McNabb nominated to command AMC
/ Published July 13, 2005
SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --
President Bush has nominated Lt. Gen. Duncan J. McNabb for the rank of general and to command Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
General McNabb is currently the director of logistics for the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. Before that assignment he was the Air Force deputy chief of staff for plans and programs.
A 1974 graduate of the U. S. Air Force Academy, he has held command and staff positions at squadron, wing, major command and Department of Defense levels. He is a command pilot with more than 5,400 hours in a variety of aircraft including the C-141 Starlifter and C-17 Globemaster III.
If confirmed by the Senate, General McNabb will succeed Gen. John W. Handy who has commanded AMC since November 2001.