Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Air Force Maj. Gen. Gina M. Grosso for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as deputy chief of staff, manpower, personnel and services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia. Grosso is currently serving as director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Cox for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Cox is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, manpower, personnel and services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.