General Officer Announcements 2020

General Officer Announcements 2020
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2020 General Officer announcements. Find nominations for the Air Force, Army, and the Marine Corps. Nominations are for General Officer Ranks, including Brigadier General (one-star), Major General (two-star), Lieutenant General (three-star), and General (four-star). Five-Star ranks are typically used only during war-time. General Officer pay grades are 0-7 and above.


Release
November 13, 2020

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Rear Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes for appointment to the rank of vice admiral, and assignment as deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Hughes is currently serving as commander, Navy Personnel Command; and deputy chief of naval personnel, Millington, Tennessee.


Release
October 21, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael T. Plehn for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as president, National Defense University, Joint Staff, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.  Plehn is currently serving as military deputy commander, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.


Release
October 1, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as deputy commander, United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.  Shaw is currently serving as commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, United States Space Command, and commander, Space Operations Command, United States Space Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.


Release
September 25, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Col. Sean K. Tyler for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Tyler is currently serving as the deputy director, Resource Integration, deputy chief of staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.


Release
September 11, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert J. Skinner for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as director, Defense Information Systems Agency/commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.  Skinner is currently serving as director, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber, J6, Headquarters United States Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.


Release
September 11, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Patrick M. Shanahan for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.  Shanahan is currently serving as deputy chief of computer network operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.   


Release
September 10, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael S. Groen for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.  Groen is currently serving as deputy chief of computer network operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland. 

[Eds. Note:  The information in this announcement has been updated with the correct name of the officer being nominated.]


Release
August 14, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin for appointment to the rank of general with assignment as vice chief of staff, United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.  Allvin is currently serving as director for strategy, plans, and policy, J-5, Joint Staff; and senior member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins, Jr., for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as deputy chief of staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.  Dawkins is currently serving as director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.


Release
August 7, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson for appointment to the rank of general, with assignment as vice chief of space operations, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Thompson is currently serving as vice commander, Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. Space Force), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.


Release
July 29, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Maj. Gen. Sam C. Barrett for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director for logistics, J-4, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Barrett is currently serving as commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.


Release
July 29, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Maj. Gen. Nina M. Armagno for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director of staff, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Armagno is currently serving as director, space programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Maj. Gen. William J. Liquori Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs, requirements and analysis, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Liquori is currently serving as director, strategic requirements, architectures and analysis, Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 

Air Force Maj. Gen. Bradley C. Saltzman for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of space operations, operations, cyber, and nuclear, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Saltzman is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; and deputy commander, Combined Forces Air Component Command, U.S. Central Command, Al Udeid, Qatar. 

Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.  Whiting is currently serving as deputy commander, Headquarters Air Force Space Command (redesignated U.S. Space Force), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 


Release
June 9, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark D. Kelly for appointment to the rank of general, with assignment as commander, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.  Kelly is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost for appointment to the rank of general, with assignment as commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.  Van Ovost is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Croft for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as military deputy commander, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.  Croft is currently serving as commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.  Moore is currently serving as director, operations, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Brian S. Robinson for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.  Robinson is currently serving as director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois.


Release
June 4, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; and commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and U.S. Marine Corps Forces North.  Hedelund is currently serving as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; and commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.


Release
June 4, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Maj. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region; and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.  Pierce is currently serving as deputy director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  Schaefer is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.


Release
May 15, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach for appointment to the rank of general, with assignment as commander, Pacific Air Forces; and air component commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.  Wilsbach is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Forces Korea; commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Camp Humphreys, Korea.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Sasseville is currently serving as the commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region; and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Maj. Gen. (select) Samuel C. Hinote for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of staff, strategy, integration, and requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Hinote is currently serving as deputy director, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Maj. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  Morris is currently serving as commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; and Air Force program executive officer for strategic systems, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Kirk W. Smith for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.  Smith is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Europe; and director, Special Operations, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.


Release
May 12, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Austin E. Renforth for appointment to the rank of major general.  Renforth is currently serving as the director, joint capabilities integration and development, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.


Release
May 11, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as the deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Guastella is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Air Combat Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; commander, Ninth Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command; and combined forces air component commander, U.S. Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.  Guillot is currently serving as director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Air National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Loh is currently serving as the adjutant general, Colorado National Guard, Centennial, Colorado.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott L. Pleus for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Forces Korea; commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.  Pleus is currently serving as director, air and cyberspace operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R. M. Anderson for appointment to the rank of major general.  Anderson is currently serving as the commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany. 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Deanna M. Burt for appointment to the rank of major general.  Burt is currently serving as the director, operations and communications, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham for appointment to the rank of major general.  Cunningham is currently serving as the deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson for appointment to the rank of major general.  Edmondson is currently serving as the commandant of cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman for appointment to the rank of major general.  Ekman is currently serving as the deputy commander, operations and intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek C. France for appointment to the rank of major general.  France is currently serving as the deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Philip A. Garrant for appointment to the rank of major general.  Garrant is currently serving as the program executive, programs and integration, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara for appointment to the rank of major general.  Gebara is currently serving as the director, strategic plans, programs and requirements, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Hinote for appointment to the rank of major general.  Hinote is currently serving as the deputy director, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.


Release
March 11, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr. for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as the deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Guastella is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Air Combat Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; commander, Ninth Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command; and combined forces air component commander, U.S. Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.  Guillot is currently serving as director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Air National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Loh is currently serving as the adjutant general, Colorado National Guard, Centennial, Colorado.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott L. Pleus for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Forces Korea; commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.  Pleus is currently serving as director, air and cyberspace operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R. M. Anderson for appointment to the rank of major general.  Anderson is currently serving as the commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany. 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Deanna M. Burt for appointment to the rank of major general.  Burt is currently serving as the director, operations and communications, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham for appointment to the rank of major general.  Cunningham is currently serving as the deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson for appointment to the rank of major general.  Edmondson is currently serving as the commandant of cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman for appointment to the rank of major general.  Ekman is currently serving as the deputy commander, operations and intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek C. France for appointment to the rank of major general.  France is currently serving as the deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Philip A. Garrant for appointment to the rank of major general.  Garrant is currently serving as the program executive, programs and integration, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara for appointment to the rank of major general.  Gebara is currently serving as the director, strategic plans, programs and requirements, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Hinote for appointment to the rank of major general.  Hinote is currently serving as the deputy director, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.


Release
March 4, 2020

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jon T. Thomas for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.  Thomas is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy G. Fay for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as the director of staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.  Fay is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, strategy, integration and requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Maj. Gen. David A. Krumm for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command; commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and commander, Alaskan North American Defense Region, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.  Krumm is currently serving as director, global power programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Release
March 2, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of general, with assignment as chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.  Brown is currently serving as commander, Pacific Air Forces; air component commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; and executive director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 

Release
February 27, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Col. Kathleen M. Flarity has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Flarity is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Release
February 6, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general.  Van Ovost is currently serving as director of staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Release
January 30, 2020

The chief of staff, United States Air Force announces the assignment of the following general officers:

Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr., director, Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements and Analyses, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Maj. Gen, Mark D. Camerer, director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to director, Operations and Communications, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Michael L. Lutton, deputy director, Nuclear, Homeland Defense and Current Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.

Maj. Gen. William A. Spangenthal, director, Operations and Communications, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to deputy commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, deputy commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to commander, Eighth Air Force, and Commander, Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander, 502d Air Base Wing, and commander, Joint Base San Antonio, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to director, Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Brig. Gen. Robert K. Lyman, director, Command, Control, Communication, and Cyber Systems (C4), Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to assistant deputy chief of staff, Cyber Effects Operations and assistant deputy chief information officer, Digital Transformation, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Albert G. Miller, commander, Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to director, KC-46A Enterprise Lead, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. James D. Peccia III, director, Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to deputy assistant secretary for budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Bradley L. Pyburn, director, Cyberspace Operations, deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director of operations, Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas.

Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls, deputy commander, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mission Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, to commander, Spaatz Center for Officer Education, and commandant, Air War College, Air University, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

Brig. Gen. George M. Reynolds, director of operations, Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas, to vice commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Brig. Gen. Ryan R. Samuelson, director, United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, United States Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to deputy director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., director, Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Brig. Gen. Daniel L. Simpson, deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Resolute Support/deputy director, J2-P, United States Forces-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, to assistant deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr., director, Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Brig. Gen. select Christopher R. Amrhein, deputy, Deputy Chief of Staff Support, Resolute Support, and director, CJ4, United States Forces-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, to Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. select Larry R. Broadwell Jr., executive officer to the chief of staff, United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Brig. Gen. select Daniel A. DeVoe, vice commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. select Leslie A. Maher, senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

Brig. Gen. select Joshua M. Olson, executive officer to the commander, United States Transportation Command, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to commander, 86th Airlift Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
 

The chief, space operations, United States Space Force announces the assignment of the following general officer:

Brig. Gen. select Michael E. Conley, commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, to vice commander, Space Operations Command, United States Space Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Release
January 14, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David W. Maxwell has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Maxwell is currently serving as the assistant deputy commandant (plans), Department of Installations and Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, District of Columbia.

Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Michael S. Martin has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Martin is currently serving as the commanding general, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James F. Glynn has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Glynn is currently serving as the commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island/Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Turner is currently serving as the commanding general, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command/Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Bradford J. Gering has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Gering is currently serving as the deputy director, J-3, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Francis L. Donovan has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Donovan is currently serving the assistant commander, operations – Korea, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Seely is currently serving as the director, Joint Operations Control Center, Baghdad, Iraq.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Q. Bohm has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Bohm is currently serving as the chief of staff, Naval Striking and Support Forces, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Oeiras, Portugal.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Scott F. Benedict has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Benedict is currently serving as the deputy director, Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East), J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Marine Corps Reserve Col. John F. Kelliher III has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Kelliher is currently serving as the assistant wing commander, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Marine Corps Reserve Col. Douglas K. Clark has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Clark is currently serving as the Marine detachment commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, U.S. Transportation Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Release
January 13, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Strategic Command.  Bussiere is currently serving as commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command; commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Release
January 13, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Col. Jason E. Bailey has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Bailey is currently serving as the director, Checkmate Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Kenyon K. Bell has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Bell is currently serving as the commander, 82nd Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

Air Force Col. William D. Betts has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Betts is currently serving as the chief, Program Integration Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Shawn W. Campbell has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Campbell is currently serving as the director, Talent Management Innovation Cell, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Houston R. Cantwell has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Cantwell is currently serving as the vice superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force Col. Eric A. Carney has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Carney is currently serving as the chief, Commander’s Initiative Group, Air Force Element U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea.

Air Force Col. Sean M. Choquette has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Choquette is currently serving as the chief of staff, Air Combat Operations, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

Air Force Col. Michael E. Conley has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Conley is currently serving as the commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Air Force Col. Eric P. DeLange has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Delange is currently serving as the senior executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Daniel A. DeVoe has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  DeVoe is currently serving as the vice commander, 618th Air Operations Center, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Col. Gerald A. Donohue has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Donohue is currently serving as the chief innovation officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Russell D. Driggers has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Driggers is currently serving as the commander, 80th Flying Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

Air Force Col. Michael R. Drowley has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Drowley is currently serving as the commander, 355th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Air Force Col. John R. Edwards has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Edwards is currently serving as the director, Secretary of the Air Force; and chief of staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Todd A. Fogle has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Fogle is currently serving as the special assistant to the commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hammerstedt is currently serving as the military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Matthew W. Higer has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Higer is currently serving as the commander, Data Masked, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Air Force Col. Jason T. Hinds has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hinds is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the under secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Stacy J. Huser has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Huser is currently serving as the director, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Air Force Col. William H. Kale has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Kale is currently serving as the chief, House Liaison Office, Office of the Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Joseph D. Kunkel has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Kunkel is currently serving as the vice director, Operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Col. Leslie A. Maher has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Maher is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Michael H. Manion has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Manion is currently serving as the director, Joint and National Security Council Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Paul D. Moga has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Moga is currently serving as the chief, Planning Integration Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Joshua M. Olson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Olson is currently serving as the executive officer to the commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Col. Derek J. O’Malley has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  O’Malley is currently serving as the commander, 20th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

Air Force Col. Brandon D. Parker has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Parker is currently serving as the director, Air Force Colonel Management Office, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Stephen G. Purdy Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Purdy is currently serving as the senior materiel leader, Space Superiority Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

Air Force Col. Mark B. Pye has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Pye is currently serving as the deputy director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Air Force Col. Neil R. Richardson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Richardson is currently serving as the chief, Senate Division, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Patrick S. Ryder has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Ryder is currently serving as the special assistant for public affairs to the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Col. Christopher S. Sage has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Sage is currently serving as the executive officer to the commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Mons, Belgium.

Air Force Col. Jennifer M. Short has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Short is currently serving as the executive assistant to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Col. Dale R. White has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  White is currently serving as the program senior materiel leader, Advanced Aircraft, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Air Force Col. Parker H. Wright has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Wright is currently serving as the commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.