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Next PACAF commander confirmed

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski
  • PACAF Public Affairs
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii --  On Nov.16 the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed Lt. Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler's promotion to general and appointment as the next commander of Pacific Air Forces with change of command scheduled for Nov. 30 at Hickam Air Force Base.

General Chandler is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff for formulating policy supporting air, space, nuclear, counter-proliferation, homeland security, weather and cyber operations.

Gen. Paul V. Hester is scheduled to retire on Nov. 30 at 2:45 p.m. and relinquish command of PACAF to General Chandler at 4 p.m. the same day.

As the commander of PACAF, General Chandler will be responsible for Air Force activities covering more than half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 Air Force personnel serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan and South Korea.