Richardson tapped as new AFMC chief

Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson will serve as the new commander of Air Force Materiel Command, succeeding Gen. Arnold Bunch, according to an AFMC press release.

The change-of-command ceremony will occur the morning of Monday, June 13 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Gen. Charles Brown will preside over the ceremony, which will be attended by several senior Air and Space Force officials, the release says.

Following the ceremony, Bunch’s retirement will begin immediately. He will return to his native Tennessee to become director of Hamblen County Schools, according to the release.

Richardson currently serves as the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He was previously the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Presidential & Executive Airlift, according to his service biography.

Prior to the change of command, Richardson will attend a private ceremony to pin on his fourth star, the release states.