Schmidt promoted to lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt, former program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, has his new rank pinned on by his parents, Karen and Bob Schmidt, during a promotion ceremony to lieutenant general at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 28, while his wife, Denise, looks on. Schmidt will transition this month to director of the Joint Strike Fighter Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. (U. S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)