Next united states transportation command leader nominated: U.S. Transportation Command news service

Defense AT&L, July-August, 2008 by Bob Fehringer

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, informed members of his command of his retirement and the nomination of his successor, Air Force Lt. Gen. William M. Fraser III, during a commander's call, April 23, in the base theater. Fraser currently serves as assistant to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and is slated to become the USTRANSCOM commander Nov. 14. Fraser's nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Fraser entered the Air Force in 1974 as a distinguished graduate of the Texas A&M University ROTC program. His operational assignments include duty as a T-37 instructor pilot and evaluator; B-52 aircraft commander, instructor, and evaluator; and deputy commander of a B-1 operations group.

He was the first commander of the 509th Operations Group, then served as the vice wing commander for the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He commanded the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

Fraser's staff duties include tours on the Air Staff, Joint Staff, and Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He also has served as chief of the Nuclear Requirements Cell at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and chief of staff for U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Fehringer writes for U.S. Transportation Command Public Affairs.