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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 409-10
May 19, 2010

General Officer Announcement

                 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination:

                 Air Force Col. Scott A. Vander Hamm has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Vander Hamm is currently serving as the assistant deputy director, global operations, J-39, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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