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Brigadier General Christopher Amrhein

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Brig. Gen. Christopher R. Amrhein serves as the Commander, Air Force Accessions Center and Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He oversees the Air Force and Space Force’s largest officer accession sources: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Officer Training School, as well as all enlisted accession sources. He leads 6,315 military and civilian personnel responsible for training and leadership development of 98,640 cadets across 1,012 global locations and accessing more than 45,000 individuals each year. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Amrhein oversees the Warrant Officer Training School which graduates up to 120 specialized experts annually.

Brig. Gen. Amrhein entered the Air Force in 1996 after earning his commission as a distinguished graduate from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at The University of Texas at Austin. He has served in operational and training assignments logging more than 3,200 hours in a variety of aircraft as well as commanding at the squadron and wing levels.

Operationally, he has served in five geographic combatant command regions including contingency operations Allied Force, Joint Guardian, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Juniper Micron, Freedom Sentinel and Resolute Support.

Brig. Gen. Amrhein has served in multiple staff assignments at the joint, Headquarters Air Force, and major command levels. Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Amrhein served as the Nineteenth Air Force Vice Commander.

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