Welsh nominated for Air Force chief of staff

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Welsh nominated for Air Force chief of staff

If confirmed, Welsh would succeed Gen. Norton Schwartz, who is retiring this summer. Welsh has flown more than than 3,400 hours. He completed multiple combat...

Federal News Network Staff

May 11, 2012 10:52 am

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Gen. Mark A. Welsh (U.S. Air Force photo)

The White House has nominated Gen. Mark A. Welsh to be the next Air Force chief of staff.

If confirmed, Welsh would succeed Gen. Norton Schwartz, who is retiring this summer.

Welsh has flown more than than 3,400 hours. He completed multiple combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. And he’s a 1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy.

Welsh currently commands U.S. air forces in Europe. Schwartz gets credit for reforming the Air Force’s handling of nuclear weapons following several highly publicized missteps.

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