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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1373-07
December 04, 2007

General Officer Assignments

The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following officers:
 
Brig. Gen. John M. Bednarek, assistant division commander (operations), 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, S.C..
 
Brig.Gen. Robert B. Brown, director, J-7, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, to deputy commanding general, 25th Infantry Division (light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
 
Brig.Gen. Thomas M. Cole, deputy program executive officer, intelligence, electronic warfare, and sensors, Fort Monmouth, N.J.,to program executive officer, intelligence, electronic warfare, and sensors, Fort Monmouth, N.J..
 
Brig. Gen. James C. Nixon, director of operations, J-3, Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla, to deputy commanding general, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
 
Brig.Gen. Belinda Pinckney, commanding general, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command, Alexandria, Va., to director, Army Diversity Task Force, Washington, D.C.
 
Brig. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski, deputy commanding general, 25th Infantry Division (light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.