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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 181-97
April 17, 1997

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced today that he has approved the appointment of Lt. Gen. Edwin E. Tenoso, U. S. Air Force, on the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general effective Aug. 1, 1997. Tenoso is currently serving as the commander, 21st Air Force, Air Mobility Command, McGuire Air Force Base, N. J.

Tenoso was born Aug. 22, 1940, in Escondido, Calif.