{"id":29452,"date":"2018-12-13T21:04:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/13\/academy-announces-new-commandant-of-cadets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:53:47","slug":"academy-announces-new-commandant-of-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/12\/13\/academy-announces-new-commandant-of-cadets\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy announces new commandant of cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brig. Gen. Michele Edmondson has been selected to become the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/03\/21\/bomber-pilot-picked-to-be-the-air-force-academy-s-commandant-of-cadets\/\" target=_blank>commandant of cadets<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/05\/25\/gen-joseph-dunford-addresses-air-force-cadets-at-2017-graduation\/\" target=_blank>Air Force Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Thursday release, the academy said Edmondson will take command of the 4,000-member cadet wing this summer. She will succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/07\/31\/the-air-force-academy-just-dropped-a-huge-barrier-preventing-sexual-assault-victims-from-stepping-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brig. Gen. 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