"Michael E. Ryan (born December 24, 1941) is a retired United States Air Force general and was the 16th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from October 1997 - September 2001. He served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas."@en . "1941Z"^^ . "Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force" . "1941-12-24Z"^^ . "2001Z"^^ . "Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force" . "U.S. Air Forces in Europe" . "16th Air Force" . . . "Michael E. Ryan"@en . "432nd Tactical Fighter Wing" . "Allied Air Forces Central Europe" . "Allied Air Forces Southern Europe" . "Ryan, Michael E."@en . "1965Z"^^ . "61st Tactical Fighter Squadron" .