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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 170-97
April 10, 1997

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William S.Cohen announced today that he has approved the appointment of Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., U. S. Air Force, on the retired list in the grade of general effective Aug. 1, 1997. Moorman is currently serving as vice chief of staff, U. S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Moorman was born Nov. 16, 1940, in Washington, D.C.