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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Col. David J. Berkland for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Berkland is currently serving as the commander, 354th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. 

Air Force Col. Amy S. Bumgarner for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bumgarner is currently serving as the vice commander, Office of Special Investigations, Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. 

Air Force Col. Ivory D. Carter for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Carter is currently serving as the director, Legislative Liaison, Headquarters U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. 

Air Force Col. Raja J. Chari for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Chari is currently serving as the Crew-3 commander and astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Texas. 

Air Force Col. Jason E. Corrothers for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Corrothers is currently serving as the director, Budget Operations and Budget, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. John B. Creel for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Creel is currently serving as the executive officer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Chievres Air Base, Belgium.

Air Force Col. Nicholas B. Evans for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Evans is currently serving as the executive assistant to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 

Air Force Col. Bridget V. Gigliotti for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Gigliotti is currently serving as the director, Air Force Colonel Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Christopher B. Hammond for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hammond is currently serving as the director, Joint and National Security Council Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Leslie F. Hauck III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hauck is currently serving as commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. 

Air Force Col. Kurt C. Helphinstine for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Helphinstine is currently serving as executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Abraham L. Jackson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jackson is currently serving as the chief, Futures and Concepts Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Benjamin R. Jonsson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jonsson is currently serving as the vice superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Air Force Col. Joy M. Kaczor for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kaczor is currently serving as the commander, White House Communications Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Christopher J. Leonard for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Leonard is currently serving as the commander, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

Air Force Col. Christopher E. Menuey for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Menuey is currently serving as the director, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Air Force Col. David S. Miller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as the vice commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Air Force Col. Jeffrey A. Phillips for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Phillips is currently serving as the director of staff, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Air Force Col. Erik N. Quigley for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Quigley is currently serving as the director of staff, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 

Air Force Col. Michael S. Rowe for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Rowe is currently serving as the chief, Program Integration Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Derek M. Salmi for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Salmi is currently serving as the commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, Travis Air Force Base, California. 

Air Force Col. Kayle M. Stevens for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Stevens is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Jose E. Sumangil for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Sumangil is currently serving as the chief, Air Force Senate Liaison Division, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Terence G. Taylor for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Taylor is currently serving as the commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. 

Air Force Col. Jason D. Voorheis for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Voorheis is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Michael O. Walters for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Walters is currently serving as the assistant deputy director, Operations, J35, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Adrienne L. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as the vice commander, 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. 

Air Force Col. Corey A. Simmons for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Simmons is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Col. Leigh A. Swanson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Swanson is currently serving as the command surgeon, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.