Assignment pending for Eglin leader

Published Aug. 2, 2007
By Air Force Materiel Command News Service

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFMCNS) -- 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.

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

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. General Bowlds currently is the Air Force Research Laboratory commander, which is headquartered here.

General Bowlds will succeed the current ESC commander, Lt. Gen. Charles Johnson II, who will retire.

Besides General Lanni, assignments are pending for two AFMC generals.

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

Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn is scheduled to become the AFFTC commander. General Eichhorn currently is the Air, Space and Information Operations director at Headquarters AFMC.