Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs (Nov. 16, 2006): Air Force taps four AFMC generals for new positions.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As a result of senior leader assignments announced by the Air Force Nov. 16, four generals within Air Force Materiel Command will move, and the command will gain two Senior Executive Service civilians.

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. Riemer is currently the commander of the Air Armament Center and Program Executive Officer, Weapons, at Eglin AFB, Fla. He will be reassigned as the Air Force program executive officer for the F-22 program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, at the Pentagon. Past assignments include serving in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a military staff assistant for developmental testing of aircraft and air-to-air missiles. Later assignments include program manager for the MC-130H Combat Talon, and Program Executive Officer for Command and Control, and Combat Support Systems.

Brig. Gen. David W. Eidsaune will succeed Riemer as commander, AAC and Program Executive Officer, Weapons. Currently, Eidsaune is commander of the Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. Eidsaune entered the Air Force in 1978. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels, and was vice commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson from July 2002 through February 2003.

Maj. Gen. Johnny A. Weida will succeed Eidsaune as the AFSAC commander. Currently Weida is the director, Intelligence and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB. Weida has served as a member of the Thunderbirds U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team and has held staff positions with U.S. Forces Korea and the Air Staff Plans and Programs Directorate.

Brig. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger will succeed Weida as the director, Intelligence and Requirements, Headquarters AFMC. Currently, Wolfenbarger is special assistant to the AFMC Commander for Command Transformation. She has held several positions in the F-22 System Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, served as the F-22 Lead Program Element Monitor at the Pentagon, and was the B-2 System Program Director for ASC from April 2000 through December 2002.

Among the gains for AFMC is Susan J. Thornton. She was appointed SES director, Directed Energy Directorate located at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate develops high-energy lasers, high-power microwaves, and other directed energy technologies for the Air Force and Department of Defense. Currently, Thornton is the director, Engineering, Airborne Laser Program for the Missile Defense Agency at Kirtland AFB.

Another AFMC addition is Dr. Patrick G. Carrick. He was appointed SES director, Physics and Electronics, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. AFOSR supports Air Force goals of control and maximum utilization of air and space by investing in basic research efforts for the Air Force in relevant scientific areas. AFOSR is located in Arlington, Va., and is part of AFRL. Currently Carrick is the NH-IV chief science, technology, and international advisor for the special assistant for Chemical and Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs, Washington, D.C.