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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 052-12
January 24, 2012

General Officer Announcement

            Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced today that the President has made the following nomination:

            Army Reserve Col. Mary E. Link has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general and for assignment as the assistant surgeon general for force management, mobilization, readiness and reserve affairs, Office of the Surgeon General (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Washington, D.C./deputy commander, Army Reserve Medical Command (Troop Program Unit), Pinellas Park, Fla.  Link is currently serving as deputy surgeon, clinical operations, Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Fort Belvoir, Va.