Ty McCoy | |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs | |
In office 1981–1988 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Toni Chayes |
Succeeded by | Karen Keesling |
Personal details | |
Born | Gainesville,Florida,U.S. | April 25,1945
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy (BS) George Washington University (MS) |
Tidal W. "Ty" McCoy (born 1945) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower &Reserve Affairs) from 1981 to 1989.
Ty McCoy was born in Gainesville,Florida on April 25,1945. [1] He was educated at the United States Military Academy at West Point,receiving a B.S. in engineering in 1967. [2]
After graduating from West Point,McCoy joined the United States Army,serving as an Army field artillery officer in command and staff assignments in the United States,Europe,and Vietnam. [1] He left the Army in 1972,and became a member of the Long-Range Planning and Net Assessment Group in the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense. [2] From 1973 to 1977,he was Staff Assistant and later a Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. [2] In 1977,he was the Scientific Adviser to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,Engineering and Systems David E. Mann. [2] From 1979 to 1981,he was Assistant for National Security Affairs to Sen. Jake Garn (R–Utah). [1]
In April 1981,President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated McCoy to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower &Reserve Affairs),and McCoy subsequently held that office for the duration of the Reagan Administration. [2] McCoy also served as the Acting Under Secretary and Acting Secretary of the Air Force for a period of time throughout the Reagan Administration as well.
After leaving government service in 1989,McCoy joined Thiokol as Senior Vice President for Government Relations. [2] He later founded the George Washington National Bank and served as the bank's Vice Chairman. [2] In 1998,he founded Washington Capital Partners,LLC,and has since served as its chairman. [2]
Since May 2012 McCoy has served on the board of trustees for the Institute of World Politics and became the Vice Chairman in 2018. [3] Additionally,he serves on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation,a nonprofit military services organization. [4]
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