Antonio "Tony" Pineda Jr. was a National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.

[1] He began his Civil Air Patrol career as a member of the West Broward Composite Squadron in 1988.

[2] Pineda completed all levels of the CAP professional development program, including the Paul Garber, Grover Loening, Charles Yeager Aerospace Education and Gill Robb Wilson awards.

[4] In 2007 the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors voted to and removed Pineda, owing to allegations that he had his subordinates take his exams for him (for courses on security and leadership, among others).

[5] He subsequently created his own volunteer organization, the short lived and now defunct U.S. Ranger Corps, in which he gave himself the title of Lt. Gen.[6][7] Pineda began his professional career in 1972 as a police officer and later a detective with the Hollywood, FL Police Department.