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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

 

Air Force Col. Ronald G. Allen Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Allen is currently serving as the commander, 341st Missile Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

 

Air Force Col. Mark R. August has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  August is currently serving as the assistant director, operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

 

Air Force Col. Charles E. Brown, Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Brown is currently serving as the senior special assistant to the commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Mons, Belgium. 

 

Air Force Col. Joel L. Carey has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Carey is currently serving as the commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

 

Air Force Col. Brenda P. Cartier has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Cartier is currently serving as the commander, 58th Special Operations Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

 

Air Force Col. Darren R. Cole has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Cole is currently serving as the commander, 305th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

 

Air Force Col. Heath A. Collins has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Collins is currently serving as the senior materiel leader and system program manager, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Systems Program Office, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

 

Air Force Col. Douglas S. Coppinger has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Coppinger is currently serving as the commander, National Security Agency/Central Security Service-Texas, National Security Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

 

Air Force Col. Matthew W. Davidson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Davidson is currently serving as the executive officer to the chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Todd A. Dozier has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Dozier is currently serving as the executive assistant to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

 

Air Force Col. Peter M. Fesler has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Fesler is currently serving as the vice director of operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

 

Air Force Col. Eric H. Froehlich has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Froehlich is currently serving as the vice commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

 

Air Force Col. Michael A. Greiner has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Greiner is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Andrew P. Hansen has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hansen is currently serving as the director, joint and National Security Council matters, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Michelle L. Hayworth has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hayworth is currently serving as the deputy director, integrated air, space, cyberspace and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

 

Air Force Col. Thomas K. Hensley has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hensley is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Jeffrey H. Hurlbert has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Hurlbert is currently serving as the director, senior official inquiries, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Stephen F. Jost has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Jost is currently serving as the chief, operations division, Air Force F-35 Integration Office, Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Jeffrey R. King has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  King is currently serving as the associate director, resource integration, deputy chief of staff, logistics, engineering and force protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Leonard J. Kosinski has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Kosinski is currently serving as the director, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany.

 

Air Force Col. Thomas E. Kunkel has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Kunkel is currently serving as the chief, House Liaison Division, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Laura L. Lenderman has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Lenderman is currently serving as the deputy director, strategic plans and policy, TCJ5/4, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

 

Air Force Col. Rodney D. Lewis has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Lewis is currently serving as the director, Secretary of the Air Force; and chief of staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Office of the Air Force Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. Robert K. Lyman has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Lyman is currently serving as the director of communications, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

 

Air Force Col. David B. Lyons has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Lyons is currently serving as the vice commander, 12th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

 

Air Force Col. Michael E. Martin has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Martin is currently serving as the commander, 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

 

Air Force Col. Joseph D. McFall has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  McFall is currently serving as the vice commander, 3d Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

 

Air Force Col. David N. Miller, Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Miller is currently serving as the commander, 460th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.

 

Air Force Col. Christopher J. Niemi has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Niemi is currently serving as the commander, 3d Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

 

Air Force Col. Clark J. Quinn has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Quinn is currently serving as the chief, strategic planning and integration division, deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. George M. Reynolds has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Reynolds is currently serving as military fellow, council of foreign relations, Air Force Research Institute, Air Education and Training Command, New York, New York.

 

Air Force Col. Douglas A. Schiess has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Schiess is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

Air Force Col. David W. Snoddy has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Snoddy is currently serving as the executive assistant to the director, National Security Agency; chief, Central Security Service; and commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland.

 

Air Force Col. Adrian L. Spain has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Spain is currently serving as the executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Northern Command; and commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

 

Air Force Col. Ernest J. Teichert III has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Teichert is currently serving as the commander, 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

 

Air Force Col. Alice W. Treviño has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Treviño is currently serving as the military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

 

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