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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Army announced the following assignments:

Maj. Gen. Terry R. Ferrell, commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to chief of staff, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Maj. Gen. Thomas S. James Jr., deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Maj. Gen. Ole A. Knudson, program executive, programs and integration, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to deputy director, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Maj. Gen. Robert P. White, director, Pakistan and Afghanistan Coordination Cell, J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Timothy J. McAteer, assistant chief of staff, G-3, U.S. Army Central/Third U.S. Army, Kuwait, to deputy commanding general, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.