{"id":29139,"date":"2021-07-15T22:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/15\/biden-nominates-new-air-mobility-command-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:06:45","slug":"biden-nominates-new-air-mobility-command-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2021\/07\/15\/biden-nominates-new-air-mobility-command-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden nominates new Air Mobility Command boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Joe Biden has nominated the military\u2019s No. 2 officer in the Pacific to lead the Air Force\u2019s tanker and transport branch, the service confirmed Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If approved by the Senate, Lt. Gen. Mike Minihan, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, would earn a promotion to four-star general and replace current Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minihan has spent much of the past 15 years rotating through several operational roles in the airlift and INDOPACOM communities, including serving as the command\u2019s chief of staff and deputy operations director as well as roles at U.S. Forces Korea and Pacific Air Forces. He commanded the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, which includes Air Force One and the fleet of VIP transport jets, and the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, which supports the largest C-130 Hercules fleet in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\t