President nominates General Looney to head AETC

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) --  President Bush has nominated Lt. Gen. William R. Looney III to be the next commander of Air Education and Training Command, Air Force officials announced Feb. 28.

General Looney, who also is nominated for his fourth star, is the commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center here. Both nominations must be confirmed by the Senate.

He is slated to replace Gen. Donald G. Cook, who is scheduled to retire in August.

AETC headquarters is located at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The command is responsible for recruiting, training and educating Airmen. The command consists of 13 bases, more than 66,000 active-duty Airmen and 15,000 civilians.