Air Force Materiel Command : promotion, assignments pending for senior leaders

Defense AT&L, Nov-Dec, 2007

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Five generals within Air Force Materiel Command are among senior officers who will be on the move, according to an Aug. 2 senior leader announcement memorandum.

President Bush has nominated Maj. Gen. Ted Bowlds to the Senate for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with an assignment to become the Electronic Systems Center commander at Hanscom AFB, Mass. Bowlds currently is the Air Force Research Laboratory commander, which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson. He will succeed the current ESC commander, Lt. Gen. Charles Johnson II, who will retire.

Assignments are pending for three AFMC generals.

* Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke is scheduled to become the AFRL commander. Bedke currently is the Air Force Flight Test Center commander at Edwards AFB, Calif.

* Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn is scheduled to become the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) commander. Eichhorn currently is the Air, Space and Information Operations director at Headquarters AFMC.

* Brig. Gen. Joseph Lanni is scheduled to become the Air, Space and Information Operations director. Lanni currently is the Air Armament Center vice commander at Eglin AFB, Fla.