Eglin welcomes new Air Force weapons program executive officer

Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson, right, accepts the position of Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons from Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio during an official ceremony April 4. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant, the former PEO, will transfer to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., to become the director of global reach programs. Jansson comes to Eglin after serving almost two years as the commander of Defense Logistic Agency Aviation, a field activity of the DLA. headquartered in Richmond, Va. The PEO will work at the Armament Directorate here, a unit who reports to the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. and AFLCMC. The directorate is responsible for enhancing worldwide Air Force combat capability, effectiveness, aircrew survivability, and readiness through joint development, test, procurement, deployment and sustainment of air delivered weapon systems.