*The Air Force announced Thursday that President Donald Trump nominated for its next superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the first African American male nominated to lead the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Clark is currently the deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration at the Pentagon. If the Senate confirms the nomination, he’ll take command in August becoming the second Black general to head up a service academy. He would replace Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria.
“I am extremely humbled and honored by the nomination to serve as the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy,” Clark said. “I’m also excited for the opportunity to build on the tremendous work of Lt. Gen. [Jay] Silveria and to give back to the institution that has given me so much. Go Falcons!”
Watch a June 2020 conversation with Lt. Gen. Richard Clark below:
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