Iridium Satellite LLC announced Nov. 20 its appointment of Lieutenant General John Campbell, U.S. Air Force (retired), as the global mobile satellite services provider’s executive vice president for government affairs.

Campbell joins Iridium from Applied Research Associates in Alexandria, Va., where he served since 2004 as its principal for defense and intelligence following a 32-year career in the Air Force. In his last operational assignment, Campbell commanded the Air Force’s largest F-15 wing at Tyndall AFB, Fla.