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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 Brig. Gen. Curtis R. Bass for appointment to the grade of major general.  Bass is currently serving as the vice commander, U.S. Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenyon K. Bell for appointment to the grade of major general.  Bell is currently serving as the director, Logistics and Engineering, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles D. Bolton for appointment to the grade of major general.  Bolton is currently serving as the chief, Global Operations Center, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Larry R. Broadwell Jr. for appointment to the grade of major general.  Broadwell is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Operations Team-5, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain for appointment to the grade of major general.  Cain is currently serving as the director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  

Air Force Brig. Gen. Sean M. Choquette for appointment to the grade of major general.  Choquette is currently serving as the vice commander, 12th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Roy W. Collins for appointment to the grade of major general.  Collins is currently serving as the director, Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. John R. Edwards for appointment to the grade of major general.  Edwards is currently serving as the director, Strategic Capabilities Policy, National Security Council, Washington, D.C.  

Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason T. Hinds for appointment to the grade of major general.  Hinds is currently serving as the director, Plans, Programs, and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.  

Air Force Brig. Gen. Justin R. Hoffman for appointment to the grade of major general.  Hoffman is currently serving as the director, Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Stacy J. Huser for appointment to the grade of major general.  Huser is currently serving as the principal assistant deputy administrator, Military Application, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Matteo G. Martemucci for appointment to the grade of major general.  Martemucci is currently serving as the director, Intelligence, J2, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Air Force Brig. Gen. David A. Mineau for appointment to the grade of major general.  Mineau is currently serving as the vice commander, 15th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul D. Moga for appointment to the grade of major general.  Moga is currently serving as the commandants of cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Ty W. Neuman for appointment to the grade of major general.  Neuman is currently serving as the director, Concepts and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi for appointment to the grade of major general. Niemi is currently serving as the director, Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Brandon D. Parker for appointment to the grade of major general.  Parker is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls for appointment to the grade of major general.  Rawls is currently serving as the commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder for appointment to the grade of major general.  Ryder is currently serving as the press secretary, Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. David G. Shoemaker for appointment to the grade of major general.  Shoemaker is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, J-3, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. 

Air Force Brig. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss for appointment to the grade of major general.  Sonkiss is currently serving as the commander, 618th Air Operations Center, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor Jr. for appointment to the grade of major general.  Tudor is currently serving as the commanding general, Special Operations Joint Task Force – Levant, U.S. Special Operations Command, Xiphos, Jordan.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Dale R. White for appointment to the grade of major general.  White is currently serving as the program executive officer and director, Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.