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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 203-04
March 22, 2004

General Officer Assignments

The Chief of Staff, Army announces the assignment of the following general officers:

MAJOR GENERAL

Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, Commander, Joint Task Force - Guantanamo, United States Southern Command, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Deputy Commander for Detainee Operations, Combined Joint Task Force - 7/Multinational Force - Iraq, effective upon assumption.

BRIGADIER GENERAL

Brig. Gen. Jay W. Hood, Assistant Division Commander (Forward), 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized)/Deputy Commanding General (South), First United States Army, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to commander, Joint Task Force - Guantanamo, United States Southern Command, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, effective upon assumption.