President Obama has tapped Gen. William Fraser, Air Combat Command boss since September 2009, to be the next commander of US Transportation Command at Scott AFB, Ill. Fraser would replace Gen. Duncan McNabb, who is retiring after leading TRANSCOM since September 2008 and after having served more than 37 years in uniform. Fraser is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flight hours in bombers, tankers, trainers, and the C-21 Lear jet. The Air Force has not announced McNabb’s retirement date yet.
The Air Force’s top enlisted member told lawmakers last week that the service must demolish hundreds of unneeded buildings, a move that would pay a “10-to-1 return on investment,” particularly for improving quality of life for service members, rather than spending money on their upkeep.