The Air Force has selected Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Riemer to be the new acquisition boss for the F-22A Raptor program. Riemer, who has been serving as commander of the Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., and USAF’s program executive officer for weapons, will move to the Pentagon as F-22 PEO. Replacing Riemer at AAC is Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune, who has been leading the Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held meetings with defense leaders from the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea during a trip to the Indo-Pacific this week.