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Duke Richardson | |
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| File:Gen Duke Z. Richardson.jpg Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Born | c. 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Service years | 1983–2025 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Air Force Materiel Command Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, AFLCMC Presidential Airlift Recapitalization Directorate, AFLCMC Tanker Directorate, AFLCMC 823rd Aeronautical Systems Group |
| Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
Duke Zane Richardson[1][2] (born c. 1964) is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the commander of Air Force Materiel Command from 2022 to 2025.[3] He served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics,[4] and before that was the director of the Presidential & Executive Airlift Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.[5][6][7]
Richardson attended Marana High School in Marana, Arizona, graduating in 1982. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1983.[8][9]
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]| File:Master Acquisition and Financial Management Badge.jpg | Air Force Master Acquisition and Financial Management Badge |
| File:Headquarters US Air Force Badge.png | Headquarters Air Force Badge |
Effective dates of promotions
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Date[4] |
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| File:US Air Force O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second Lieutenant | 28 September 1989 |
| File:US Air Force O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First Lieutenant | 28 September 1991 |
| File:US Air Force O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain | 28 September 1993 |
| File:US Air Force O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major | 1 July 1999 |
| File:US Air Force O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant Colonel | 1 March 2003 |
| File:US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel | 1January 2007 |
| File:US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier General | 2 August 2013 |
| File:US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated (1949–1994).svg Major General | 3 July 2017 |
| File:US Air Force O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant General | 20 June 2019 |
| File:US Air Force O10 shoulderboard rotated.svg General | 13 June 2022 |
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