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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 544-10
June 28, 2010

General Officer Announcement

                Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as vice commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.  Mueller is currently serving as the director, Air Component Coordination Element, Air Combat Command, Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan.