Tillotson named new director

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Former Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, David Tillotson III, was recently appointed as the director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

A member of the senior executive service since 2002, Tillotson replaces Jack Hudson who retired on Oct. 5 after serving as director for nearly eight years.

At the National Museum of the US Air Force, Tillotson will manage nearly 1 million square feet of exhibit space with more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles, and thousands of other artifacts. He will also provide technical and professional guidance to the US Air Force Heritage Program, which includes more than 2,400 aerospace vehicles and over 46,000 other artifacts, on loan to nearly 780 domestic and international military heritage activities, civilian museums, cities, municipalities, and veterans’ organizations.

Tillotson, who began his new assignment on Nov. 25, said he was truly humbled yet extremely excited to lead the Air Force’s national museum.

“It is a tremendous honor to be selected as the director of the National Museum of the US Air Force, and a privilege to be able to help guide this great institution,” said Tillotson. “As the public’s window to the Air Force, the museum is quite a gem and I look forward to working with the staff and volunteers as we carry out our mission to inspire visitors to learn and experience the Air Force story.”

Tillotson was commissioned upon graduation from the US Air Force Academy in 1975. His assignments included ground theater air control system units with Tactical Air Command and US Air Forces in Europe.

Following assignments in operations, Tillotson moved to the Air Force acquisition corps, where he initially served as the deputy mission area director, information dominance, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. Later he was assigned to Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., as Chief of Experimentation with the Integrated Command and Control System Program Office, and was responsible for the Air Force’s Joint Expeditionary Experiment series. Eventually, he became the System Program Director for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Integration Program Office.

After his retirement from active duty, Tillotson served as director in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration, and as deputy chief information officer, HQ US Air Force, before becoming the first Air Force Deputy Chief Management Officer for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.

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