Mcpeak biography
Gen Merrill Anthony McPeak - Military Hall of Honor!
Merrill McPeak
United States Air Force general
Merrill Anthony McPeak (born January 9, 1936) is a retired 4-stargeneral in the United States Air Force whose final assignment before retirement was as the 14th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1990 to 1994.
Mcpeak biography
In 1993, McPeak served as Acting Secretary of the Air Force, before Sheila E. Widnall was appointed by President Bill Clinton, and is the only Chief of Staff of the Air Force and uniformed Air Force officer on active duty to have ever served as Acting Secretary.
Early life and education
McPeak was born in Santa Rosa, California.[1] After graduating from Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass, Oregon, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from San Diego State College in 1957[2] and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
He was commissioned through Air Force ROTC, and entered active duty in November of that year. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in international relations fr