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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Air Force announces the assignments of the following general officers:

Maj. Gen. Christopher E. Craige, director, plans and programs, Headquarters U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart-Mohringen, Germany, to commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Kyle J. Kremer, director, Global Reach Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, strategic plans, requirements and programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. Charles D. Bolton, vice commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to deputy director, operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. Derek C. France, deputy director, operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to director, operations, strategic deterrence, and nuclear integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Brig. Gen. Michelle L. Hayworth, vice commander, Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to director, command, control, communication and cyber systems (C4), Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force base, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. John M. Klein Jr., vice commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to director, U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, U.S. Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Brig. Gen. Benjamin R. Maitre, director, legislative affairs, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to assistant commanding general, Air Force, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Brig. Gen. (select) Jason E. Bailey, director, Checkmate Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, 31st Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Aviano Air Base, Italy.