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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 950-09
December 07, 2009

General Officer Announcement

                Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination:
 
                Air Force Col. Kory G. Cornum has been nominated to the rank of brigadier general. Cornum is currently serving as command surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.