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Air Force’s Lt. Gen. Bunch Nominated to Lead Materiel Command

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

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Air Force’s Lt. Gen. Bunch Nominated to Lead Materiel Command

The White House has nominated Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the Air Force’s current military deputy for acquisition, to be promoted to general and to lead Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, pending Senate confirmation.The nomination was received by the Senate Dec. 11, according to the Congressional Record. Bunch would direct AFMC's enterprise, including 80,000 employees and a nearly $60 billion annual portfolio, the command said in a Dec. 12 press release. If confirmed, he would…

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