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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 412-12
May 22, 2012

General Officer Announcement

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

            Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho Jr. for appointment to the rank of major general.  Caravalho is currently serving as commanding general, Northern Regional Medical Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.