spaceflight}}
*[[United States Strategic Command]]
*[[Eighth Air Force]]
{{clear}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Plainlist |
* {{Include-NASA}}
* {{US Air Force|article=General Kevin P. Chilton biography|url=http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/104791/general-kevin-p-chilton.aspx}}
}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.stratcom.mil U.S. Strategic Command Official Site]
* {{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/chilton_kevin.pdf |title=Biographical Data: KEVIN P. CHILTON (GENERAL, USAF) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) |publisher=NASA |access-date=January 12, 2021| date= March 2008}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091202074440/http://www.stratcom.mil/biographies/1/General_Kevin_P_Chilton Official U.S. Strategic Command biography of Kevin P. Chilton]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020330143821/http://www.astronautix.com/astros/chilton.htm Astronautix biography of Kevin P. Chilton]
*[https://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/chilton_kevin.htm Spacefacts biography of Kevin P. Chilton]
*[http://www.spaceacts.com/STARSHIP/seh/chilton.html Chilton at Spaceacts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703193822/http://www.spaceacts.com/STARSHIP/seh/chilton.html |date=2015-07-03 }}
*[https://rnasa.org/2011files/winner2011.html 2011 National Space Trophy Recipient]

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Lew Allen

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{{short description|US Air Force general (1925–2010)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Lew Allen Jr.
| image = General Lew Allen, official military photo.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = 10th Chief of Staff of the Air Force (1978–1982)
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Miami, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|4|1925|9|30|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Potomac Falls, Virginia]], U.S.
| placeofburial = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
| allegiance = United States
| branch = [[United States Air Force]]
| serviceyears = 1943–1982
| rank = [[General (United States)|General]]
| servicenumber =
| unit =
| commands = [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]] [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]] [[National Security Agency]] [[Air Force Systems Command]]
| battles = [[World War II]]
| awards = [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (2) {{nowrap|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)}} [[Legion of Merit]] (3)
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| laterwork = [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] [[President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board]]
}}
'''Lew Allen Jr.''' (30 September 1925 – 4 January 2010) was a [[United States Air Force]] four-star [[General (United States)|general]] who served as the tenth [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]. As chief of staff, Allen served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of 750,000 active duty Air Force, [[Air National Guard]], [[Air Force Reserve]], and civilian personnel serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], he and the other service chiefs function(ed) as the military advisers to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], the [[National Security Council (USA)|National Security Council]], and the [[President of the United States|president]].

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Miami, Florida]], Allen attended and graduated from high school in [[Gainesville, Texas]], in 1942. He entered the [[United States Military Academy]], in 1943, and he graduated in 1946 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree and a commission as a [[second lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]]. He was awarded his [[United States Aviator Badge|pilot's wings]] upon his graduation from flight training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107824/lew-allen-jr/ |title=General Lew Allen Jr.|work=Air Force |publisher=Official Website of the US Air Force |access-date=2014-06-25 }}</ref>

==Military career==
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2013}}
After completing multi-engine flight training in November 1946, Allen was assigned to [[Strategic Air Command]]'s 7th Bombardment Group at [[Carswell Air Force Base]], [[Texas]], where he flew [[B-29 Superfortress]] [[bomber]]s, and then the new and very long-range [[Convair B-36]] bomber. Allen also served in various technical positions in the area of [[nuclear weapon]]s. Allen also attended the Air Tactical Course at [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida, and next he returned to Carswell Air Force Base as a [[flight instructor]] and as an assistant Special Weapons Officer for the 7th Bombardment Wing.

In September 1950, Allen entered the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] for graduate study in [[nuclear physics]]. He completed his [[Master of Science]] degree in 1952. Allen continued his graduate study, and he earned his [[PhD]] in [[physics]] in 1954 under the direction of Alfred O. Hanson. He had completed an experimental [[thesis]] on high-energy photonuclear reactions.<ref>{{cite thesis |title=Photo Disintegration of Deuterium by Ninety-Five Mev X-Rays |first=Lew Jr. |last=Allen |year=1954 |institution=[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] |degree=PhD |hdl=2142/76253 |oclc=10908672 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/aa558168af3cca0b289e2fec62cf197a/}}</ref> Allen then was assigned to the [[U.S. Atomic Energy Commission]]'s [[Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory]] in [[Los Alamos, New Mexico]], as a [[physicist]] in the Test Division, where he became acquainted with the bomb designer [[Ted Taylor (physicist)|Ted Taylor]]. Allen conducted experiments in several different [[nuclear test]] series. These experiments concerned the physics of [[thermonuclear weapon]]s design and to the effects of [[high altitude nuclear explosion]]s conceivably to be used for [[ballistic missile defense]].

From June 1957 to December 1961, Allen was assigned to [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], New Mexico, as the science adviser to the Physics Division of the Air Force Special Weapons Center. ("Special weapons" is a euphemism for nuclear and [[thermonuclear]] bombs.) Allen specialized in the military effects of high altitude nuclear explosions and participated in several nuclear weapons test series. He was scientific director of a major experiment that utilized a large series of high-altitude rockets to measure the characteristics of electrons trapped in the geomagnetic field after an exoatmospheric nuclear burst.

Allen was assigned in December 1961 to the Office of the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], Space Technology Office, in the Directorate of Research and Engineering, [[Washington, D.C.]] From June 1965 to February 1973, he was assigned to the Office of the [[Secretary of the Air Force]], initially in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], as the deputy director for advanced plans in the Directorate of Special Projects. Allen next moved to [[The Pentagon]] in June 1968 as the deputy director of space systems, and in June 1969, he became the director. He returned to Los Angeles in September 1970 as the assistant to the director of special projects and in April 1971 became the director of special projects, with additional duty as the deputy commander for satellite programs of the Space and Missile Systems Organization.

After serving briefly as the chief of staff for the [[Air Force Systems Command]] at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]], Allen was appointed in March 1973 as a deputy to the [[Director of Central Intelligence]] for the [[United States Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community]] in Washington, D.C. In August 1973, Allen became the director of the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) and the chief of the Central Security Service at [[Fort George G. Meade]], Maryland. Allen's tenure as the NSA director was noteworthy in that he became the first director to ever testify publicly before Congress.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bamford|first=James|year=1983|title=The Puzzle Palace|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|location=New York|isbn=0-14-006748-5|pages=111–112}}</ref> In August 1977, he was named commander of [[Air Force Systems Command]].

Allen served as the [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]] from April 1978 until he became the [[Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force|Chief of Staff of the Air Force]] in July 1978. His nomination was unusual in that he had never served in an overseas or combat assignment, and most of his positions were in specialized technical activities, rather than in the usual command structure of the Air Force. Also, he was the last chief of staff with a bomber background; all subsequent chiefs of staff except General [[Norton Schwartz]] have been fighter pilots, and this trend is reflected by the Service's weapon budgets, which devote most funding to fighters rather than bombers.

==Retirement==
Allen did not believe that crewed spaceflight was useful. He reportedly told a [[Manned Spaceflight Engineer|manned spaceflight engineer]] that he had helped cancel [[Manned Orbiting Laboratory]] in the 1960s, and would have canceled the [[Space Shuttle program]].<ref name="cassutt">{{Cite magazine |last=Cassutt |first=Michael |date=August 2009 |title=The Secret Space Shuttles |url=https://www.airspacemag.com/space/secret-space-shuttles-35318554/ |magazine=Air & Space |language=en |access-date=2021-06-19}}</ref> Following his retirement from the Air Force in 1982, Allen became the director of the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] (JPL), during part of the [[Voyager Program]] (space probes launched in 1977), and he served as the director of the JPL until 1990.

Allen was a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/nae/naepub.nsf/Members+By+UNID/FC59400336B81DCD852569E00060F1FA?opendocument |title=Dr. Lew Allen Jr. |publisher=National Academy of Engineering |access-date=2006-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615043313/http://www.nae.edu/nae/naepub.nsf/Members%2BBy%2BUNID/FC59400336B81DCD852569E00060F1FA?opendocument |archive-date=2006-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].

From 1993 to 1995, Allen served as a member of the [[President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board]] (PFIAB) and the [[Intelligence Oversight Board]].<ref name="multi1">{{cite web|year=1999|title=Association of Graduates, USMA|work=1999 Distinguished Graduate Award|url=http://www.aogusma.org/aog/awards/DGA/99cit/L-Allen.htm|access-date=2006-04-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060410115112/http://www.aogusma.org/aog/awards/DGA/99cit/L-Allen.htm|archive-date=2006-04-10}}</ref>

Allen was awarded the 1999 Distinguished Graduate Award of the Association of Graduates, the alumni association of West Point graduates.<ref name="multi1" />

Allen died in [[Potomac Falls, Virginia]], on 4 January 2010, of complications from [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/us/09allen.html | work=The New York Times | first=Douglas | last=Martin | title=Gen. Lew Allen, Who Lifted Veil on Security Agency, Is Dead at 84 | date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> He was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] on March 22, 2010.<ref>[https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgVhbGxlbhIDbGV3/ Burial Detail: Allen, Lew] – ANC Explorer</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123196350/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720071804/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123196350|url-status=live|archive-date=2012-07-20|title = Former chief of staff laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The United States Air Force created the General Lew Allen, Jr. Trophy in Allen's honor, which is awarded annually to an Officer and a Senior NCO in the aircraft maintenance or munitions career fields directly involved with setting up aircraft sorties.<ref name="multi2">{{cite web|title=AFI 36-2603|work=The USAF Maintenance Awards Program|access-date=2008-01-23|publisher=USAF|url=http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2818.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227040038/http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2818.pdf|archive-date=2009-02-27}}</ref>

In 1983, Allen received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wade |first=Larry |date= July 14, 1983|title= American Academy of Achievement fills Coronado with famous names|url= https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Coronado-Journal-July-14-1983.pdf |work= Coronado Journal}}</ref>

Since 1986, the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] awards in his honor the ''[[Lew Allen Award for Excellence]]'', until 1990 called the ''Director's Research Achievement Award''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Science and Technology: The Lew Allen Award for Excellence Recipients |publisher=[[JPL]] |url=http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/community/awardsachievements/laAward/pastrecepients/ |access-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092128/http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/community/awardsachievements/laAward/pastrecepients/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>

Minor planet [[4125 Lew Allen]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite book|title=(4125) Lew Allen In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names |publisher=Springer |date=2003 |isbn=978-3-540-29925-7 |doi=10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4099}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
{|
|-
|[[File:COMMAND PILOT WINGS.png|80px]]
|Command [[United States Aviator Badge|Air Force Pilot Badge]]
|-
|[[File:United States Air Force Missile Badge.svg|20px]]
|Master [[Missile Badge]]
|-
|[[File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg|60px]]
|[[Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge|Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] with bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] with bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Legion of Merit]] with two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Organizational Excellence Award|Air Force Organizational Excellence Award]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NIDRib.gif|width=60}}
|[[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=American Campaign Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[American Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=World War II Victory Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon, 2nd award|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with bronze [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Longevity Service Award]] with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Gugseon Security Medal Ribbon.png|width=60}}
|[[Order of National Security Merit (Korea)|Order of National Security Merit]], Gugseon Medal
|-
|[[File:GRE Order of the Phoenix - Silver Cross BAR.png|60px]]
|[[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)]]
|-
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[Project Shamrock]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{US Air Force|article=General Lew Allen Jr.|url=http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107824/general-lew-allen-jr.aspx}}

==External links==
* [https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107824/lew-allen-jr/ Official Air Force biography]
* [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2434 JPL mourns passing of former director Lew Allen – JPL/NASA News Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20180208054422/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=2434 |date=8 February 2018 }}


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