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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 150-12
March 02, 2012

General Officer Announcement

            The chief of staff, Air Force announced today the following assignment: 

            Maj. Gen. (s) John F. Newell III, deputy director, Politico-Military Affairs (Asia), J-5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to senior military advisor to the United States special representative for Afghanistan/Pakistan, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.