Henry Viccellio Jr. American Air Force general dead at age 85

Henry Viccellio Jr.

Henry Viccellio Jr., an American Air Force general who served as commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, died on March 3, 2026.

Born in San Francisco on August 4, 1940, he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1962 and went on to pilot training at Webb Air Force Base in Texas. He later attended F-100 Super Sabre combat crew training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, flew the F-100 with the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and held assignments including service on the Air Staff Training program in Washington, D.C., and as a maintenance officer with the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Henry Viccellio Jr. (August 4, 1940 – February 5, 2026) was a General in the United States Air Force who served as the commander of the Air Force Materiel Command.

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