William Welser III- Lt. Gen. William (Bill) Welser, USAF (ret), served over 34 years with the USAF, retiring in 2005 as Commander of the 18th Air Force. He logged over 3,500 flight hours as a Command Pilot in the C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, T-1 Jayhawk, KC -10 Extender, and more than 20 other aircraft.
Lt. Gen. Welser was the Operations and Logistics Director for the U.S. Transportation Command, where he led transportation operations supporting the U.S. response to the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. He was also Commander of the 436 AW at Dover AFB in 1992-1993. He has served his community in many capacities to include serving as President of Space Coast Honor Flight for ten years. He is currently the President of the Air Mobility Command Museum Foundation Board at the Dover AFB.