Carlton D. Everhart II

Carlton D. Everhart II
Everhart as Commander, Air Mobility Command
Born	1960/1961 (age 55–56)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1983 – present (33 years)
Rank	General
Commands held	457th Airlift Squadron 374th Operations Group 97th Air Mobility Wing 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) Third Air Force Eighteenth Air Force Air Mobility Command
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters Bronze Star Medal

Carlton D. Everhart II (born c. 1961) is a United States Air Force general and the current Commander, Air Mobility Command. Prior to his command of Eighteenth Air Force, Everhart was Commander, Third Air Force. Everhart is a 1983 graduate of Virginia Tech and received his commission through Air Force ROTC. He is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flight hours. Everhart has served in varying aircrew assignments in the C-130E, C-17A and C-21A.

Everhart's first assignment in February 1984 was as a student at Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base. Upon successful completion of pilot training, Everhart next reported to Little Rock Air Force Base to serve in the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron. From 1985 to 1989, Everhart variously served as a pilot, instructor, aircraft commander, and as a special operations low level aircraft commander. In December 1989, Everhart joined the cadre of the 34th Combat Aircrew Training Squadron, also located at Little Rock AFB. He served as an instructor/evaluator and was the Chief, Joint Airlift Tactics. In November 1992, Everhart was selected for transition to the then new C-17 Globemaster III as a member of the initial training cadre with the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base. He later became Deputy and then Chief, Standardization and Evaluation for the 14th Airlift Squadron, also at Charleston AFB.