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President Trump announced his nomination of Barbara Barrett, former chairwoman of The Aerospace Corp., to be the next U.S. Air Force secretary, CNN reported Tuesday. She will succeed Heather Wilson, who stepped down from the SecAF post to join the University of Texas at El Paso as president, once she receives Senate confirmation. 

President Trump announced his nomination of Barbara Barrett, former chairwoman of The Aerospace Corp., to be the next U.S. Air Force secretary, CNN reported Tuesday. Barrett will succeed Heather Wilson, who stepped down from the SecAF post to join the University of Texas at El Paso as president, once she receives Senate confirmation. 

James Byrne, general counsel and acting deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, was nominated to fill his role on a full-time basis. He held executive positions at Lockheed Martin and brings more than 25 years of public sector leadership experience, the White House said Friday.

U.S. Navy Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief of naval operations, has been nominated to serve as CNO by President Trump. “I’m honored and deeply humbled by the nomination and look forward to working with Congress during the confirmation process," Moran said in a statement released Thursday.

President Trump nominated Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, to serve as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Acting Defense Secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award winner Patrick Shanahan announced Hyten’s nomination in a news release published Tuesday. Hyten started his military career in 1981 and held several leadership roles with the Air Force, including head of Air Force Space Command, director of space acquisition and cyber and space operations and requirements chief at Headquarters Air Force Space Command.

Gen. John Raymond, commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, was nominated by President Trump to serve in the same position at the U.S. Space Command. Once confirmed, Raymond will help the command carry out joint space war fighting missions and maintain combat readiness as part of his new role, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

President Trump intends to nominate Stephen Dickson, a former senior vice president for flight operations at Delta Air Lines, as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for five years and chairman of the Department of Transportation's air traffic services committee.

President Trump intends to nominate Jeffrey Byard, associate administrator for response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as administrator of FEMA within the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, he worked as an executive operations officer and mitigation division planner at the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and led evacuation efforts for the state during Hurricane Gustav, the White House said Friday.

President Trump has nominated U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr. for appointment as commander of Air Force Materiel Command, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

President Trump has picked Air Force veteran Daniel Sitterly to be the next assistant secretary for human resources and administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs.