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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 763-03
October 17, 2003

General Officer Announcement

            Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the President

has nominated:

 

            Maj Gen Larry J. Dodgen, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of

lieutenant general and assignment as the Commanding General, United States

Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Arlington, Virginia.  He is

currently serving as the Commanding General, United States Army Aviation and

Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.