WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has named their next installation commander.
Col. Christopher Meeker will replace Col. Patrick Miller as the 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander this summer.
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Miller has been confirmed for a promotion to brigadier general. The base announced he would be leaving for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where he will become the director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection for Pacific Air Forces.
Miller took over as the 88th Air Base Wing commander in June 2020.
“I know the 88th will be in great hands with Col. Meeker and his family, and they will continue to provide strength through support for our mission and Dayton community partners,” Miller said in a statement.
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Meeker currently serves as the 86th Civil Engineer Group commander at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
The change of command is scheduled for July 7 at 10 a.m. in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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