Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Edward Mechenbier, Class of 1964, is a consultant to defense companies, serving on several private and public boards. He continues his public service by working with military veterans at Marion Correctional Institute in Ohio. He flew an F-4C in Vietnam, where he was shot down on his 113th combat mission and a prisoner of war for nearly six years. Through more than 40 years of aviation service, he flew the F-4C/D, the F-100, A-7 and C-141C. For more than 30 years he was the television host for several major airshows throughout the country, including the United States Air and Trade Show held in Dayton, Ohio and the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, Calif. He is a distinguished graduate and a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours.

Master Sgt. (Ret.) Dustin Goodwin is a supervisory training instructor at the 343rd Training Squadron, Security Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He oversees the Opposing Forces section and serves as an instructor for the Combat Leaders Course. He is responsible for utilizing current enemy tactics to enhance training for the Basic Defenders Course, Basic Officer Course, and Advanced Combat Leaders Courses, delivering training to 5,000 Airmen, 125 company-grade officers, and eight international students across nine major commands and 14 partner nations within the Security Forces enterprise. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 2001 before medically retiring as a master sergeant in 2014.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Marc Sasseville was the 12th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, where he assisted the Chief of the NGB in performing duties as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1985. He has held squadron, group, wing and numbered air force commands. He also served as the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Turkey. Prior to becoming VCNGB, he served as the Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and First Air Force, Air and Space Forces Northern, headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.

Col. Sarah Brehm is the commander of Cadet Group 1 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. She guides military, leadership, character development, and expeditionary skills training for a 1,000-member cadet group in addition to providing facilities and logistical support. Prior to her current position, she was a senior research analyst at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), Global Shaping Division, Pentagon, Washington D.C. She served as the commander of the 34th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) located at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Employing U-28A aircraft, she was responsible for global special operations taskings as the Air Force component member of the United States Special Operations Command. She is a 2004 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and has spent most of her career in special operations aviation assignments. She is a command pilot with over 4,000 hours of flight experience in the DA-20, T-6A, T-1A, C-21A, and U-28A.

Col. John Blocher is the commander of the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1999, where he later became a senior pilot in the A/OA-10 “Warthog” and the AT-38. He has over 1,500 flying hours, with 150 of those as combat hours in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. His accomplishments earned him the Bronze Star for heroism and the Air Force Commendation Medal with Valor. Prior to his assignment at Moody AFB, he was the commander of the 1st Air Support Operations Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He is married to Ms. Jamie Hatch. They have three sons: Cole, Cooper, and Jack, who is currently a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy.