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Gates Recommends Schwartz as Next Air Force Chief
posted 12:23 pm Mon June 09, 2008 - WASHINGTON
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended today that General Norton Schwartz be the next Air Force chief.
In a sweeping shake up of the Air Force, Gates also formally sent former Air Force official Michael Donley's name to the White House to be the next secretary of the beleaguered service.
Later today Gates plans to visit Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, to address airmen and underscore the depth of his concern about weaknesses in the service's leadership.
Gates announced last Thursday that he was removing Air Force General Michael Moseley from the chief's job and Michael Wynne as its top civilian. Gates held them accountable for failing to fully correct an erosion of nuclear-related performance standards.
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