8/1/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Gen.
Norton A. Schwartz, a 35-year veteran in special operations, will be
the 19th Air Force chief of staff, according to a Senate confirmation
vote which occurred Aug. 1.
General Schwartz provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services
Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation.
Now the president must appoint the general before he can assume his new
position.
"I intend to embody the Air Force core values of integrity, service and
excellence as I lead the Air Force at this critical transition period,"
said General Schwartz.
General Schwartz, who now serves as the commander of United States
Transportation Command, or USTRANSCOM, will assume the position of Air
Force chief of staff. Gen. Duncan McNabb, also confirmed by the Senate,
will assume command of USTRANSCOM.
In his current position, General Schwartz' command is the single
manager for global air, land and sea transportation for the Department
of Defense.
His command experience includes the 1st Special Operations Group and
1st Special Operations Wing, both at Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Special
Operations Command Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii; U.S. Special
Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.; and Alaskan Command,
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
General Schwartz attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated in
1973. He is an alumnus of the National War College, a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations and a 1994 Fellow of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology's Seminar XXI.
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz was confirmed by the Senate Aug. 1 to be the next Air Force chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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