Maj. Gen. Rew selected as new ACC vice commander

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) --  Lt. Gen.(select) William J. Rew, Director of Air Force Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., has been selected by the Air Force and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the vice commander of Air Combat Command.

"I am honored to join ACC as General Fraser's wingman as he leads the men and women of the Air Force's largest major command," General Rew said. "We look forward to focusing our efforts on ACC's people, bases and diverse mission sets to continue to field the very best led, equipped and trained combat air forces in the world. Combatant commanders around the world appreciate that airpower is absolutely critical to the joint fight. So our job in ACC is simply to ensure our Airmen are ready today and tomorrow to fly, fight and win against any adversary, in any environment, across the full range of military operations. I look forward to joining ACC's Airmen and promise to continue the ACC heritage of providing world-class combat capability and support for the joint force."

General Rew, a 1979 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and command pilot, has more than 4,000 flying hours primarily in the F-16. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and served as the director of the Combined Air Operations Center at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For the past two years, General Rew has been the Director of Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements at the Pentagon where he was responsible for the development and integration of operational strategies, organization concepts, policies and plans supporting all elements of aerospace power employment. His complete biography can be found at: http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7804.

Air Combat Command is the primary force provider of combat airpower to America's war fighting commands. To support global implementation of national security strategy, ACC operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management and electronic-combat aircraft. It also provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations.

As a force provider, ACC organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. ACC numbered air forces provide the air component to U.S. Central and Southern Commands with Headquarters ACC serving as the air component to U.S. Northern and Joint Forces Commands. ACC also augments forces to U.S. European, Pacific and Strategic Commands.