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Air Force Biography:
Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney served as assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. He was responsible for the organization and administration of the Air Staff. Additionally, he served as deputy chairman of the Air Force Council and is the Air Force accreditation official for the Air Attache Corps.

General McInerney was born in 1937, in Havre de Grace, Md., and graduated from Garden City (N.Y.) High School in 1955. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1959 and a master’s degree in international relations from The George Washington University in 1972. The general completed Armed Forces Staff College in 1970 and the National War College in 1973.

After graduating from the academy in June 1959, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. He then joined the Air Force, and completed initial pilot training at Bartow Air Base, Fla., and Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, in November 1960. General McInerney was assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and later to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for advanced gunnery training. His first operational assignment was in October 1961 with the 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron, flying F-104s at George Air Force Base, Calif. There he took part in the Berlin and Cuban crises in 1962, flying escort missions in the Berlin Corridor and escort reconnaissance missions over Cuba. In April 1963 he was one of the first forward air controllers assigned to South Vietnam with a Vietnamese army division.

Upon his return to the United States in April 1964 he was assigned to the Tactical Air Warfare Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., as an F-4C aircraft commander. In February 1966 he attended the F-4 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, where he remained as an instructor with various F-4 assignments in the Weapons School and the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, Test and Evaluation Division. Also, he participated in two Southeast Asia deployments as introduction team chief, bringing the F-4D and F-4E into combat.

The general volunteered for a fourth tour in Southeast Asia and served with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, from February until August 1969. After completing the Armed Forces Staff College in February 1970, he was transferred to the Directorate of Operational Requirements, Air Force headquarters. During this assignment he participated in many high-level study groups on the Middle East, air-to-air missile requirements and the F-15 advanced air superiority fighter.

Upon graduation from National War College in July 1973, General McInerney was assigned to the 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Luke Air Force Base, as F-104 and F-5 director of operations. He was primarily responsible for German F-104 training and the F-5E Military Assistance Program. In August 1974 he became the air attache to the U.S. Embassy in London. There he worked for three different ambassadors, assisting them in changing U.S. policy toward the multi-role combat aircraft, and increased standardization with European aerospace and North Atlantic Treaty Organization air forces.

From November 1976 until October 1977 he was vice commander of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Station Upper Heyford, England. The general then became military assistant to Ambassador Robert W. Komer, the adviser to the secretary of defense on North Atlantic Treaty Organization affairs. In this capacity, he assisted in developing the organization’s long-term defense program, which was announced at the 1978 Washington Summit. In March 1979 General McInerney became commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Clark Air Base, Philippines, and was deeply involved in implementing the base agreement that placed Clark Air Base under Philippine sovereignty.

In February 1981 he was assigned as commander of the 313th Air Division, Kadena Air Base, Japan. The general then served as deputy chief of staff for operations and intelligence, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from June 1983 to July 1985, when he became commander of 3rd Air Force, Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England. In October 1986 General McInerney was assigned as vice commander in chief, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany.

He became commander of Alaskan Air Command, Alaskan NORAD Region, and Joint Task Force Alaska in May 1988. The general assumed command of Alaskan Command upon its activation in July 1989, and became commander of 11th Air Force when Alaskan Air Command was redesignated 11th Air Force in August 1990. He assumed his current position in July 1992.

The general is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours, including 407 combat missions (243 in 0-1s as a forward air controller and 164 in F-4C’s, D’s and E’s). His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 17 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster and Vietnam Service Medal with six service stars. He has also been awarded the Third Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.

In addition, the general was inducted into the Order of the Sword in July 1980. This award recognizes both military and civilian individuals for conspicuous and significant contributions to the welfare and prestige of the noncommissioned officer corps and the military establishment. The general was the sixth Pacific Air Forces officer and the 63rd officer overall inducted into the order since the Air Force became a separate branch of the armed services in 1947.

He was promoted to lieutenant general Oct. 8, 1986, with same date of rank.

MG Paul E. Vallely was born in DuBois, PA and served a distinguished career of 31 years in the US Army before he retired as Deputy Commanding General, US Army Pacific, in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992. General Vallely graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and earned his commission in the Army in 1961.

General Vallely is a graduate of the Infantry School, Ranger and Airborne Schools, Jumpmaster School, the Command and General Staff School, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the Army War College. His combat service in Vietnam included positions as infantry company commander, intelligence officer, operations officer, military advisor, and aide-de-camp. He has over fifteen (15) years’ experience in Special Operations, Psychological Operations, and Civil-Military Operations.

After serving in two combat tours in Vietnam, he also served in several other overseas theaters in Europe and Pacific Rim countries. Vallely served on US security assistance missions and on civilian-military relations tours in Europe, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, Israel, Indonesia, and Central America. He has served as a consultant to the Commanding General of the Special Operations Command as well as the DOD Anti-Drug and Counter-Terrorism Task Forces. He also designed and developed the Host-Nation Support Program in the Pacific for the DOD and the State Department.

MG Vallely has been on radio and television for many years, most notably serving as the senior military analyst for the Fox News Channel from 2001-2008. He is a guest lecturer on multiple issues including national security, international politics, economics, strategic planning, US foreign policy, and the Global War against Radical Islam and other threats to America. He and LTG Thomas McInerney co-authored the book, “Endgame” – “Blueprint for Victory for Winning the War on Terror.” MG Vallely conducts an average of 4-6 national radio/TV show interviews per week and is well known for his published articles and talks on National Security and domestic issues. He will publish two new books in 2022, “America’s Endgame for the 21st Century” and “The Reality Prism”.

Vallely is the Founder of Nemo Arms Inc. of Boise, Idaho and is the Chairman of Stand Up America US Foundation. He also chairs the Legacy National Security Advisory Group and is a founding member of the Citizens’ Commission on National Security. He led fact finding missions into the Syria with his team, once traveling deep inside the Syrian war zone to Aleppo. Additionally, during that period, he co-chaired two separate delegations to Cairo, Egypt to meet with President El-Sisi and his senior staff. During a speaking engagement in Moscow in 2017, he facilitated the first meeting between Putin and Trump. In January 2022, he launched his own radio show, ‘The Stand Up America US Radio Show”

Paul and his wife Marian reside in Montana. Both are deeply involved in numerous humanitarian efforts and are active participants in a multitude of community events and activities.

Mike Ford is a retired U.S. Army Infantry Colonel. A 1980 Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he has served in Europe, Central America and in Southwest Asia, Commanding at the Detachment, Company, Battalion and Brigade Levels.  He served as a Deputy Sheriff in South Florida for 10 Years and in a brief foray into the private sector, was a Product Line Manager, specializing in special operations applications. He has been a contributor for American Thinker, Canada Free Press, the Gateway Pundit and Red State. He is currently the CEO and Managing Editor of American Free News Network (AFNN.US) a 501(c)(3). You can find more of his work  and that of other great writers there.

Walter “Wally” Heinz is a USMA graduate Class of 1971. He was commissioned into Engineer Branch.

Active Duty Army – Military Service Assignments (June 1971 – August 1992)

1971 – 1972 Military Schooling
Airborne School: Ft Benning, GA
Ranger School: Ft Benning, GA
US Army Engineer Basic Course, Ft Belvoir, VA

1972-1978 (Germany)
78th Engineer Bn (Combat), 7th Engineer Brigade
HHC, 7th Engineer Brigade
275th Engineer Company (ADM), 7th Engineer Brigade
249th Engineer Bn (Combat Heavy), 18th Engineer Brigade)

1978-1980
Engineer Advanced Course: Ft Belvoir, VA
Masters Civil Engineering: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1980-1983
US Army Engineer District Omaha & Missouri River Division; Omaha, NE

1983-1984
US Army Command & General Staff, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

1984 – 1986
1st Engineer Bn, 1st Infantry Division, Ft Riley, KS

1986-1989
US Army Liaison Officer, Germany Army Engineer School, Munich, Germany

1989-1990
Director Public Works, US Military Community, Karlsruhe, Germany

1990-1992
Area Engineer Rocky Mountain Area, Colorado Springs, CO

Awards /Decorations:
US & Germany Army Parachute Airborne Wings
US Army Ranger Tab
Legion of Merit
MSM (4 OLC)
ARCOM
National Defense Service Ribbon w/ Bronze Star

Additional Schooling and certifications:
MBA Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Professional Engineer Licensees (VA & CO)
Civilian Employment (1992-2016)
Multiple Architect and Engineering and Civil Construction firms

Organizations:
Society of American Military Engineers (1971- present)
Inducted as SAME Fellow
Board Member of MacArthur Society

Anthony R. (Tony) Lentini is an Army Brat who grew up around the world and graduated from West Point in 1971.  He was commissioned as an Armor Officer and served in the 2/34 Armor, 1/77 Armor, 4th ID HQ and 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Nuremberg, Germany.  He left the service in 1976 and pursued a civilian career in energy with Middle South Utilities (now Entergy), Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. and Apache Corporation where he was Vice President of Public & International Affairs.  He then ran his own company, Lentini Creative Communications.  Tony is now retired in the Houston area.  He is a founding board member of the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates and writes op-ed pieces for AMERICAN THINKER, REAL CLEAR DEFENSE and other publications.