ARPC announces change in leadership

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  • By Cindy Dewey, ARPC Public Affairs
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. --  Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, announced the following senior leader changes yesterday.

Brig. Gen. John C. "Jay" Flournoy, Jr., commander, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center here will assume command of 4th Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.

Flournoy will relinquish command of the center to Colonel Samuel C. "Bo" Mahaney, currently the commander of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calif. The date for the change of command ceremony will be announced soon.

Mahaney was commissioned in July 1985 as a graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He has served as a B-52 electronic warfare officer, KC-10 aircraft commander, C- 5 pilot, C-9A evaluator pilot, chief of a wing standardization/evaluation division, airlift squadron operations officer, operations group commander, wing commander and is currently qualified as a C-17 and KC-135 pilot. In addition, he was a Harvard National Security Fellow, Georgetown Legislative Fellow and legislative liaison. Mahaney is also a licensed attorney. In 2010, Missouri University of Science and Technology awarded him an honorary professional degree in history. His experience spans a wide variety of aviation functions, duties at the Air Force Headquarters, and congressional liaison duties with the United States Congress. He is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours.

Flournoy has been in command since January 2013. He is responsible for personnel support to nearly 1 million Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and retired members, ensuring they are ready to deliver strategic Total Force war fighting capability for the Air Force. From initial entry to retirement, the center provides world-class support for "Generations of Airmen" throughout their military careers. The center is a direct reporting unit of Air Force Reserve Command.

"The general has been an instrumental leader and mentor for personnel assigned and will be truly missed," said Chief Master Sgt. Brian C.L. Wong, ARPC command chief.