October 14, 1999
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 14,
1999
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I am pleased to nominate General Ralph E. Eberhart, United States Air
Force, to be Commander in Chief, United States Space Command; Commander in
Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander, Air Force Space
Command; and Department of Defense manager for Space Transportation Systems
Contingency Support. If confirmed by the Senate, General Eberhart will
succeed General Richard B. Myers.
General Eberhart currently serves as the Commander of the Air Combat
Command. Over a distinguished career, General Eberhart has gained
extensive operational and planning experience, and demonstrated tremendous
leadership ability. A Command Pilot, he commanded the 10th tactical
fighter squadron, the 363rd tactical fighter wing, U.S. Forces Japan, and
the Fifth Air Force as well as Air Combat Command. His broad professional
experience also includes significant tours on the Joint Staff and Air Staff
in the Pentagon, and on the staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces
Europe.
General Eberhart assumes the post of Commander in Chief, United States
Space Command at a time when U.S. capabilities in space have become
critical to our economic prosperity, our position of leadership in the
world, and our national security. He will be charged with protecting and
extending those capabilities, as well as taking on new responsibilities for
information operations. I have the utmost trust and confidence in his
ability to do so.
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