Michael Wynne | |
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| 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office November 4, 2005 – June 5, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Pete Geren (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael B. Donley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1944 Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Air University (MS) University of Colorado Colorado Springs (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1966–1973 |
| Rank |  Captain |
Michael Walter Wynne (born September 4, 1944) is an American politician and business executive and was the 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked for and received his resignation (and that of Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley) on June 5, 2008, in the wake of the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident and the mistaken shipment of Minuteman III parts to Taiwan in 2006, followed by an investigation by and a critical report from Admiral Kirkland H. Donald regarding the Minuteman incident.[1]
Michael B. Donley, Department of Defense Director of Administration and Management, was nominated to replace Wynne by President George W. Bush on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Miles, Donna (June 12, 2008). "Top Air Force leaders resign following nuclear component mishandling". US Air Force. Retrieved August 29, 2016.