Ex-Kessler trainer heads AFA

The new Air Force Academy (AFA) commandant, Brig. Gen. Michele Edmondson, took the job on May 31 at her installment ceremony in Colorado after leaving a post as the White House’s top expert on space policy. She helped the Trump administration craft a new aggressive stance on space, with a war-fighting command and a push for a separate satellite service. She replaced Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin, who was ousted from her post amid an ongoing investigation. The nature of allegations hasn’t been revealed, but she was removed weeks before she was supposed to head to the Pentagon. A 26-year veteran, who entered the AF, after graduation from the University of Florida, Edmondson was seen as an officer in high demand. While she’s best known for her rocket scientist brain, Edmondson is also one of the AF’s most experienced trainers. She’s run units from boot camp at Lackland AFB, Texas, to a job atop the AF’s technical training programs at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (Source: The Gazette 06/02/19)