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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Air Force announced the following assignments:

Maj. Gen. Mark Anthony Brown, commander, 2nd Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to vice commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Brig. Gen. Lee E. Payne, commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Office of the Surgeon General, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to command surgeon, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. Robert I. Miller, director, education and training, Defense Health Agency; and commandant, Medical Education and Training Campus, Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Office of the Surgeon General, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Col. James H. Dienst, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, command surgeon, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, to director, education and training, Defense Health Agency; and commandant, Medical Education and Training Campus, Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.