Atlas Air hires USAF’s Kane
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- October
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. of Purchase said yesterday that retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Kane has joined the company as vice president of defense and government programs, a new position.
Kane’s appointed was effective yesterday. He will support Atlas Air’s relationships with international government agencies and organizations, and will develop services to meet the needs of U.S. agencies.
Kane previously directed a staff of 275 military and civilians while at the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Before that, he was based in Seoul as deputy chief of staff of the UN Command and U.S. Forces Korea, and as a senior member to the UN Military Armistice Commission.
While on the Korean peninsula, he worked with 15 member nations and their ambassadors, keeping them abreast of issues regarding the military armistice agreement.









