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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Army announced the following assignments:

 

Maj. Gen. Barbara R. Holcomb, commanding general, Regional Health Command, Central – Provisional; market manager, San Antonio Health System; and chief, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to deputy commanding general, operations, U.S. Army Medical Command; and chief, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel Jr., commanding general, Western Regional Medical Command; market manager, Puget Sound Enhanced Multi-Service Market; and chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to commanding general, Regional Health Command, Central – Provisional; market manager, San Antonio Health System; and chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

Brig. Gen. William E. Cole, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command; and commanding general, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Natick, Massachusetts, to deputy program executive officer, missiles and space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, Pacific Regional Medical Command; command surgeon, U.S. Army Pacific; senior market manager, Hawaii Enhanced Multi-Service Market; and chief, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Honolulu, Hawaii, to commanding general, Regional Health Command, Pacific – Provisional; command surgeon, U.S. Army Pacific; senior market manager, Hawaii Enhanced Multi-Service Market; and chief, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Brig. Gen. Erik H. Torring III, staff veterinarian, Army Air Force Exchange Service Headquarters; and chief, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, Dallas, Texas, to deputy commanding general, Regional Health Command, Atlantic – Provisional; and chief, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.