Bradley Clark Hosmer (born October 8, 1937) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF).
[1][2] He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1959 from the United States Air Force Academy, where he was the top graduate of the Academy's first graduating class.
He subsequently won a Rhodes Scholarship and earned his master's degree in international relations from Oxford University, England.
Hosmer served in a variety of staff positions, including vice director of the Joint Staff and Air Force Inspector General.
From 1986 to 1989, he served as president of the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Hosmer was a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, in aircraft to include the T-33 Shooting Star, T-37 Tweet, AT-38 Talon, O-1 Bird Dog, F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle, F-100 Super Sabre and F-111 Aardvark.