General Bedke named as AFRL commander

Published Aug. 2, 2007
By the Air Force Material Command News Service

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Five generals within Air Force Materiel Command are among senior officers who will be on the move, according to an Aug. 2 senior leader announcement memorandum.

Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, currently the Air Force Flight Test Center commander at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is scheduled to command the Air Force Research Lab, which is headquartered here.

Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn is scheduled to become the AFFTC commander. General Eichhorn currently is the Air, Space and Information Operations director at Headquarters AFMC.

President Bush has nominated Maj. Gen. Ted Bowlds, currently the AFRL commander, to the Senate for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with an assignment to become the Electronic Systems Center commander at Hanscom AFB, Mass.

General Bowlds will succeed the current ESC commander, Lt. Gen. Charles Johnson II, who will retire.

Aside from Generals Bedke and Eichhorn, an assignment is pending for one other AFMC general.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Lanni is scheduled to become the Air, Space and Information Operations director. General Lanni currently is the Air Armament Center vice commander at Eglin AFB, Fla., and was previously stationed at Edwards as the 412th Test Wing commander and director of the F-22 Combined Test Force.