Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30 1961) is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982 he joined the Air Force becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS).
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