Background
Obal, Michael Walter was born on December 9, 1952 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Michael and Stephanie Martha Obal.
Obal, Michael Walter was born on December 9, 1952 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Michael and Stephanie Martha Obal.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1974. Master of Science in Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1975. Master in Business, Wright State University, 1979.
Graduate, United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986.
Enlisted, United States Air Force, 1975; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1991; systems vibration engineer flight dynamics laboratory, United States Air Force, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1975-1979; laser flight test engineer weapons laboratory, United States Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1980-1982; chief flight system branch B-2, United States Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, 1986-1990; program manager materials and structures program, Ballistic Missile Defense Organisation, Washington, since 1990.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Air Force Association.
Married Margaret Mary Lang, September 4, 1976. Children: Michael, Christopher.