Billy Joe Boles (July 27, 1938[1] – December 9, 2021)[2] was a retired United States Air Force four-star general.

He served for more than three years as the Senior Personnel Officer for the US Air Force, at that time a 700,000-person organization, worldwide.

In his early career, Bill served in key leadership positions throughout the Air Force, to include four tours of duty at Air Force headquarters in Washington DC.

During his command and staff assignments he had extensive experience in media relations and in presenting Air Force programs to congressional committees.

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