President Nominates New Transportation Command Chief, Air Force Vice

By Dan Dupont / August 7, 2001 at 5:00 AM
President Bush has nominated the Air Force vice chief of staff, Gen. John Handy, for command of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, the Pentagon announced yesterday. If confirmed, Handy will succeed Gen. Charles Robertson, who will retire, according to a TRANSCOM spokesman. Handy is slated to be replaced in the vice chief's office by Lt. Gen. Robert Foglesong, presently the deputy chief of staff for air and space operations. Handy has served as vice chief since April 2000...

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