{"501631":{"#nid":"501631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT-AE Grad Lenny Richoux Promoted to Brigadier General, USAF","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering alumnus\u003Cstrong\u003ELenny J. Richoux,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EBAE\u002789, is now officially a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, following a June 5 promotion and ceremonial pinning ceremony at the Pentagon on July 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA career Air Force officer, Richoux was commissioned following his graduation from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieutenant General\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESam Cox\u003C\/strong\u003E, US Air Force deputy chief of staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services officiated at the pinning ceremony, which was widely attended by family, colleagues, and a few of Richoux\u0027s GT-AE friends. General Richoux is currently serving at the Pentagon and is a command pilot with more than 3,200 flight hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the Georgia Tech alumni marking the July 2 ceremony were Richoux\u0027s wife, the former\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMichele Kendrick,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EGT \u002791\u003Cstrong\u003E, Mark Davis, John Rider, Kyle Hardin, Larry Curtin\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand Col.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mark Braisted\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his current position, General Richoux serves as the director, Colonel Management Office (The Colonels Group).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe leads a team of 14 in the focal point for personnel actions for more than 4,200 active duty colonels and colonel-selects for the deputy chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel. He advises the chief of staff, secretary of the Air Force, and senior leaders on matters that include assignments, retirements, professional education and development opportunities. He also implements force management policies, long-range plans, force analysis and joint officer management.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the course of his career, General Richoux has served as a planner and adviser on several staffs including the Air Staff, Joint Staff, U.S. European Command, and NATO. His operational assignments include commanding the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida; vice commander of the18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan; and commanding the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral Richoux commanded the first integral C-17 squadron deployment in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his squadron was awarded the David C. Schilling award for the most outstanding contribution in the field of flight. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral Richoux served as a National Defense Fellow with duty at the Center for New American Security. \u0026nbsp;He has deployed in support of combat operations in Kosovo and Central\/Southwest Asia as a C-17 and KC-135 pilot. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to his current assignment, General Richoux served as the executive assistant and senior special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, US European Command.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"eorgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering alumnus Lenny J. 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