What is John L. Pickitt?
[[File:John_L._Pickitt.jpeg|right|200px]] '''John L. Pickitt''' (July 30, 1933 – March 14, 2020) was an American [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. He was director of the [[Defense Threat Reduction Agency|Defense Nuclear Agency]] from 1985 to 1987.<ref>[https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105964/lieutenant-general-john-l-pickitt/ LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN L. PICKITT]</ref> He attended the [[United States Military Academy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Defense |first1=United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Dept of |title=Department of Defense Appropriations for 1987: Research, development, test, and evaluation |date=1986 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x5O2AAAAIAAJ&dq=LIEUTENANT+GENERAL+JOHN+L.+PICKItt+1933&pg=PA210 |language=en}}</ref> He was born in [[Teague, Texas]]. Pickitt died on March 14, 2020 in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General John L. Pickitt, USAF, Ret. - View Obituary & Service Information |url=https://www.heritagecares.com/obituaries/Lieutenant-General-John-Pickitt-Usaf-Ret/#!/Obituary |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pickitt, John}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American generals]] [[Category:Military people from Texas]] {{US-bio-stub}}