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WPAFB holds ceremony for next Air Force Materiel Commander today

New AFMC commander, Gen. Duke Richardson Photo provided by WPAFB

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will name its next Materiel Commander.

At a ceremony today, Lt. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson will succeed Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. as the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command.

The ceremony will be held around 8:15 a.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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Richardson served at the Pentagon as Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, according to a press release.

He and his wife Dede have four children and six grandchildren.

The event will be live-streamed on the AFMC YouTube page.


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