Mark E. Weatherington


Mark Ernest Weatherington is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the deputy commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command from August 2021 to August 2023. He most recently served as commander of both the Eighth Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center. He previously served as the deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command from April 2018 to May 2020. Weatherington was commissioned after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1990.
In July 2021, Weatherington was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, succeeding Anthony J. Cotton.
Weatherington retired on September 1, 2023.

Effective dates of promotions

RankDate
Second LieutenantMay 30, 1990
First LieutenantMay 30, 1992
CaptainMay 30, 1994
MajorJune 1, 2001
Lieutenant ColonelMay 1, 2005
ColonelOctober 1, 2008
Brigadier GeneralOctober 2, 2014
Major GeneralJune 2, 2018
Lieutenant GeneralAugust 23, 2021