Van Ovost Assumes Command of AMC

Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost received her fourth star and took over as the new leader of Air Mobility Command. With the retirement of her predecessor, Gen. Maryanne Miller, Van Ovost becomes the military’s only female four-star general and the fifth in Air Force history. A former test pilot with more than 4,200 hours in 30 aircraft, Van Ovost takes command as the service looks inward at issues of diversity and inclusion, and AMC seeks to modernize its refueling fleet with the troubled KC-46. “Standing in the stadium, in 1988 at the Air Force Academy, about to throw my hat in the air, I never would have thought I [would become] a four-star,” Van Ovost said in an exclusive interview. “I was very focused on being a pilot, and being the best pilot I could be." Read more ►