The Bush Administration has nominated Maj. Gen. Loren Reno for a third star and to become the new deputy chief of staff for logistics, installations, and mission support on the Air Staff. He would replace Lt. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, who retired Nov. 1 after receiving a letter of reprimand, the harshest punishment given to six generals cited for a lack of leadership in their nuclear oversight roles. Michael Aimone, the assistant DCS, is currently also the acting DCS. To replace Reno as the commander of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker AFB, Okla., the Air Force has selected Maj. Gen. Patrick Gillett Jr., currently serving as director of logistics at Air Combat Command.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. still “believes” in his mantra of “Accelerate Change or Lose”—and indicated the doctrinal changes it produced when he was Air Force Chief of Staff played a role in the service’s recent response to Iran’s aerial assault on Israel, he…