U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Millard, former executive officer to the commander at the U.S. Transportation Command, has been appointed as deputy director of strategic plans, requirements and programs at the Headquarters of the Air Mobility Command, the Defense Department said Monday.

Millard held various management and leadership positions across the Air Force including roles within the 89th Airlift Wing, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, 60th Operations Group, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Naval War College and 21st Air Mobility Operations Squadron.

He was a chief operations analyst for the mission analysis branch at NATO Combined Air Operations Center Two and an executive officer to the commander of the Transportation Command.

The brigadier general was a command pilot who recorded more than 3,400 flight house onboard C-17, C-32, C-37, C-5, KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft.