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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 793-11
September 16, 2011

General Officer Announcement

            Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced today that the President has nominated:

            Army Maj. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, who has been selected to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as deputy chief of staff, G-4, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.  Mason is currently serving as the assistant deputy chief of staff, G-4, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.