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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 521-09
July 16, 2009

General Officer Assignments

            The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following officers:
 
            Brig. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, director, Army Modernization, Strategic Communication, Army Capabilities Integration Center - Forward, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Arlington, Va., to director for C4 Systems, U.S. Africa Command, Germany.
 
            Brig. Gen. Jeffrey C. Horne, deputy director, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Chantilly, Va., to director, Human Resources Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
 
            Brig. Gen. Gustave F. Perna, commander, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pa., to director, CJ-1/4/8, Sustainment, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Operation Iraq Freedom, Iraq.