Everhart nominated to head Air Mobility Command

Lt. Gen. Carlton Everhart II was nominated Friday by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to receive his fourth star and become the next commander of Air Mobility Command.

Everhart, if confirmed, will wold replace Gen. Darren McDew, who has been nominated to be the next head of U.S. Transportation Command. Both the AMC and Transcom are headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, in Mascoutah. So is the 18th Air Force, which Everhart currently commands.

McDew and the current Transcom commander, Gen. Paul Selva, testified earlier this week during a 90-minute confirmation hearing held by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Selva has been nominated to serve as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Everhart is a command pilot with more than 4,500 hours in the C-17, C-130 and KC-135, among other aircraft. He had previously been the commander of 3rd Air Force in Germany, and he commanded the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott.

Everhart earned a bachelor of science degree in Agriculture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1983. From February 2014 to June 2014, Everhart served as commander of the 3rd Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In June 2014, he took over as the 18th Air Force’s commander.

This story was originally published July 17, 2015 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Everhart nominated to head Air Mobility Command."