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Tim Peppe entered the Air Force in 1970 as a graduate of NC State University’s ROTC program. He commanded the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, the 47th Flying Training Wing – a specialized undergraduate pilot training wing; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; and the 82nd Support Group, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. He also served as Director of the Combined Air Operations Center at 5th Allied Tactical Air Force, Vicenza, Italy; as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans and Policy at HQ Allied Air Forces Southern Europe in Naples; as Chief of the Rated Management Branch within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel at Headquarters USAF; and as the first Director of Joint Experimentation at US Joint Forces Command. He was the Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander of the Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, where he was responsible for safety, policies, guidance and procedures affecting more than 700,000 Air Force military and civilian personnel. In his final assignment, he was the Special Assistant for the Air and Space Expeditionary Forces, HQ USAF, Washington, DC, responsible for reviewing, clarifying and publishing AEF policy and guidance. He was a command pilot with more than 3,700 flight hours in the T-37, T-38, RF-4C and F-16. Major General Peppe retired in 2004. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal, and Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from NC State and a Master of Arts Degree from Webster University.

In 1980, RJ Peppe entered the Air Force through the Officer Training School in San Antonio, Texas. She served as executive officer, adjutant, section commander and director of base administration before cross training into Personnel in 1991. She commanded a military personnel flight as well as a mission support squadron and served as the Chief of Operations in the Selection Board Secretariat. Her final assignment was as the Chief of the Selection Board Secretariat, Air Force Personnel Center in Randolph AFB, TX, where she directed a staff of 42 officers, enlisted and DAF civilians. Her staff was responsible for planning, conducting and recording over 70 central boards for officer promotions for Major through Major General, enlisted evaluations for SMSgt and CMSgt, Reduction in Force, Selective Early Retirement, Professional Military Education, selective continuation, special selection, enlisted supplemental and ANG Colonel Federal Recognition annually. Her division was also responsible for the maintenance of over 102,000 records and preparation of selection folders and board support documents. Col Peppe retired in 2006. Her decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation with two oak leaf clusters and Air Force Achievement Medal. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from William Woods University and a Master of Science Degree from Golden Gate University.
The couple met in 2003 and married in 2008. They currently reside in Wallace, North Carolina. RJ is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts and has two children: Megan and Adam. Tim is a native of Cookeville, Tennessee and has two children and a granddaughter.