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budget of more than $6.4 billion. General Allen ensures a quality, cost-eff ective, preventative- based health care continuum for 2.6 million benefi ciaries worldwide. He is also responsible for providing strategic
guidance for the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) research and acquisitions, translating the Air Force Surgeon General vision into initiatives addressing and closing AFMS capability gaps. He provides direct oversight for the programming, planning, budgeting, and execution of the AFMS Medical Modernization portfolio comprising $68.3 million in operations and maintenance; $44.7 million in annual research, development, test, and evaluation funding; and 482 military and civilian positions. As Chief of the Dental Corps, General Allen provides policy and operational advice to the Air Force Surgeon General on matters involving the dental practice of 1,000 dentists and 2,500 technicians. Prior to this assignment, General Allen served as the commander, 79th Medical Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD. General Allen received a direct commission in 1986.
MAJ. GEN. MARK A. BROWN Deputy Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, Texas
Maj. Gen. Mark Brown is the deputy commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, TX. AETC recruits, trains, and educates Air Force personnel. It includes the Air Force Recruiting
Service, two numbered air forces, and Air University, and it operates 1,396 trainer, fi ghter, and mobility aircraft; 23 wings; 12 bases; and fi ve geographically separated groups. The command trains more than 293,000 airmen per year with approximately 62,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian, and contractor personnel. General Brown was commissioned through the ROTC program at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, and entered active duty in 1986. Prior to that, he was the comptroller for Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, with responsibility for 38 percent of the Air Force budget, totaling approximately $60 billion.
MAJ. GEN. ANTHONY J. COTTON Commander, Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command
Maj. Gen. Anthony Cotton is Commander, Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, WY. General Cotton is responsible for over 10,200 people for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile force, which is organized into three operational wings. In addition, General Cotton oversees the 377th Air Base Wing at
Kirtland AFB, NM, which provides critical support to the nuclear operation and mission partners. General Cotton entered the Air Force through the Reserve Offi cer Training Corps program in 1986, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from North Carolina State University. He served as deputy director of the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group and as the senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels, serving as vice commander and commander of the 341st Missile Wing, commander of the 45th Space Wing, and director of the Eastern Range. Prior to his current assignment, General Cotton served as the deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Offi ce, Chantilly, VA.
MAJ. GEN. CEDRIC D. GEORGE Deputy Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Major General Cedric D. George is the Deputy Director of Resource Integration and Logistics Chief Information Offi cer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC. He is responsible for the planning, programming, and budgeting of weapons systems sustainment, equipment and logistics, and installations resource requirements. As part
of the Air Force corporate structure, he monitors performance of operations and maintenance, works capital funds and investment programs, participates in program and fi nancial review groups, and advocates for fi nancial adjustments to optimize force readiness. He oversees preparation and defense of these Air Force programs to the Offi ce of the Secretary of
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