General George T. Babbitt (born June 22, 1942)[1] is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), from 1997 to 2000.

As a teenager in 1959, Babbitt joined the surf rock group the Ventures, just before the band gained fame with their huge hit "Walk Don't Run" in 1960.

[2] On March 1, 1998, while on active duty as 4-star general, he played live in uniform on drums with the Ventures.

[3] Babbitt was commissioned in 1965 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Washington.

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