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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 616-05
June 17, 2005

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Air Force announces the assignments of the following senior leaders:

 

Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Ihde, commander, 57th Wing, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to vice commander, George C. Kenney Headquarters (provisional) and commander, Pacific Air Operations Center, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

 

Brig. Gen. William J. Rew, commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Misawa Air Base, Japan, to commander, 57th Wing, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

 

Brig. Gen. (s) Salvatore A. Angelella, executive officer to commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, North American Treaty Organization, Casteau, Belgium, to commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Misawa Air Base, Japan.

 

Brig Gen (s) Stephen D. Schmidt, director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to commander, E-3A Component, North American Treaty Organization, Airborne Early Warning Force, Geilenkirchen, Germany.