Brasstracks.Government Navy Rear Adm. William J. Maguire has been named vice commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command, in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Most recently, he served as deputy commander of the fleet logistics operation, also at the Naval Supply Systems Command. Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert F. Behler has been assigned as special assistant to the commander of the Air Combat Command, at Langley Air Force Base Langley Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,195 acres (1,293 hectares), SE Va., N of Hampton; est. 1917 and named for aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley. , Va. Previously, Behler was deputy commander, Joint Command North, NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. , in Stavanger, Norway. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kohler has been named special assistant to deputy chief of staff of Air and Space Operations, in the U.S. Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. Previously, Kohler was vice commander of the Pacific Air Forces at Osan Air Base Osan Air Base (K-55), is a United States Air Force facility located 4.7 mi SW of Osan-Ni, 40 mi S of Seoul, South Korea. The base is the home of the Pacific Air Forces 51st Fighter Wing, and a number of tenant units, including the headquarters for Seventh Air Force. , Korea. Air Force Brig. Gen. Maurice L. McFann Jr. has been assigned as director of plans at the Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command A bi-national command of the US and Canada that provides aerospace surveillance, warning and assessment of aerospace attack, and maintains the sovereignty of US and Canadian airspace. Also called NORAD. , at Peterson Air Force Base Peterson Air Force Base (Peterson AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Peterson AFB is home to US Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Space Command, Army Space Command, the 21st Space Wing (host unit) , Colo. Previously, McFann was deputy commander, Joint Command North, NATO, in Stavanger, Norway. Air Force Brig. Gen. Craig R. MacKinley has been appointed deputy inspector general of the Air Force General of the Air Force n. 1. The highest commissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force. 2. One who holds this rank. , based at the Pentagon. Previously, MacKinley was deputy director of the Air National Guard in Arlington, Va. Vickie L. McCall has been reappointed chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS DACOWITS Defense Advisory Committee On Women In The Service ) for 2001. Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard J. Mitchell has been assigned as director of operations, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Industry Rockwell Collins has appointed Kent Statler vice president for Lean Electronics. Statler has been at Rockwell Collins for more than 13 years, in various positions. Most recently, he was vice president of maintenance operations for Collins Aviation Services. Messier-Dowty has designated Martyn Hurst senior vice president. He will continue in his role of senior vice president of Messier Services. Hurst joined Dowty Aerospace in 1991. General Dynamics has named Walter M. Oliver vice president for human resources. Oliver joins General Dynamics from Ameritech Corporation, where he served as vice president for human resources since 1994. Sam Artis has been chosen as director for small business affairs at Washington Group, in Boise, Idaho. Artis has served in various positions at the Washington Group since 1975. The BFGoodrich Company has appointed Edward Hart as vice president and general manager of Advanced MicroMachines, the company's micro electromechanical systems (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) business. Michael C. Sandusky has been chosen as vice president and general manager of service and support for Stewart and Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems LP. |
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