{"id":21598,"date":"2020-08-21T17:23:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/21\/gen-van-ovost-takes-the-reins-at-air-mobility-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:36:26","slug":"gen-van-ovost-takes-the-reins-at-air-mobility-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/08\/21\/gen-van-ovost-takes-the-reins-at-air-mobility-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Van Ovost takes the reins at Air Mobility Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost assumed command of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/22\/heres-how-air-mobility-command-will-improve-aircraft-survivability\/\" target=_blank>Air Mobility Command<\/a> Thursday in a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, succeeding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/11\/13\/gen-maryanne-millers-message-to-new-airmen-its-all-about-character\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Maryanne Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/26\/air-force-makes-it-easier-for-pregnant-aviators-to-fly-without-a-waiver\/\" target=_blank>Van Ovost<\/a> was promoted to general earlier that day, making her the fifth female four-star general in Air Force history. With Miller\u2019s retirement after 39 years in service, Van Ovost is also now the only woman in the Air Force with four stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no one more qualified and ready to take the reins of Air Mobility Command than Jackie,\u201d Chief of Staff Gen. Charles \u201cCQ\u201d Brown said at the ceremony. \u201cWe take great comfort in knowing you and your airmen are ready to execute global reach, faster, farther and better than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She now oversees the Air Force command responsible for its airlift, air refueling, air mobility support and aeromedical evacuation. AMC has a fleet of about 1,074 aircraft and nearly 107,000 total force airmen and civilian employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/06\/09\/kelly-van-ovost-nominated-to-be-next-heads-of-acc-amc\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kelly-Van-Ovost.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Kelly, Van Ovost nominated to be next heads of ACC, AMC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If confirmed, both lieutenant generals would receive their fourth stars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Ovost was previously AMC\u2019s deputy commander. Before that she served as the Air Force\u2019s director of staff at the Pentagon, where she advised leadership on diversity and inclusion efforts. She graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1988, and is a command pilot with more than 4,200 hours flying more than 30 aircraft such as the C-17, C-32 and KC-135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the flight line to the front line, from the cockpit to the clinic, we will develop leaders of character with a natural bias for action and a competitive, curious and innovative mindset,\u201d Van Ovost said at the ceremony. \u201cWe will grow airmen who are resilient, multi-capable and digitally adept \u2014 instinctively exploiting advances in data, computing and information technologies \u2014 and armed with the specific skills to deliver into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown saluted Miller for her two years of leadership at AMC, during which time she shifted the command\u2019s focus to the new National Defense Strategy, preparing for a future of competition with peer and near-peer adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown also praised her for quickly adjusting AMC operations during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. For example, AMC developed the Negatively Pressured Conex that allows up to 28 patients with COVID-19 or other highly infectious diseases, as well as medical professionals, to be safely transported in a C-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy leveraging innovation and a whole lot of resolve, Air Mobility Command answered the nation\u2019s [COVID-19] call, generating and flying our most critical missions while also safeguarding our airmen and families,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAir Mobility Command delivered millions of COVID-19 test swabs around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller received the Distinguished Service Medal at the ceremony, and thanked the airmen she commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo the Air Mobility airmen around the world, thank you for the work you do every day to fortify our national security,\u201d Miller said. \u201cYou serve at the heart of this nation. You inspired me. 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