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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 103-00
March 02, 2000

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced today that the President has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Ronald E. Keys for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as commander, Allied Air Forces South and commander, Sixteenth Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe, Naples, Italy.

Keys is currently assigned as director, Operations, J-3, United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.