McKinley to Be Guard's First Four-Star General
globalsecurity.org     Jul 17, 2008            

By Jim Garamone WASHINGTON, July 16, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has recommended the Air National Guard’s director for a promotion that would make him the first four-star general in National Guard history. Pending nomination by President Bush and confirmation by the Senate, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley would become the chief of the National Guard Bureau. McKinley would succeed Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum. Gates has recommended that the president nominate Blum to be deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command. “General McKinley is well qualified for this important and historic assignment,” Gates said during a news conference in the Pentagon today. “He has held command positions at every level of the Air Force in his 34 years of military service.” As director of the Air Guard, he has been responsible for... [read full story]                    


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