Nicholas Bernard Kehoe III[1] (May 28, 1943 – December 18, 2022) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF) who served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.

[3] Raised in Rochester, New York,[1] Kehoe graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

[2] During the Vietnam War, he served two combat tours, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and 28 Air Medals.

[2] In September 1998, Kehoe became the inspector general, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. — overseeing USAF inspection policy; criminal investigations; counterintelligence operations; the complaints and fraud, waste and abuse programs; intelligence oversight; and two field operating agencies, the Air Force Inspection Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

General Kehoe retired from the United States Air Force on October 1, 2000, after over 34 years of service.