Major General Edward J. Mechenbier (born 29 June 1942) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer.

From September 1965 to February 1966 he attended McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II flight training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.

[1] Following his return from captivity he served as a pilot in the Fighter Branch, 4950th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio from May 1973 to June 1975.

He resigned his regular commission in 1975 and then served as pilot, command post controller and operations officer, 162nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, Springfield Airport from July 1975 to June 1984 and then as commander of that squadron until June 1991 flying the North American F-100 Super Sabre and then the LTV A-7 Corsair II.

The command conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapons systems ready for war.