Wayne W. Lambert

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Wayne W. Lambert
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Wayne Winston Lambert

Vietnamese War. After serving in a succession of lesser command positions, Lambert was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 1983, assuming command of the former Strategic Air Command's 7th Air Division, headquartered then at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany, and overseeing SAC operations throughout the European theater. The Brigadier General retired from the US Air Force in 1989.[3]

Born in

MBA from Chapman College ('76). Lambert completed courses at the Air Command and Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1973 and the Army War College in 1977.[3] His son Wayne W. Lambert Jr. is a 1984 graduate of West Point who served as an Army field artillery officer.[4][5]

In retirement, Lambert publicly supported U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in the 2012 general election.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Winston Lambert". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ "Class of 1959—Register of Graduates". Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802–1971 of the United States Military Academy. The West Point Alumni Foundation Inc. 1971. p. 701. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ^ a b [1] official US Air Force biography
  4. ^ "Wayne Winston Lambert Jr". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. ^ Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 921. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. ^ [2] "Mitt Romney's 'Military Advisory Council'" Air Force Times Oct. 18, 2012
  7. ^ [3] 500 generals and admirals support Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan