8/2/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- President
Barack Obama announced Aug. 1 that he intends to nominate Eric Fanning
to be the next Under Secretary of the Air Force.
Fanning is the Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Chief Management
Officer of the Department of the Navy, previously holding positions with
the House Armed Services Committee, the White House, CBS News, the
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism, Business Executives for National Security,
and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
"It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable
individuals have agreed to join this Administration to serve the
American people," President Obama said of Fanning and four other new
nominees. "I look forward to working with them in the months and years
to come.
"I am honored by the President's announcement, and look forward to
working with the Congress and continuing to serve the Department of
Defense during the confirmation process," said Fanning.
The Air Force Under Secretary is responsible for Department of the Air
Force affairs on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, including the
organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its
more than 333,000 active duty men and women, 178,000 Air National Guard
and the Air Force Reserve members, 182,000 civilians, and their
families.
The under secretary also serves as the Chief Management Officer of the
Air Force, the senior Air Force energy official, and the focal point for
space within Air Force Headquarters.
If confirmed by the Senate, Fanning will follow Erin Conaton, who left
the Air Force Under Secretary position in June to assume the duties of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Dr. Jamie
Morin currently serves as the Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force, a
position to which he was appointed July 3.
(Courtesy Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs)
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