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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Brig. Gen. Lee Ann T. Bennett has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Bennett is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and cyber effects operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Jay S. Goldstein has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Goldstein is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the under secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey S. Hinrichs has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Hinrichs is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, U.S. Cyber Command; director, National Security Agency; and chief, Central Security Service, Fort George Meade, Maryland.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Bret C. Larson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Larson is currently serving as the deputy director for strategic initiatives, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryan P. Radliff has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Radliff is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott A. Sauter has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general.  Sauter is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 

Air Force Col. Darrin D. Lambrigger has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.  Lambrigger is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the command surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.