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Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

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The Air Force announced July 7 the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

The Air Force also announced the President's nomination of Maj. Gen. C.D. Moore II, deputy director of the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in Arlington, Va., for confirmation by the Senate to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as AFMC vice commander.

As military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, General Wolfenbarger will be responsible for research and development, test, production, and modernization of Air Force programs worth $40 billion annually.

General Wolfenbarger's previous assignments include special assistant for command transformation to the commander and director of the Intelligence and Requirements Directorate, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. She has also 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 Aeronautical Systems Center from April 2000 through December 2002. She also commanded ASC's C-17 Systems Group and was director of the Air Force Acquisition Center of Excellence.

She graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering sciences. In 1985, she earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also earned a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University at Ft. Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C.

As AFMC vice commander, General Moore will be responsible for providing acquisition management and logistics support for a variety of Air Force aircraft and weapon systems. The command conducts research, development, test and evaluation of warfighter technology.

General Moore's previous assignments include deputy director of the Global Power Directorate in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition at the Pentagon, and deputy director of the Capabilities Integration and Transformation Directorate at Headquarters AFMC. General Moore served as the chief of air operations, Multi-National Forces-Iraq in 2004, and he is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours in 30 types of aircraft.

General Moore also served at Wright-Patterson during previous tours as director, F-16 System Program Office, June 2002 to August 2003; as vice commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, September 2003 to August 2004; as director, F-22 System Program Office, November 2005 to May 2007, and as commander, 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing, May 2007 to July 2008.

He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980 with Bachelor of Science degrees in aeronautical engineering and political science. In 1981, he earned a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Columbia University in New York. He also earned a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

No dates have been announced for the pending moves.