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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

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

Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank L. Bradfield for appointment to the grade of major general. Bradfield is currently serving as the director of Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Howard T. Clark III for appointment to the grade of major general. Clark is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert W. Claude for appointment to the grade of major general. Claude is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, Headquarters, U.S. Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Melissa A. Coburn for appointment to the grade of major general. Coburn is currently serving as the commander, 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.

Air Force Brig. Gen. William D. Murphy for appointment to the grade of major general. Murphy is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations and Communications, Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Dana N. Nelson for appointment to the grade of major general. Nelson is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Air Force Brig. Gen. David A. Piffarerio for appointment to the grade of major general. Piffarerio is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the deputy commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Regina A. Sabric for appointment to the grade of major general. Sabric is currently serving as the commander, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark V. Slominski for appointment to the grade of major general. Slominski is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.