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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 496-04
May 24, 2004

General Officer Announcement

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the president has nominated:

Army Major General Kevin C. Kiley for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as the surgeon general/commanding general, U. S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Va. Kiley is currently serving as commanding general, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command/Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.