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AFRL is headquartered at Wright-Patterson and four of its nine directorates —Aerospace Systems, Materials and Manufacturing, Sensors, and the 711th Human Performance Wing are located on the base.
The Purdue University graduate started at the Aeronautical Systems Division in 1982 at Wright-Patterson and rose to the director of the Aerospace Systems Directorate before becoming the top civilian leader.
The Air Force has not yet announced a successor.
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