Antonio J. Pineda

Antonio J. Pineda Jr.
Nickname(s)Tony
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branchCivil Air Patrol
Years of service1988-2007
RankMajor General (Revoked)
CommandsCAP National Commander
Southeast Region Commander
Florida Wing Commander
Awards
Distinguished Service Medal

Exceptional Service Award

Meritorious Service Award

Antonio "Tony" Pineda Jr. was a National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol removed Pineda as national commander after investigating complaints that another patrol member took Air Force tests for him.[1]

  1. ^ On 2 October 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors voted 9-1 to remove Antonio Pineda from his position as National Commander. He was removed from the CAP and stripped of his two-star general's rank after NEWS OF THE FORCE (http://newsoftheforce.org Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine), a military news e-zine based in Tampa, Fla., first broke the story that Pineda had cheated on his Air Force Air Command and Staff College tests.