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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 004-13
January 03, 2013

General Officer Assignments

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

            Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, who has been selected for the rank of major general, deputy director for operations, J-3, Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, to commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force - Afghanistan; Air Combat Command; deputy commander - Air; U.S. Forces - Afghanistan; and deputy chief of staff - Air, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan. 

            Brig. Gen. Jay B. Silveria, deputy chief, support, Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Baghdad, Iraq, to vice commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 

            Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Gould, vice commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to deputy chief, support, Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Baghdad, Iraq.