Eglin AFB leader headed to Ohio

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Romi White

Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Azzano, leader of the 96th aircraft test wing at Eglin Air Force Base will be heading  to the Air Force Materiel Command headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.

Although a change of command ceremony hasn’t been scheduled, it’s expected that his successor will be named soon.

Azzano has lead operations of roughly 10,000 personnel at Eglin since September 2015. He’s a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and an Iraqi War veteran.