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AF Acquisition Solutions Enterprise Names New contracting,” he said. “It’s training, it’s getting people different Executive Director development opportunities and experiences so they know the AIR FORCE NEWS SERVICE (JUNE 16, 2020) business and the contracting side, but they’ll also be laser- Amy Rollins focused on the mission so we can execute the AFICC and the WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Anthony Air Force mission to support our warfighters.” “Tony” W. Everidge, a newly appointed member of the Senior Executive Service, has been named executive director of the Everidge said his initial priorities are to learn how best to sup- Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Installa- port Trevino and reach out to AFICC’s multiple operating lo- tion and Mission Support Center (AFICC), Air Force Materiel cations and enterprise sourcing squadrons to discern how he Command, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. can best support them.

Everidge’s SES induction ceremony was held June 5 in a confer- Going forward, he intends to concentrate with his team on ence room in Bldg. 1, Area A. the AFICC “flight plan” of key objectives and results-oriented goals. “Gen. Trevino’s goal and my goal is that everybody at AFICC is responsible for managing and executing operational every level of the organization at least has an understanding acquisition solutions, across the Air Force enterprise. and an awareness of the flight plan and what it means to them in their job,” Everidge said. “We want to make sure that the In his new capacity, Everidge will assist Brig. Gen. Alice W. flight plan permeates all levels of the organization so we can Trevino, AFICC commander, who leads more than 750 opera- get the buy-in we need to make it succeed.” tional acquisition professionals responsible for a $55 billion contract portfolio. Trevino directs enterprise-wide installa- Everidge has more than 30 years of Air Force acquisition tion strategic sourcing efforts for the Air Force and oversees experience, including serving on the staff at the AFMC Con- $9.1 billion in annual obligations in mission and installation tracting Directorate and as AFICC’s acting executive director. requirements. Prior to that, he served as AFICC’s director of Personnel and Resources. A Springfield native, he began his employment at “It’s humbling and an honor,” Everidge said of his new position. “You look back and remember all the people over the years who helped and mentored you. It’s a credit to them as well. When you rise to a position at this level, you were helped and lifted up by a lot of people. I look at it as a team and an Air Force achievement rather than an individual achievement.”

He said he wants to encourage other supervisors and leaders to reach out to employees and give them great opportunities to “ex- ceed and excel” so they can grow in their career to whatever level aspired to.

Part of the AFICC mission has been focused on workforce development and training. “We’re Brig. Gen. Alice W. Trevino, Air Force Installation Contracting Center commander, con- working along with SAF/AQC ducts a Senior Executive Service induction ceremony June 5 for Anthony ‘Tony’ Everidge, [Air Force Acquisition], which is as he is named AFICC’s executive director. trying to create mission-focused U.S. Air Force photo by Thomas Lewis business leaders within Air Force

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Wright-Patterson as a GS-7 contract negotiator in the Ma- leader” and commenting that, “she is exactly the right person terials and Manufacturing Division of Aeronautical Systems to come in and lead the research laboratory right now.” Bunch Division. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in busi- cited her “broad experience in a variety of career fields that ness management from Urbana University, a Master of Sci- play directly into what [the lab] does to transition technology ence degree in Economics from Wright State University, and out to the field.” completed Air War College. Bunch explained that Pringle understands partnerships with Everidge has received numerous awards, including the Depart- academia, having taught at the Air Force Academy. She has ment of Defense Award for Excellence, the AFMC Outstand- worked in acquisition, strategic planning, budget analysis, for- ing Contracting Award for Science and Technology, and the eign military sales and international affairs. Pringle served as Secretary of the Air Force Civilian Achievement Award. a squadron commander, a vice commander, and she expertly led Joint Base San Antonio when Hurricane Harvey devastated He said he is especially proud of the team award won when Houston in 2017. he set up the Air Force Research Laboratory’s alignment with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. IARPA Bunch asserted that, “the research lab [addresses] its wartime is basically a research arm for the intelligence world, he added. mission every day” by developing technologies that provide Airmen with a decided advantage” on the battlefield. He noted “Our Advanced Contracting Division at AFRL won that award that AFRL is currently at a key juncture as leaders implement in our year of supporting them. That was a group effort of the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy and realign about 25 people working really closely together as a team,” Everidge recalled. “To me, the entire team being recognized has always been what matters to me.”

Air Force Research Laboratory Welcomes New Commander AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JUNE 19, 2020) Whitney Wetsig WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle officially assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory during an assumption of command ceremony at the Air Force In- stitute of Technology’s Kenney Hall Audi- torium June 18.

Pringle replaces Brig. Gen. Evan C. Der- tien, who returns to Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command as the director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command, presided over the ceremony. Distinguished guests in attendance included Congressman Mike Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle assumes command of the Air Force Research Turner and Joseph Zeis Jr., the senior advi- Laboratory headquartered at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, from Gen. Arnold W. sor for Aerospace and Defense from Ohio Bunch Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during a ceremony June 18 Governor Mike DeWine’s office. at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall Auditorium. The event was live-streamed on YouTube to support social distancing and allow the community During the live-streamed event, Bunch to witness the ceremony. expressed his confidence in Pringle’s U.S. Air Force Photo/Keith Lewis abilities, describing her as a “high-caliber

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processes to ensure “investments get the most bang for [their] under secretary in February of 2018, and Dr. Porter began her buck.” role in October of 2018.

Bunch concluded by emphasizing the criticality and the im- Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper issued the following portance of AFRL’s mission. “If the research lab is not working statement: properly and not performing, then we as an Air Force cannot succeed,” he said. Bunch affirmed to the audience that Pringle Yesterday, I received letters of resignation from Dr. Mike is “a tremendous leader, a phenomenal Airman and a compas- Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En- sionate individual.” gineering, and Dr. Lisa Porter, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Both Mike and “The mission of AFRL is extremely important to our nation’s Lisa will leave the department effective July 10. During future,” said Pringle. “I’m really looking forward to starting this their tenures, Dr. Griffin and Dr. Porter advanced critical journey and getting to know the team.” Since the warfighter work on the department’s modernization priorities. They is counting on every one of us to lead, discover, develop and leave an office with a legacy of excellence in the research deliver . . . I look forward to learning about your goals and most and development of technology that ensures American importantly, helping you succeed,” she said. military advantage on land, at sea, in the air and in space. Mike and Lisa have my sincere thanks for their dedicated “The great thing about having a virtual ceremony is that you service to the department and the nation, and I wish them get to have so many more family members participate, she the very best as they enter this new chapter of their lives. said after praising the AFRL employees who worked hard to execute the event. Barrie Becomes Army’s Aviation Acquisition Officer ARMY NEWS SERVICE (JULY 1, 2020) Pringle noted that she and her husband are excited to return Michelle Miller to the Buckeye state, saying she feels very blessed to rejoin A change in leadership has taken place at the Program Execu- the Wright-Patterson family, especially after seeing how well tive Office for Aviation. the community came together amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie assumed the charter and became the Following the ceremony, Pringle described “taking the helm 13th program executive officer for the organization during a of this national treasure” [as] the honor of a lifetime. “I am private ceremony July 1 at the PEO Aviation headquarters. Pat incredibly humbled to serve AFRL and blown away by the op- Mason, who served as PEO since January, will return to his portunity to join such an impressive team!” she said. former role as deputy PEO.

As the commander of AFRL, Pringle will lead a workforce of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and more than 10,000 Airmen, civilians and contractors, and man- Technology Bruce Jette presided over the ceremony virtually age an annual budget of $6.3 billion. via video and lauded Mason’s accomplishments as PEO.

With a background in psychology and behavioral sciences, “Pat Mason effectively managed an annual budget of eight Pringle previously served as the chief of AFRL’s Warfighter billion dollars, led a global workforce of 3,000 military, civilian, Training Research Branch in Mesa, Arizona. She comes to and contractor professionals, and was responsible for more Wright-Patterson AFB after serving at the Pentagon as the than 60 programs and the largest number of FMS [foreign director of Strategic Plans at Air Force Headquarters and as military sales] cases in the entire Department of Defense,” the deputy chief of staff for Plans and Programs. Jette said.

Statement from Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Prior to joining PEO Aviation in 2017 as deputy PEO, Mason Esper on the Resignations of Drs. Michael Griffin and was chief of staff for the Aviation Development Directorate Lisa Porter at then-Aviation and Missile Research, Development and En- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS (JUNE 24, 2020) gineering Center and was also the director of Redstone Test Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. Center. Michael D. Griffin, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. Lisa Porter, have tendered “Serving as a program executive officer requires a special their resignations effective July 10, 2020. Dr. Griffin became blend of skills, especially in today’s environment,” Jette said. “The job requires strong leadership, sound business judgment,

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effective communication skills, integrity, and technical expertise.”

In assuming the responsibilities as the PEO, Barrie will be the Army’s aviation acquisition officer responsible for purchas- ing and managing the life cycle of the Army’s aviation weapon systems and equipment. He will oversee 10 project offices including: Apache Helicop- ters, Aviation Mission Sys- tems & Architecture, Cargo Helicopters, Utility Helicop- ters, Improved Turbine Engine, Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Fixed Wing Aircraft, and Multi-National Brig. Gen. Robert L. Barrie, Jr., accepts the charter for the Program Executive Office, Aviation during a ceremony held on Redstone Arsenal July 1, 2020. Aviation Special Projects. Photo by Michelle Miller “Rob Barrie is an accomplished officer who has held several high-profile and challenging assignments,” Jette said. “He not you have seen from PEO Aviation—it will be a seamless transi- only understands aviation well, he also understands my world, tion as we go forward.” having served with distinction as my chief of staff. Barrie, who was promoted to brigadier general June 2, was the “Barrie’s top-level knowledge of acquisition, coupled with his deputy PEO under Mason after serving as the military deputy valuable experience will enable him to continue PEO Aviation’s for the organization. He has served in various assignments tradition of strong and effective leadership.” throughout PEO Aviation, to include the assistant project manager for the UH-60M product office, as executive officer to Recent restrictions on travel and large group gatherings due the PEO, and as the project manager for Cargo Helicopters. to the coronavirus pandemic prevented a widely attended ceremony by family, friends, and the PEO Aviation workforce. Established in 1987, PEO Aviation’s top priority is reducing However, Barrie’s wife and children, as well as Mason and his the burden on our soldiers with a mission focus to design, wife, were present to witness the event. An invocation was develop, deliver, and support advanced aviation capabilities virtually delivered by Barrie’s brother, Jason, who lives in Mon- for operational commanders and the nation’s allies. PEO Avia- tana. tion’s workforce is made up of military, civilian, and contractors specializing in acquisition, logistics, and technical fields, to in- “On behalf of the entire team at PEO Aviation, I humbly accept clude 1,300 people deployed throughout the world supporting the responsibility and will do everything in my power to honor combatant command requirements. that trust that you have put in me and our workforce,” Barrie said on accepting the charter. DoD Names Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering “To our aviation enterprise, to our fellow Redstone Arsenal DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS (JULY 13, 2020) teammates, we commit and pledge to continue collaboration Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that and work with you towards delivering capability to our sol- Michael J. K. Kratsios had been designated to serve as acting diers,” Barrie said. “And we look forward to continuing what under secretary of defense for Research and Engineering, effective July 10, 2020.

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“In seeking to fill this position, we wanted someone with ex- Flag Officer Assignments perience in identifying and developing new technologies and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JUNE 2, 2020) working closely with a wide range of industry partners,” said The secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations an- Secretary Esper. “We think Michael is the right person for this nounced the following assignments: job and we are excited to have him on the team.” Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby is currently serving as chief of Naval Kratsios is the Chief Technology Officer of the United States Research, Arlington, Virginia. Selby previously served as and has led the development and execution of the Administra- deputy commander for Ship Design, Integration, and Naval tion’s national technology policy agenda since 2017. Under his Engineering, SEA-05, Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash- leadership, the White House has launched important national ington, D.C. initiatives and strategic plans for artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous vehicles, commercial drones, Rear Adm. (lower half) Peter A. Garvin, selected for promotion STEM education, and advanced manufacturing. He has been to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Edu- integral in the President’s efforts to expand 5G and broadband cation and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Garvin is communications nationwide. currently assigned as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Kratsios is responsible for architecting the American AI Initia- tive, standing up the National Quantum Coordination Office, Rear Adm. (lower half) James A. Aiken is currently serving as and, most recently, launching of the COVID-19 High Perfor- commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washing- mance Computing Consortium. Kratsios has represented ton. Aiken previously served as deputy director for Resources the United States in multiple international fora, leading U.S. and Acquisition, J8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. delegations at the G7, G20, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas J. Anderson will be assigned as program executive officer for Ships, Washington, D.C. Ander- In August 2019, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed son previously served as commander, Regional Maintenance Kratsios as the fourth Chief Technology Officer of the United Center, Washington, D.C. States. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kristen B. Fabry will be assigned as Dr. Mark Lewis will serve as the acting Deputy Under Sec- commander, Defense Logistics Agency - Land and Maritime, retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He will also Columbus, Ohio. Fabry is currently serving as director, Logis- remain in his current role as director of Defense Research and tics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, N4, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Engineering for Modernization. Harbor, Hawaii.

Flag Officer Assignments Rear Adm. (lower half) Lance G. Scott will be assigned as com- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JULY 13, 2020) mander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia. The secretary of the Navy and chief of Naval Operations an- Scott is currently serving as chief, Global Operations Center, nounced today the following assignments: U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Douglas W. Small, selected for promo- Rear Adm. (lower half) John D. Spencer will be assigned as tion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia. Spen- Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Califor- cer is currently serving as director, Nuclear Support Director- nia. Small is currently serving as program executive officer for ate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Integrated Warfare Systems, Washington, D.C. Rear Adm. (lower half) Eric H. Ver Hage is currently serving Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew N. Ott III will be assigned as as commander, Regional Maintenance Center, Washington, executive director, Operational Contract Support, Office of the D.C. Ver Hage previously served as commander, Naval Surface Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Warfare Center; and commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Washington, D.C. Ott is currently serving as special assistant Center, Washington, D.C. for Audit Readiness, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), Washington, D.C.

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General Officer Announcements Mission Planning, J-5N, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JUNE 4, 2020) Force Base, Nebraska. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard D. Heinz is currently serving as director of Logistics, J-4, U.S. European Command, Stutt- Air Force Maj. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce for appointment to the rank gart, Germany. Heinz previously served as commander, Naval of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Con- Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support, Phila- tinental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command delphia, Pennsylvania. Region; and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Pierce is currently serving as Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph D. Noble Jr., is currently serving deputy director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons D.C. Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Noble previously served as special assistant for Audit Readiness, Office of the Air Force Maj. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer for appointment to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy com- Comptroller), Washington, D.C. mander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Schaefer is currently serving as deputy com- Flag Officer Assignments mander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JUNE 16, 2020) Ohio. The secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations announced today the following assignments: Flag Officer Announcements DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JUNE 9, 2020) Rear Adm. Michael D. Bernacchi Jr. will be assigned as director, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Air Force that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Base, Colorado. Bernacchi previously served as commander, Rear Adm. Michelle C. Skubic for appointment to the rank of Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia. vice admiral and assignment as director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Skubic is currently serving as Rear Adm. Michael P. Holland will be assigned as chief of staff, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command; and chief of U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace De- Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. fense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Holland is currently serving as director, Programming Division, N80, Flag Officer Assignments Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JUNE 10, 2020) The secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations an- Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph A. DiGuardo Jr. will be as- nounced today the following assignments: signed as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Com- mand (NECC), Virginia Beach, Virginia, with additional duties Rear Adm. Daniel L. Cheever will be assigned as director for as commander, NECC Pacific. DiGuardo is currently serving as Plans, Policy and Strategy, J-5, U.S. Northern Command and deputy director of Plans and Policy for Countering Weapons North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson of Mass Destruction, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Air Force Base, Colorado. Cheever previously served as com- Belvoir, Virginia. mander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kevin M. Jones will be assigned as Rear Adm. Peter G. Stamatopoulos will be assigned as com- director, Logistics Directorate, J-4, U.S. Africa Command, mander, Naval Supply Systems Command; and chief of Supply Stuttgart, Germany. Jones is currently serving as commander, Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Stamatopoulos previ- Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, New Cumberland, ously served as director of Logistics, J-4, U.S. European Com- Pennsylvania. mand, Stuttgart, Germany. Van Ovost Nominated to be Next AMC Commander Rear Adm. (lower half) Anthony C. Carullo is currently serving AIR MOBILITY COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JUNE 11, 2020) as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe- SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS)—As Gen. Maryanne Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, prepares to retire Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. Carullo previously after a 39-year career, Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, AMC served as deputy director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear deputy commander, has been nominated as her successor.

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over 30 different aircraft, accumulating more than 4,200 flight hours.

She commanded a refueling squadron at McConnell AFB, Kansas, served as vice commander of the U.S. Air Force Ex- peditionary Center, and commanded the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, responsible for one of the Air Force’s no-fail missions: safely transporting the president and our nation’s most senior leaders.

“I have no doubt Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost will be an extraordinary leader for our Mobility Airmen,” Miller said. “She has served exceptionally, most recently in direct support of our Air Force chief of staff and secretary, and I am excited for the future of AMC with her at the helm.”

Van Ovost is nominated to offer her broad leadership and expertise to AMC during an unprecedented time in our nation’s history. AMC provides rapid global mobility every day, no matter the circumstances, and is at the forefront of the DoD’s effort to support American and global needs in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, moving patients, delivering life-saving supplies and developing new technologies to execute the mission safely.

Lt. Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command Department of Defense Statement on Gen. Gustave deputy commander, has been nominated to serve as the next Perna’s Confirmation Air Mobility Command commander June 5, 2020. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JULY 2, 2020) U.S. Air Force courtesy photo Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper issued the following statement:

Today, I’m proud to announce the U.S. Senate has officially confirmed General Gustave F. Perna as Chief Operating Van Ovost and Miller marked the first time in history that Officer of Operation Warp Speed (OWS). With experience an Air Force major command has been led by both a female as commander of the Army’s Materiel Command (AMC), commander and deputy. If confirmed, Van Ovost will pin on General Perna is exceptionally well qualified to help lead her fourth star, assume command of AMC, and, upon Miller’s this historic operation to accelerate the development, retirement, become the highest ranking female in the United manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 medical States military. countermeasures. I have every confidence General Perna will carry out the duties of this mission with proficiency “I am honored and humbled by the nomination to serve as and professionalism, and the Department of Defense is the next commander of Air Mobility Command,” Van Ovost committed to ensuring he has the resources, authority, and said. “I look forward to the opportunity to build upon the in- support he needs throughout this process. credible work of Gen. Maryanne Miller and the commanders who served before her, ensuring the success of the air mobility AFSC Bids Farewell to Top Civilian enterprise and its people who make up the heart of our global AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER (July 2, 2020) reach mission every day.” Kimberly Woodruff The top civilian in the Air Force Sustainment Center will soon Van Ovost has led at all levels of the Air Force, and her tech- leave his post for the nation’s capital. nical expertise as a pilot ranges from heavy airlift aircraft to nimble fighter jets. She began her Air Force career flying the Kevin Stamey, who has served as the executive director of C-141 Starlifter, became a test pilot, and subsequently flew the Air Force Sustainment Center for three years, is leaving

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the AFSC July 6 to become director of the Information Dominance Directorate in Washington, D.C.

“The opportunity to serve as the executive director for the AFSC was truly unexpected and humbling especially considering so many of previous directors were my men- tors and people I greatly admired.

“I’m grateful that I was given the chance to make a difference across an enterprise that has such a profound effect on the readiness of the U.S. Air Force,” said Stamey. “While I am excited about the job in D.C., it is a bittersweet moment to leave the 40,000 AFSC teammates.”

As with any leadership position there were challenges for Stamey, but the biggest was the unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic.

He said leadership was faced with many tough decisions on how to make employee safety a priority while still completing a mission that was critical to national defense.

“I would first like to start with a salute to Kevin Stamey, executive director of the Air Force Sustainment Center, was the our workforce, who demonstrated great guest speaker at the Emerging Supervisor Development Program held at the resilience and extraordinary patriotism in Tinker Event Center Sept. 11, 2019. Stamey handed out certificates to 70 gradu- their response to COVID-19,” said Stamey. ates during the event. “Across our enterprise, the workforce U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White stepped up in ways that gave credit to what it means to be a public servant and why the organic industrial base is so important to our national defense in times of crisis.” biggest are food service options for the south campus of Tin- ker Air Force Base and Off-Base Innovation Centers bringing In addition, Stamey included a salute for union partners who together academia, local government, and industry to create came alongside to respond to numerous issues no one has collaborative space for advanced manufacturing and software ever had to deal with. development.

“The fundamental reason the organic industrial base exists “My proudest accomplishment is probably the work I’ve done is to respond and surge in the times of a national crisis,” said to collaborate with the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Stamey. “That is exactly what the AFSC workforce did; they State University, Baker-Hughes, and Oklahoma civic leaders responded with amazing resiliency and demonstrated their to create an external innovation center,” Stamey said. “It was commitment to stand in the gap whether it is a war-related an idea that has been four years in the making and we are very surge or an invisible enemy like a coronavirus.” close to breaking ground.”

In spite of the pandemic slowing things down, the work con- The innovation centers will be a collaborative space for ad- tinued, but there are personal projects left unfinished that vanced manufacturing and software development, and both Stamey hopes his predecessor will see to fruition. Two of the centers are within six to nine months of becoming a reality.

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Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, DLA Senior Enlisted Leader Navy Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Jordon Gillis, and DLA Vice Director Mike Scott prepare to pass the DLA flag in a military tradition that marks a formal transfer of authority and responsibility July 8. Scott will serve as acting director until the agency’s next military leader is confirmed by Congress. DoD photo

“While I won’t see the fruit of this labor before I depart AFSC, Williams Says Farewell in it now has enough momentum and funding behind it that it Relinquishment of DLA Command will happen,” he said. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY NEWS (JULY 9, 2020) Beth Reece In Utah, Stamey launched a similar project through a partner- FORT BELVOIR, Virginia—The Defense Logistics Agency ship with the Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative director, known for operationalizing the agency’s support that resulted in a facility just outside the gate of Hill AFB, but to combatant commanders and driving development of the the Tinker project is expected to surpass the USTAR facility’s DLA Service Readiness Dashboard, relinquished command capability. to DLA Vice Director Mike Scott July 8 during a ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex. “As you drive down I-235 in the coming months, you should start to see activity next to the existing Baker-Hughes facility,” Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams became the agency’s 19th he said. “I’m excited for both Tinker and Oklahoma.” director in June 2017. His tenure began with disaster relief response for hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and ended with the national response to COVID-19.

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Jordon Gillis, assistant secretary of Defense for Sustainment contract actions and provided another $1.3 billion in personal and event officiator, called Williams’ leadership “absolutely protective equipment to the Services, Department of Health awesome.” and Human Services, and FEMA.

“I have had the chance to watch, admire, and learn from Gen. DLA employees have also backed DoD’s No. 1 priority of boost- Williams. And I can tell you without a doubt that DLA is stron- ing lethality and readiness by improving material support for ger, more focused, and more aligned with the Department’s over 2,300 weapons systems during his tenure, Williams said. lines of efforts than ever before,” he said during the ceremony, which was broadcast live on Facebook. “Your dogged determination to take care of the warfighter, as well as the whole of nation and the American people, is what With Williams at the helm, DLA oversaw programs with an an- often won the day for DLA,” he added. “Your processing of nual revenue of over $42 billion, delivering almost every con- over 10,000 orders per day and conducting distribution op- sumable item American forces needed for combat readiness, erations anywhere and everywhere that our troops required emergency preparedness, and daily operations. He created them also won the day.” an eight-year DLA Strategic Plan that reinforces the agency’s commitment to providing effective, efficient, and innovative DLA’s civilian workers are as dedicated and patriotic as its support, Gillis added. And the Agency Synchronization Op- military members, Williams continued. erations Center Williams established maintains a 24/7 global watch of supplies that enables warfighters to provide agile “A very large percentage of the DLA workforce has served military support and has helped align DLA’s assistance during within our military, and having served in many of the same for- the pandemic. mations that they now support, they understand the urgency and the operationalization of the support that we provide,” “The ASOC became DLA’s nerve center when COVID-19 hit he said. and provided unparalleled visibility and insight into a rapidly developing situation. And thanks to his insight and leadership, Williams thanked his wife, Myra, for supporting him during his it was very needed,” Gillis said. 37-year career and supporting service members at their various duty stations by presenting her a Grateful Nation Blanket, The DLA Service Readiness Dashboard, which Williams cre- which honors the men and women who’ve defended freedom ated to provide real-time metrics for key weapons systems, throughout the nation’s history. The blanket’s chronologically provides unprecedented visibility that has helped increase placed stripes represent service ribbons awarded to veterans material availability for every Service, Gillis continued. of military conflicts, while 56 stars represent the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. Williams said his leadership was inspired by DLA employees’ motivation and willingness to meet the logistics needs of “Myra has given me, our family, and the families of our troops troops in harm’s way and at various locations around the globe. everywhere that we have been everything that she has. No one He called the agency’s role as America’s combat logistics sup- is more deserving of the Grateful Nation Blanket than she is,” port agency indispensable to the success of the Department, he said. “I can say with zero equivocation that if it were not for the nation, and over 40 whole-of-government partners. Myra there would be no Darrell Williams, no Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, director of the Defense Logistics Agency.” “DLA is especially critical to our nation during times of national crisis such as what we have experienced with COVID-19 and Scott, who will serve as acting director until the agency’s next response to hurricanes, forest fires, and other natural disas- military leader is confirmed by Congress, said Williams can be ters,” he said. “Nobody does it at the size, scope, and scale that justifiably proud of his accomplishments at DLA. the DLA does, and I want to say thank you to all of our employees for stepping up to the plate to bat every single time.” “You took us to new heights,” he said. “We are a better and stronger organization because of your vision and steadfast The agency provided almost $1.2 billion in disaster relief to leadership.” consecutive hurricanes that ravaged the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands in August 2017, supporting the Federal Williams also served as commander of DLA Land and Mari- Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engi- time from September 2010 to July 2012. He will retire later neers, U.S. Northern Command, and others. And in COVID-19 this summer. support, DLA employees have so far executed over 14,000

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(Second from left) Brig. Gen. Patrice Melancon, executive director of the Tyndall AFB Program Management Office, sings the national anthem during the virtual assumption of command ceremony for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center July 13, 2020. During the event, AFCEC welcomed its new commander, Brig. Gen. John Allen, the first active-duty leader for AFCEC since the organization activated in 2012. Previously, the organization was led by civilian senior executive service directors. Allen took over from former AFCEC Director Terry G. Edwards, who retired June 26. U.S. Air Force courtesy photo

Allen Becomes AFCEC’s First Active-Duty Director During the assumption of leadership ceremony, AFIMSC Com- AIR FORCE INSTALLATION AND MISSION SUPPORT CENTER mander Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox said, AFCEC is “absolutely lucky PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JULY 15, 2020) to have the right person at the right time to come and lead.” JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas—The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) welcomed its new leader “Brigadier General Allen is that person who knows how to do during an assumption of leadership ceremony July 13. the job, build lethality, build readiness, and operate within our mission sets to execute as the new commander for AFCEC,” Brig. Gen. John Allen is the unit’s first commander since the Wilcox said. organization activated in 2012. Previous leaders were senior executive service civilian directors. Allen said he is looking forward to being on the AFCEC and AFIMSC teams and partnering with all the directors to deliver Allen took command following the June 26 retirement of for- for the installation and mission support center. mer AFCEC Director Terry G. Edwards. “To the men and women of AFCEC, thank you for being the As the commander, Allen leads one of four primary subordi- high-performing organization you are, and are known to be, nate units of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support and welcoming me into the fold,” Allen said during the virtual Center (AFIMSC). ceremony. “Thank you for supporting installations and their commanders, supporting civil engineer squadrons by lean- AFCEC executes civil engineering services in construction, en- ing into them to make them successful amongst installation ergy, environment, housing, operations, planning, real prop- leadership.” erty, and readiness and emergency management on behalf of the Air Force enterprise around the globe. Allen now leads an organization of more than 1,900 people responsible for providing responsive, flexible, full-spectrum installation engineering services. The center’s directorates

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Brig. Gen. Anthony W. “Awgie” Genatempo, right, took command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center during a ceremony June 26 at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris, left, who took command of AFNWC in October 2017. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command, on right of screen projection, presided virtually over the center’s change-of-command ceremony. Dr. Will Roper, Air Force assistant secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logis- tics, on left of screen, presided virtually over the change in leadership for the Air Force program executive officer for strategic systems, a dual-hatted position for the center commander. Air Force photo by Capt. Matthew Rice

support the CE enterprise and the Air Force at more than 75 The center is responsible for synchronizing all aspects of locations worldwide. nuclear materiel management on behalf of Air Force Materiel Command in direct support of Air Force Global Strike Com- AFNWC Gets New Commander mand. With its headquarters here at Kirtland AFB, the center AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS has about 1,400 personnel assigned to 18 locations worldwide. (JULY 17, 2020) Leah Bryant In a first for AFNWC, some members of the official party -at KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.—Brig. Gen. Anthony W. tended the ceremony via video due to COVID-19 mitigation “Awgie” Genatempo took command of the Air Force Nuclear measures, including Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Ma- Weapons Center during a ceremony June 26 at the Phillips teriel Command commander, who presided over the change- Conference Center here. of-command ceremony, and Dr. Will Roper, Air Force assistant secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, who He succeeds Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris, who took command presided over the Air Force program executive officer change of AFNWC in October 2017. in leadership.

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During the live-streamed event, Bunch expressed his apprecia- To the AFNWC team, he said, “General Bunch was incredibly tion for Morris’ leadership during his past three years as the kind to talk about [my] accomplishments and you all have to center’s commander and the work done by the AFNWC team. recognize that those are your accomplishments. What I appre- ciate and thank you for is the ability to be alongside you as you “This is a one or zero business that you are in, it’s either right were doing it, and maybe in some cases…helping to facilitate or wrong when we do these acquisitions. The Air Force nuclear that success for you by maybe getting some obstacles out of enterprise has got to be at 100 percent,” Bunch said, noting the your way. I have been tremendously blessed to be here and level of rigor and precision expected from individuals who are have the opportunity to work with such an incredible, fantas- developing and fielding nuclear weapons. “The mission is vital tic group of professionals, who as General Bunch said, do a to our national defense and to our nuclear deterrent. With the wartime mission every single day.” air and the land leg, we have two-thirds of the triad, and when you add in nuclear command, control and communications, we “Ninety-nine percent of the people in this country have no idea have much, much more than that. That’s why the role of this what you do every single day, and how thankful they should be unit is so critical and why it has to perform at such a high level. for it, but 100 percent of the people in this country benefit from Today we bid a fond farewell to Shaun and [his wife] Jean after what you do every day to keep them safe, because you keep three years of carrying the torch for the nuclear enterprise and our nuclear deterrent viable and active, and never doubted and doing a fantastic job as a leadership team.” always feared. The nation owes you a debit of gratitude and on their behalf I will say, ‘thank you.’” Bunch said Morris “set a new standard” in the programs he led at AFNWC, including the Long Range Stand-Off Weapon, Morris was confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and Minuteman III, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, ICBM fuze, next month is taking command of the Air Force Life Cycle Man- programmed depot maintenance, and weapon generation fa- agement Center, which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson cilities, bringing them “to a whole new level and kept nuclear AFB, Ohio. modernization efforts on track.” “When you have a good leader and they leave...you have to In terms of manpower, Bunch said when Morris arrived at pick the right officer to come in behind and pick up the mantle AFNWC, it didn’t have enough manning to execute many of and run with it,” Bunch said. “Awgie Genatempo is the right its programs, but now, under Morris’ leadership, “we are hir- guy right now to bring into the organization and take it to the ing the right people, we got the right skill sets, we’re getting next level.” them to the right places, and we are buying down the risk on these key programs.” After assuming command, Genatempo said this is the second time he has followed Morris in an assignment—the first time Bunch also praised the relationships and collaborations Morris was just prior to a Category-5 hurricane bearing down on Eglin built across the Defense Department, including with the Navy AFB, Florida. He pointed out this time Morris has given him and Air Force Global Strike Command, which is the center’s the leadership challenge of bringing an organization out of a primary customer. global pandemic—yet another “calamity.”

“A key success was the level of credibility that the Nuclear “This is truly ‘déjà vu all over again,’” Genatempo added. “I Weapons Center brings now when they come into conversa- started my Air Force career as a second lieutenant here at tions,” Bunch said. “[They are] true professionals who when Kirtland Air Force Base. I’m very excited to be coming back.” we say will deliver something at a certain time, especially milestones, everyone expects it and they know it’s going to To the AFNWC team, he said, “If there is one thing that has happen. The level of credibility, the level of trust, is higher than impressed me in the very short day and a half that I’ve spent I’ve ever seen in any enterprise and a lot of that, Shaun, has to with you, it’s your dedication and drive for what can arguably do with your leadership. You have done a tremendous job as be said is our nation’s most important mission. And the fact the commander for the last three years and as the [program that you get after it with such enthusiasm and vigor, it’s some- executive officer], and you should feel very good walking out place that I know I’m going to feel right at home and I’m proud the door that you’ve set the team on a path to make sure our already to be a part of this organization.” nuclear modernization, which is so key, continues.” He also thanked General Bunch for his mentorship over the “It has been a tremendous honor to be part of AFNWC for the past 11 years, “which has shaped me into the person that I past almost three years,” Morris said. am” as a leader.

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In addition to assuming command of AFNWC, Genatempo Skubic previously served as commander of DLA Land and became dual-hatted as the Air Force program executive officer Maritime from June 2016 to June 2018 and director of Sup- for strategic systems, a position Morris also held. plier Operations at DLA Aviation from August 2008 to August 2011. She also commanded a DLA Support Team in Kuwait that During the change-in-leadership ceremony, Roper offered assisted warfighters deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Since his thanks for the “quiet peace that comes from our nuclear June 2018, she’s served as the commander of Naval Supply deterrent that is maintained every day” by the AFNWC team, Systems Command. adding “there is a big challenge ahead as we modernize the triad that has been sitting, doing its job quietly, but is in some “It is truly such an honor to be back at DLA. It does feel like a need of…care.” homecoming,” she said. “You’re inspired every day to find the right solutions to meet the needs of our combatant command, “Shaun, coming into [my] job it only took one meeting with Services, and our nation, and together we’re going to continue you to realize what a consummate acquisition professional you to be a learning organization and to keep up the fight, keep up are. It made coming into the position of a service acquisition our passion to find solutions.” executive so much easier…having [your] steady hand with an encyclopedic knowledge of your programs,” Roper said. “It also doesn’t take more than a meeting with Awgie to realize that this is a leader who makes people comfortable and inspired to do things differently and, as someone who loves innovation, that’s just a wonderful resource to have in the acquisition enterprise.”

Previously, Genatempo was the Air Force’s program executive officer for weapons and dual-hatted as the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s armaments director at Eglin AFB, Florida.

General Officer Announcement DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JULY 29, 2020) Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Air Force Maj. Gen. Sam C. Barrett for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Barrett is currently serving as commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Skubic Becomes DLA’s 20th Director DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY NEWS (JULY 27, 2020) Beth Reece FORT BELVOIR, Va., July 27, 2020—The Defense Logistics Agency welcomed Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic back as its 20th director during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex July 24.

“I know that she is more than ready to lead and navigate the DLA team to new destinations, through uncharted waters, and New Defense Logistics Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic addresses agency employees, family, and to new victories,” Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of Defense colleagues during an assumption of command ceremony at for Sustainment, said before transferring responsibility to Sku- the McNamara Headquarters Complex July 24. bic from DLA Vice Director Michael Scott. Photo by Teodora Mocanu

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The admiral described the magic of DLA as being threefold. The director also highlighted the agency’s strong culture of It includes the DLA workforce, its “mastery” of technology, inclusion and diversity, saying all employees have a role in and the agility of the Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF). eradicating hate and being a beacon of dignity and respect.

“When it comes to the workforce, I have always felt—I have “May God bless each and every one of you here, online, and always known—that the heart of the DLA workforce beats on across our great agency,” she concluded. “May he bless our behalf of the warfighter and this nation. DLA teammates are troops and civilians, especially those currently deployed in relentlessly determined to deliver results, whether supporting harm’s way. And, of course, may be bless the United States a fight or a response to a crisis, and we’ve seen both in recent of America.” times,” she said. Nominees for Northcom, Spacecom Posts Testify at DLA’s pandemic contributions, which include $1.4 billion in Confirmation Hearing personal protective equipment, ventilators, test components DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (July 28, 2020) and more, prove employees’ fortitude to continue the mission JIM GARAMONE amid challenges, she added. Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck and Army Lt. Gen. James H. Dickinson testified before the Senate Armed Services Com- “You have accomplished this while adapting to different meth- mittee as part of the confirmation process to be U.S. North- ods, locations, conditions that you weren’t used to,” she said. ern Command commander and commander of the U.S. Space “Some have called that ‘the new normal.’ I call it remarkable.” Command, respectively.

Advances in automated procurement, improved forecast- VanHerck is currently the director of the Joint Staff in the ing, inventory optimization, and the use of digital dashboards Pentagon, and Dickinson serves as Spacecom’s deputy com- to track weapons system readiness are also DLA strengths. mander. She called on employees to continue refining technology and building upon innovations started by previous DLA Director If confirmed, VanHerck will also command the North Ameri- Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams to drive data-based deci- can Aerospace Defense Command. He would also be the third sions for resources like people, inventory, infrastructure, time, Air Force officer in a row to hold the position. He would suc- and money. ceed Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy.

The DWCF will continue enabling DLA support to warfighters Dickinson would replace Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Ray- and offers the agency flexibility to maneuver sustainment to mond. Raymond currently serves as chief of Space Operations the right place and time, even when responding to crisis, she and Spacecom commander. added. While Space Command is DoD’s newest combatant com- “We need working capital fund ninjas,” she continued. “We mand, established just last year, Northcom is not that much need stewardship, and we need to ask and answer tough ques- older, standing up in October 2002 in response to the attacks tions on how to get it right.” of 9/11.

Skubic said the things that matter most to her as a leader in- The command is responsible for the defense of the Homeland, clude hard work, respect, and integrity. and at today’s hearing, VanHerck said “no mission is more sacred.” “I ask it of you; you may expect it of me,” she said, adding that it is more important now than ever to take care of each other The command is also the military lead for support to civilian and communicate. agencies and has provided aid during Hurricane Katrina, fires in the western U.S., and the current response to the COVID- “Asking thoughtful questions in these trying times has never 19 pandemic. been more crucial. Our teammates have suffered losses of late—some loved ones, some teammates, economic and social The global situation is much more complicated than when trials, so much more. Let’s keep the communication strong and the command was formed with very real threats from actors take care of each other.” across all domains, VanHerck said. “We must remain prepared to meet the threats head on—defend our homeland from an increasingly assertive set of peer competitors, rogue nations

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President Donald J. Trump; Vice President Mike Pence; Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper; Air Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Ray- mond, the incoming commander; and Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman unfurl the flag of the U.S. Space Command at the White House, Aug. 29, 2019. Photo by Lisa Ferdinando and nonstate actors, who are committed to creating a new Dickinson has been intimately involved with the setup of world order and influencing our freedoms and our way of life,” Spacecom since it was a proposal. The command is less than he told the Senate panel. a year old, but it had to hit the ground running, he noted. “I know well the tremendous responsibilities levied upon this With his NORAD hat, VanHerck will command a binational command and its incredible joint warfighters as I reflect on agency that has defended North America for 62 years. If the responsibilities of the new position for which I’ve been confirmed, he will work closely with Canadian defense offi- nominated,” he told the senators. cials to strengthen the already strong bonds between the two countries. He also pledged to continue outreach to Mexican It is not that long ago that the idea of space as a warfighting defense officials. domain would have been denigrated, he said. “Frankly, I’m amazed at where we are today,” the general said. “Just over a “If confirmed, I commit … that I will provide my best military year ago, during General Raymond’s nomination hearing, he advice and candid views on the issues and challenges we face, testified of the great alignment in our nation with acknowledg- and I will ensure that Northcom remains postured to defend ing space as a warfighting domain, just like land, air, sea and the Homeland and ready to provide timely support to civil au- cyber. Based on that alignment, we as a nation took bold steps thorities in order to eliminate suffering and ensure the safety towards protecting and defending our critical space capabili- of the American people,” he said. ties by establishing U.S. Space Command and subsequently

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standing up the U.S. Space Force to better organize, train, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting for appointment to equip our space warfighters.” the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo- Dickinson said the new domain is facing “the most significant rado. Whiting is currently serving as deputy commander, transformation in the history of U.S. national security space Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. programs. The scope, scale, and complexity of the threats to Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. our space capabilities are real and concerning.” General Officer Announcements Space is not a benign environment, he said, with near-peers DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JULY 29, 2020) and others threatening the foundational domain. “We no lon- Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that ger have the luxury of assuming our access to an ability to the president has made the following nominations: leverage the space domain is a given,” he said. Air Force Maj. Gen. Nina M. Armagno for appointment to The goal for the new command is deterrence—Dickinson said the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director he wants to ensure conflict does not extend into space. “The of staff, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, best way I know how to prevent that from happening is be Washington, D.C. Armagno is currently serving as director, prepared to fight and win if deterrence were to fail,” he said. Space Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, General Officer Announcements Washington, D.C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS RELEASE (JULY 29, 2020) Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that Air Force Maj. Gen. William J. Liquori Jr. for appointment to the president has made the following nominations: the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Require- Air Force Maj. Gen. Nina M. Armagno for appointment to ments and Analysis, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Liquori is currently serving as of staff, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, director, Strategic Requirements, Architectures and Analysis, Washington, D.C. Armagno is currently serving as director, Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. Space Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Air Force Maj. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief Air Force Maj. Gen. William J. Liquori Jr. for appointment to of Space Operations, Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Office the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Require- Saltzman is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Air ments and Analysis, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Forces Central Command; and deputy commander, Combined Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Liquori is currently serving as Forces Air Component Command, U.S. Central Command, Al director, Strategic Requirements, Architectures and Analysis, Udeid, Qatar. Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman for appointment to Space Operations Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo- the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief rado. Whiting is currently serving as deputy commander, of Space Operations, Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Office Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Saltzman is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; and deputy commander, Combined Forces Air Component Command, U.S. Central Command, Al Udeid, Qatar.

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