Former AU commander receives Air Force ROTC Distinguished Alumni award
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, Air University commander, and retired Gen. Thomas C. Richards, former deputy commander in chief, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany, unveil a plaque in honor of Richards being inducted into the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumni Program. Richards received the award for his contributions to the United States Air Force spanning four decades. He received his commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1956. (U.S. photo by Maj. Ann Graham/Cleared)