Lieutenant General John B. Conaway (born August 23, 1934) is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1990 to 1993.

[1][2] While attending the University of Evansville, Conaway entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps program and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in June 1956.

[4] In 1960, Conaway joined the West Virginia Air National Guard as an SA-16 pilot, flying a special forces operations mission.

[6] Conaway was called to active duty with the Kentucky Air National Guard in January 1968 and served in Alaska, Panama, Japan and South Korea.

[19] Conaway's military awards and decorations include the: This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army