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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 413-05
April 29, 2005

General Officer Assignments

The Chief of Staff, Army announces the following general officer assignments:

Major General John R. Batiste, Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany to Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany.

Brigadier General John R. Bartley, Deputy Program Manager for Program Integration, Future Combat Systems Unit of Action, Warren, Mich. to Program Executive Officer, Combat Support/Combat Service Support, Warren, Mich.

Brigadier General Bernard S. Champoux, Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Deputy Chief, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.

Brigadier General Patrick J. O'Reilly, Program Executive Officer, Combat Support/Combat Service Support, Warren, Mich. to Program Director, Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Joint Program Office, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.