Center set to welcome new leadership Published June 26, 2009 By Wayne Crenshaw 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The new Center executive director and the new Center vice-commander are expected to be on the job soon. Deryl W. Israel, an executive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., will take the place of retiring executive director Brenda Romine. Her last day on the job is today. Mr. Israel is expected to start Monday. Also, Col. Robert M. Stambaugh will soon fill the currently vacant position of vice-commander at Robins. His start date is July 20. Mr. Israel is a member of the Senior Executive Service and started his federal service career at Robins in 1976 as a project engineer. A graduate of Georgia Tech with a master's degree in electrical engineering, Mr. Israel worked in various positions here for 20 years. When he was tapped to be the new Robins executive director, he was director of the Acquisition Excellence Directorate of the Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB. Col. Stambaugh graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1983 and holds a master's of aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. He is currently commander of the 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. His previous assignments include a stint as chief of the B-2 Flight Test Engineering Division at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.