National Air and Space Museum
Press Kit

Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Anderson (USMC, Ret)

Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson joined the National Air and Space Museum in 2003 as associate director for the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly , Va. He was named deputy director for the Udvar-Hazy Center in 2006.

Gen. Anderson retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2001, after serving as commanding general, First Marine Aircraft Wing, following key positions in the U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters, Naval Air Systems Command and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He also had commanded the Marine Aircraft Group 13 in Yuma , Ariz.

Gen. Anderson is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master's degree from the University of Southern California . He was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, serving in a number of Marine attack squadrons. He also was a test pilot at Patuxent River , Md. , and an AV-8 Harrier systems and engineering officer with Naval Air Systems Command. Gen. Anderson holds numerous decorations for his military service.