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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 214-04
March 23, 2004

General Officer Assignments

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

Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Johnson, Director of Military Programs, United States Army Corps of Engineers, with duty as Commander, Gulf Region Division/United States Deputy to the Director, Program Management Office, Coalition Provisional Authority, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, to Director, Installation Management Agency, Arlington, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Assistant Division Commander (Support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, to Director of Military Programs, United States Army Corps of Engineers, with duty as Commander, Gulf Region Division/United States Deputy to the Director, Program Management Office, Coalition Provisional Authority, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Brig. Gen. Randal R. Castro, Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, Atlanta, Georgia, to Commanding General,United States Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood/Commandant, United States Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, to Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Mississippi Valley, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Brig. Gen. Steven R. Hawkins, Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Great Lakes and Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, Atlanta, Georgia.