Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Behmer for appointment to the grade of major general. Behmer is currently serving as the deputy commanding general, Security Assistance Group - Ukraine, U.S. European Command, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Air Force Brig. Gen. William D. Betts for appointment to the grade of major general. Betts is currently serving as the director, Operations, Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central; and director, U.S. Central Command Combined Air Operations Center, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Campo for appointment to the grade of major general. Campo is currently serving as the director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Colin J. Connor for appointment to the grade of major general. Connor is currently serving as the director, Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site Activation Task Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Luke C. Cropsey for appointment to the grade of major general. Cropsey is currently serving as the Department of the Air Force program executive, Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert D. Davis for appointment to the grade of major general. Davis is currently serving as the director, Operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Gerald A. Donohue for appointment to the grade of major general. Donohue is currently serving as the director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Aaron D. Drake for appointment to the grade of major general. Drake is currently serving as the senior defense official/defense attaché-Russia, Defense Intelligence Agency, Moscow, Russia.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Lyle K. Drew for appointment to the grade of major general. Drew is currently serving as the director, Logistics, Civil Engineering and Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers for appointment to the grade of major general. Driggers is currently serving as the commander, 502nd Air Base Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael R. Drowley for appointment to the grade of major general. Drowley is currently serving as the director, Joint Training and Exercises, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
Air Force Brig. Gen. David S. Eaglin for appointment to the grade of major general. Eaglin is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder for appointment to the grade of major general. Kreuder is currently serving as the director, F-35 Integration Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Kunkel for appointment to the grade of major general. Kunkel is currently serving as the director, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, deputy chief of staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Jefferson J. O'Donnell for appointment to the grade of major general. O'Donnell is currently serving as the commander, Air Force Personnel Center, deputy chief of staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek J. O'Malley for appointment to the grade of major general. O'Malley is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Neil R. Richardson for appointment to the grade of major general. Richardson is currently serving as the deputy director, Strategic Planning and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank R. Verdugo for appointment to the grade of major general. Verdugo is currently serving as the director, Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. John M. Schutte for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Schutte is currently serving as the deputy chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Air Force Col. Lucas J. Teel for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Teel is currently serving as the commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.