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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Army announces the following officer assignments: 

Maj. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland, vice director for intelligence, J-2, Joint Staff (Defense Intelligence Agency), Washington, District of Columbia, to director of operations and military deputy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia.

Maj. Gen. James E. Kraft Jr. to director of operations, U.N. Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea.  He most recently served as deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Marion, deputy for acquisition and systems management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Afghanistan.

Brig. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp, deputy director, program analysis and evaluation, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, District of Columbia, to vice director for intelligence, J-2, Joint Staff (Defense Intelligence Agency), Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Michael R. Fenzel to military assistant to the special envoy to Afghanistan, Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia.  He most recently served as director, CJ-5, Resolute Support Mission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Afghanistan.

Col. (Promotable) Kevin C. Leahy to deputy commander, Special Operations Command Central, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida.  He most recently served as director, Commander's Action Group, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.