The Senate on June 4 approved the nomination of Maj. Gen. Charles Stenner to receive a third star and take over as Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command. According to an AFRC release, Stenner, who has been assistant deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs since July 2006, will formally assume his new posts during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 24. He succeeds Lt. Gen. John Bradley, who is retiring. The Pentagon announced Stenner’s nomination in April.
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.