Robert H. McMahon

Robert H. McMahon
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
In office
October 12, 2018  November 22, 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPeter Potochney (acting)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
In office
November 30, 2017  October 11, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid J. Berteau
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Robert Howard McMahon

Toledo, Ohio
SpouseHope
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy
Air Force Institute of Technology

Robert H. McMahon is a retired United States Air Force major general who later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. Prior to assuming his most recent role, McMahon served as president of Fickling Management Services and as a board member of State Bank and Trust, the Mercer National Engineering Advisory Board, and the Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation Foundation. He previously served as the director of C-17 Field Operations for the Boeing Company and as president and CEO of the 21st Century Partnership. While on active duty in the Air Force, McMahon's assignments included Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center; Director of Logistics, Headquarters United States Air Force; Director of Logistics, Air Mobility Command; and Commander, 309th Maintenance Wing, Ogden Air Logistics Center.