Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Marine Corps Col. Christopher G. Tolar for appointment to the grade of major general, with assignment as staff judge advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Tolar is currently serving as command judge advocate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Army Brig. Gen. John B. Hinson for appointment to the grade of major general. Hinson is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Illinois.
Air Force Brig. Gen. David M. Castaneda for appointment to the grade of major general. Castaneda is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Ninth Air Force, Southwest Asia.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael P. Cruff for appointment to the grade of major general. Cruff is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Aaron D. Drake for appointment to the grade of major general. Drake is currently serving as special assistant to the director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Leslie S. Hadley for appointment to the grade of major general. Hadley is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Jennie R. Johnson for appointment to the grade of major general. Johnson is currently serving as director, Air Force Reserve Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Lori C. Jones for appointment to the grade of major general. Jones is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Sixteenth Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Preston F. McFarren for appointment to the grade of major general. McFarren is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Stacey L. Scarisbrick for appointment to the grade of major general. Scarisbrick is currently serving as director, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Slade for appointment to the grade of major general. Slade is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Dean D. Sniegowski for appointment to the grade of major general. Sniegowski is currently serving as special assistant to the commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Robert J. Hutt for appointment to the grade of major general. Hutt is currently serving as deputy program manager, Golden Dome of America, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir for appointment to the grade of major general. Mastalir is currently serving as commander, Space Forces, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Space Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Brian D. Sidari for appointment to the grade of major general. Sidari is currently serving as director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
Air Force Col. Keolani W. Bailey for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bailey is currently serving as director, Air National Guard Pacific Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Chad W. Biehl for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Biehl is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. Jeremy S. Bergin for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bergin is currently serving as chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Air Force Col. Gregory D. Buchanan for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Buchanan is currently serving as commander, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.
Air Force Col. Connie L. Clay for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Clay is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Charles D. Cooley for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cooley is currently serving as commander, 36th Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
Air Force Col. Lauren Courchaine for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Courchaine is currently serving as senior military advisor to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Kevin M. Crofton for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Crofton is currently serving as commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Col. Laura S. DeJong for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. DeJong is currently serving as commander, 5th Field Investigations Region, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Col. Daniel C. Diehl for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Diehl is currently serving as chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Air Force Col. Allen E. Duckworth for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Duckworth is currently serving as director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
Air Force Col. Mark J. Estlund for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Estlund is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. David A. Fazenbaker for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Fazenbaker is currently serving as executive officer to the commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. John P. Flint for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Flint is currently serving as director, Air National Guard Forces, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Jeremy R. Ford for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ford is currently serving as director of Operations A-3, National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Air Force Col. Ryan J. Garlow for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Garlow is currently serving as commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing, U.S. Air Forces, Europe–Air Forces Africa, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
Air Force Col. Kristin K. Haley for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Haley is currently serving as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, Office of Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Ethan P. Hinkins for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hinkins is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Air Force Col. Michelle K. Idle for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Idle is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Air Force Col. Kevin M. Jamieson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jamieson is currently serving as deputy director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Col. Henry R. Jeffress for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jeffress is currently serving as division chief, Futures and Concepts, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Terrence M. Joyce for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Joyce is currently serving as senior official inquiry officer, Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Air Force Col. Shariful M. Khan for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Khan is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Space Training and Readiness Command, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Col. Stacy A.M. Kihara for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kihara is currently serving as commander, National Security Agency-Texas, San Antonio, Texas.
Air Force Col. Patrick R. Launey for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Launey is currently serving as commander, 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Maldonado is currently serving as Air National Guard advisor to the Commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Air Force Col. James C. McFarland for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. McFarland is currently serving as senior executive officer to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Kenneth C. McGhee for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. McGhee is currently serving as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Michael C. Mentavlos for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Mentavlos is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the commander, Office of Special Investigations, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Quantico, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Angela F. Ochoa for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ochoa is currently serving as commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Air Force Col. Amanda L. Okeson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Okeson is currently serving as senior materiel leader and sentinel system program manager, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Air Force Col. William L. Ottati for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ottati is currently serving as program executive officer for Presidential and Executive Airpower, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Michael B. Parks for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Parks is currently serving as commander, 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
Air Force Col. Todd E. Randolph for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Randolph is currently serving as military fellow on the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York.
Air Force Col. Matthew R. Reilman for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Reilman is currently serving as chief of staff, 9th Air Force, Air Forces Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Air Force Col. Ryan E. Richardson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Richardson is currently serving as director, Human Capital Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Air Force Col. Nathan L. Rusin for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Rusin is currently serving as military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. George H. Sebren, Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Sebren is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Air Force Col. Athanasia Shinas for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Shinas is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the Director, Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Xaviera Slocum for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Slocum is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Anthony L. Smith for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Smith is currently serving as commander, 87th Air Base Wing, Air Mobility Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Air Force Col. Kristoffer R. Smith for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Smith is currently serving as deputy director, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Molly A. Spedding for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Spedding is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. Gavin D. Tade for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Tade is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the director of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Joseph C. Turnham for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Turnham is currently serving as vice director, Operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Air Force Col. Scott P. Weyermuller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Weyermuller is currently serving as senior executive officer to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Air Force Col. Joshua P. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as program executive officer, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Constance H. Young for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Young is currently serving as director, Office of Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Col. Casey M. Beard for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Beard is currently serving as senior executive officer to the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Col. Todd J. Benson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Benson is currently serving as director of Strategy and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Col. Robert W. Davis for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Davis is currently serving as program executive officer, Space Sensing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Space Force Col. Christopher A. Fernengel for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Fernengel is currently serving as director, Combatant Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
Space Force Col. Nikki R. Frankino for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Frankino is currently serving as chief house liaison officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Col. Tyler N. Hague for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hague is currently serving as pilot, SpaceX Commercial Crew Vehicle/astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
Space Force Col. Matthew E. Holston for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Holston is currently serving as director, Personnel Management Act Integration Office, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.