Spencer pins on 4th star, named next vice chief

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Lt. Gen. Larry Spencer pinned on his fourth star and was named the next Air Force vice chief of staff during a ceremony officiated by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz at the Pentagon on July 27.

Spencer had been assigned as the director of force structure, resources and assessment with the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. In that capacity, Spencer developed capabilities and conducted studies, analysis and assessment for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

A 1979 graduate of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Spencer was commissioned a second lieutenant through the ROTC program in 1980. He was the first Air Force officer to serve as the assistant chief of staff in the White House military office.