Overview
- The nomination, submitted to Congress on Monday, would fill a post left vacant since Gen. Jim Slife was fired in February by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Lamontagne leads Air Mobility Command and oversees cargo and air refueling fleets, with more than 4,000 flight hours as a command pilot in the C-12, KC-135 and C-17.
- If confirmed by the Senate, he would help shape the service’s requirements and carry forward acquisition changes announced last month.
- The White House also nominated Brig. Gen. Christopher Eason to be the Air Force’s next judge advocate general and Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer to serve as director of the Air National Guard.
- Several nominees, including Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey and senior Navy officers such as Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, were advanced with rank details but without specified assignments, highlighting an opaque slate awaiting Senate action.