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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcement

May 15, 2015

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nomination:

Air Force Col. Paul E. Bauman, has been nominated to the rank of brigadier general. Bauman is currently serving as the commander, 319th Air Base Wing, Air Mobility Command, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.