CHARLES D. METCALF

Charles D. Metcalf, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He manages the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum, portraying the heritage and traditions of the Air Force through specialized exhibits. The museum features a 17-acre campus that includes 1.7 million square feet of public exhibit space, more than 400 aerospace vehicles and 65,000 artifacts. Mr. Metcalf also provides technical and professional guidance to the U.S. Air Force Heritage Program, which includes 12 field museums, and 260 domestic and international heritage sites, accounting for nearly 31,000 items on loan.  Additionally, he ensures accountability for more than 6,000 historical artifacts and aerospace vehicles on loan to 450 civilian museums, cities, municipalities and veterans' organizations throughout the world.

Mr. Metcalf entered the Air Force in 1955 and served for nearly 36 years on active duty in a variety of financial management and planning positions, retiring in 1991 in the grade of major general.  He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2005.

EDUCATION
1955 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and accounting, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1962 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1964 Master of Business Administration degree, Michigan State University, East Lansing
1974 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1985 Executive Development Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1955 - 1967, various capacities in financial management at levels ranging from base to major air command and Headquarters U.S. Air Force
2. 1967 - 1970, executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, Washington, D.C.
3. 1971 - 1973, Deputy Director of Budget, Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
4. 1973 - 1974, student, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. 1974 - 1976, Chief, Operating Budget Branch, Directorate of Budget, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. 1976 - 1978, Director of Budget, Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
7. 1978 - 1982, Comptroller, MAC, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. 1982 - 1983, Deputy Director of Budget, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. 1983-1988, Comptroller, Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
10. 1988 - 1991, Commander, Air Force Accounting and Finance Center; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Accounting; Deputy Director of Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C.
11. 1996 - present, Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

AWARDS AND HONORS
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Vice President (at large), Central Region, Boy Scouts of America 
Leadership and Standards Committee, Central Region, Boy Scouts of America
Former member, City Council, Oakwood, Ohio
Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Greater Dayton United Way, Ohio
Former member, Board of Trustees, County Corp Development, Dayton, Ohio
Former member, Board of Directors, Greater Dayton Public Television, Ohio
Former member, National Alumni Board, Michigan State University 


(Current as of January 2006)