MOBILITY

AMC Welcomes
New Commander
Gen Carlton D. Everhart, previously commander of the 18th Air
Force, had a monumental day on July 28th when he received senate
confirmation for his fourth star to become the next AMC commander
at Scott AFB, Illinois.
Gen Everhart graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in 1983. He went on to become a command pilot with more than
4,500 hours in at least 10 different aircraft, including the C-130E, C-17A, and
C-21A. Gen Everhart—who has served at Headquarters Air Education and
Training Command as the Inspector General and as the Deputy Director of
Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration for Flying Training—was the
Air Force aide to the President and has commanded at the squadron, group,
and wing levels.
Deploying to Afghanistan as the Deputy Commander of Political-Military Affairs,
Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Gen Everhart was
the direct liaison for the U.S. Ambassador and the Commander, International
Security Assistance Force. He previously commanded the 3d Air Force and 17th
Expeditionary Air Force in Germany, as well as the 618th Air and Space Operations
Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) at Scott AFB. Since June 2014, he
served as the 18th Air Force’s commander, also at Scott AFB.
Gen Everhart replaces Gen Darren McDew, who was confirmed to be
commander of the U.S. Transportation Command.
Quoting the Secretary of the Air Force at the 2014 Airlift Tanker Association
Symposium, Gen Everhart said, “Air Mobility Airmen shrink the world,” and
adding, “You make the impossible happen—every single day.” Welcome, Gen
Everhart, and congratulations!
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