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Release
Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

Oct. 24, 2019

The chief of staff of the Army announces the assignment of the following general officers:

Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr., deputy commander, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commanding general, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Maj. Gen. Michael R. Fenzel, military assistant to the Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, to vice director for strategic plans and policy, J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Richard E. Angle, deputy commanding general (Operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to deputy commander, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Van Wagenen, deputy commanding general, 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, United Kingdom, to deputy chief of staff for operations, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Kingdom.