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Dec 06, 1946 Nevada, Missouri, United States 77 years old
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About Ralph Eberhart
- General Ralph Edward "Ed" Eberhart (born December 6, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
- He was in charge of NORAD on 9/11. Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, having been the cadet wing commander during his senior year.
- His staff experience includes serving as executive officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff at Headquarters U.S.
- Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff for Inspection, Safety and Security, Headquarters Tactical Air Command; Director for Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S.
- Air Force; Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, the Joint Staff; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S.
- Air Force.
- The general has also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S.
- Air Force, commander, Air Combat Command, Commander, Air Force Space Command, and as commander-in-chief, U.S.
- Space Command. General Eberhart has commanded a flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and two major commands, as well as one sub-unified command, two unified commands and one bi-national command.
- While commander of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing during Operation Desert Shield, the unit established the theater's initial air-to-ground combat capability from a forward operating location.
- General Eberhart's international awards include the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, presented while serving as the Commander of U.S.
- Forces, Japan, by the Emperor of Japan, as well as the French Legion of Honor.
- A command pilot, General Eberhart has logged more than 5,000 hours, primarily in fighter and trainer aircraft, including 300 combat missions as a forward air controller in Vietnam.
