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USAF Names QDR Director

Nov. 14, 2012

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The Air Force has selected Maj. Gen. Steven L. Kwast to serve as director for the next Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review, according to a Nov. 9 Pentagon release. Kwast currently serves as director of requirements at Air Combat Command, headquartered at JB Langley-Eustis, Va.

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