army general officer assignments 2023

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Here are the 422 military leaders finally confirmed by the Senate

After a nearly 10-month impasse over Defense Department nominations in the Senate, the chamber advanced the promotions of more than 400 officers on Tuesday , filling leadership roles across the military services.

The breakthrough came after Sen. Tommy Tuberville , R-Ala., dropped his hold on fast confirmation of the senior military members. He had been protesting the Pentagon’s decision to grant leave time and travel stipends to troops forced to travel across state lines for abortion services because of local laws.

Earlier in the day, Defense Department spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder warned that even with the promotions now approved, getting personnel into their new offices and leadership roles will take time. Individual services will be working in coming weeks to work out exactly when change of command ceremonies and personnel moves will take place.

Here’s a look at all of the officers who were confirmed on Tuesday:

• Lt. Gen Scott L. Pleus, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director of Staff, U.S. Air Force
• Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Air Force, Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force, Materiel Command
• Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Major Gen. Michael J. Lutton, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Force, Global Strike Command
• Major Gen. Heath A. Collins, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director, Missile Defense Agency
• Major Gen. Michael G. Koscheski, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command
• Major Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters US Air Force
• Major Gen. David A. Harris Jr., Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force, Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Major Gen. Linda S. Hurry, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Force, Materiel Command
• Major Gen. David R. Iverson, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Combined Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Combined Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces
• Major Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Pacific Air Forces
• Major Gen. Sean M. Farrell, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
• Major Gen. Adrian L. Spain, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Brig. Gen. Dale R. White, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• Brig. Gen. Elizabeth E. Arledge, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Robert M. Blake, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Vanessa J. Dornhoefer, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher A. Freeman, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David P. Garfield, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mitchell A. Hanson, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jody A. Merritt, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Adrian K. White, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. William W. Whittenberger Jr., Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher F. Yancy, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Harrell, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Curtis R. Bass, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Kenyon K. Bell, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles D. Bolton, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Larry R. Broadwell Jr., Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michael J. Regan Jr., Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Sean M. Choquette, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Roy W. Collins, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John R. Edwards, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Justin R. Hoffman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stacy J. Huser, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Matteo G. Martemucci, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David A. Mineau, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Ty W. Neuman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Brandon D. Parker, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David G. Shoemaker, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor Jr., Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Dale R. White, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Sherman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Steven J. Butow, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Derin S. Durham, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Miguel A. Mendez, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Col. Leigh A. Swanson, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Amy S. Bumgarner, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ivory D. Carter, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Raja J. Chari, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason E. Corrothers, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. John B. Creel, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Nicholas B. Evans, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bridget V. Gigliotti, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher B. Hammond, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Leslie F. Hauck III, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kurt C. Helphinstine, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Abraham L. Jackson, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joy M. Kaczor, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher J. Leonard, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher E. Menuey, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. David S. Miller, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey A. Philips, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erik N. Quigley, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael S. Rowe, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Derek M. Salmi, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kayle M. Stevens, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jose E. Sumangil, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Terence G. Taylor, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason D. Voorheis, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael O. Walters, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Adrienne L. Williams, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew S. Allen, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Lawrence T. Sullivan, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Trent C. Davis, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Corey A. Simmons, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Sean M. Carpenter, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Mary K. Haddad, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. James L. Hartle, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Aaron J. Heick, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph D. Janik, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael T. McGinley, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kevin J. Merrill, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tara E. Nolan, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Roderick C. Owens, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Mark D. Richey, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Norman B. Shaw Jr., Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristin A. Hillery, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michelle L. Wagner, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian R. Moore, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. David M. Castaneda, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Harold W. Linnean III, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patti L. Fries, Air National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tommy F. Tillman Jr., Air National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Lt. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee
• Lt. Gen. Laura A. Potter, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director of Army Staff
• Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe-Africa
• Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director, Joint Staff
• Major Gen. William J. Hartman, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
• Major Gen. Anthony R. Hale, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army
• Major Gen. John B. Richardson IV, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, First United States Army
• Major Gen. Sean A. Gainey, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command
• Major Gen. Heidi J. Hoyle, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4
• Major Gen. Robert M. Collins, Army, to be lieutenant general and Military Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
• Major Gen. David Isaacson, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber; Chief Information Officer, J-6, Joint Staff
• Major Gen. John W. Brennan Jr., Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, US Africa Command
• Major Gen. Mark T. Simerly, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Logistics Agency
• Major Gen. David M. Hodne, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commanding General, Futures and Concepts, U.S. Army Futures Command
• Major Gen. Thomas L. James, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command
• Major Gen. Charles D. Constanza, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, V Corps
• Major Gen. Karl H. Gingrich, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army
• Major Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director’s Advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence)
• Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, Army, to be lieutenant general and The Surgeon General, U.S. Army
• Brig. Gen. William Green Jr., Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stacy M. Babcock, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Laurence S. Linton, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Ronald R. Ragin, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Anthony L. McQueen, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Beth A. Salisbury, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jackie A. Huber, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Warner A. Ross II, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard T. Appelhans, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James B. Bartholomees, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jacqueline D. Brown, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michelle K. Donahue, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Andrew C. Gainey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David W. Gardner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Gavin J. Gardner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Clair A. Gill, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Garrick M. Harmon, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard A. Harrison, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles T. Lombardo, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Douglas S. Lowrey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Steven M. Marks, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mark C. Quander, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Hope C. Rampy, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John T. Reim Jr., Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lori L. Robinson, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Monte L. Rone, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. William A. Ryan III, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David F. Stewart, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Paul T. Sellars, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Curtis D. Taylor, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Brandon R. Tegtmeier, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Colin P. Tuley, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John W. Weidner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James P. Work, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James A. Benson, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Karen A. Berry, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Bobby L. Christine, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Copeland, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Daniel A. Degelow, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Dinonno, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Terry L. Grisham, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David L. Hall, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles D. Hausman, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Cindy H. Haygood, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Corwin J. Lusk, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jesse M. Morehouse, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Schemenauer, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Isabel R. Smith, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Craig W. Strong, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Patrick C. Thibodeau, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Katherine E. White, Army, to be major general
• Col. Paul W. Dahlen, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Hubert L. Davidson Jr., Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Shawn M. Fuellenbach, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Eric L. Gagnon, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joy L. Grimes, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. John C. Kinton, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott J. Lewis, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason A. Salsgiver, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Darin D. Schuster, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul T. Sellars, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Geoffrey G. Vallee, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jack J. Stumme, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. James F. Porter, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peggy R. McManus, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Col. Carlos M. Caceres, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. William F. Wilkerson, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Evelyn E. Laptook, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brandon C. Anderson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Beth A. Behn, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew W. Braman, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kenneth J. Burgess, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Thomas E. Burke, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Chad C. Chalfont, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kendall J. Clarke, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patrick M. Costello, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Rory A. Crooks, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Troy Denomy, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Sara E. Dudley, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph E. Escandon, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alric L. Francis, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. George C. Hackler, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. William C. Hannan Jr., Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peter G. Hart, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Gregory L. Holden, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul D. Howard, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. James G. Kent, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Curtis W. King, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. John P. Lloyd, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Shannon M. Lucas, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Landis C. Maddox, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kareem P. Montague, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. John B. Mountford, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. David C. Phillips, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kenneth N. Reed, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Charlone E. Stallworth, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jennifer S. Walkawicz, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Camilla A. White, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott D. Wilkinson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeremy S. Wilson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott C. Woodward, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph W. Wortham II, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. David J. Zinn, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brandi B. Peasley, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. John D. Rhodes, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Earl C. Sparks IV, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael A. Ake, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Allen D. Aldenberg, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Toby J. Alkire, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erich H. Babbitt, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ronnie S. Barnes, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew J. Bates, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason P. Benson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kevin M. Berry, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian S. Bischoff, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Todd M. Bookless, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. George H. Brauchler, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Daniel N. Brewer, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kent D. Cavallini, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erica M. Christie, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Richard P. Cipro, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patrick G. Clare, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew W. Collins, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew T. Conant, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Herman E. Crosson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jon D. Farr, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Thaddeus D. Fineran, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peter E. Fiorentino, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. John R. Fleet, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeremy R. Foot, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steve A. Foster, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul M. Franken, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason W. Fryman, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. David L. Gibbons III, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bobby M. Ginn Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jerry B. Glass, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alan R. Gronewold, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Barry W. Groton Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Wyatt E. Hansen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alexander V. Harlamor, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristine L. Henry, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. George W. Horsley, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert C. Horvath, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. David L. Johnson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marvin D. Johnson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert C. Jorgensen Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Gunnar D. Kiersey, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey G. LaPierre, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Leon M. LaPoint, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Eric J. Leckel, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bradley A. Leonard, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Edward W. Lewis, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Reece J. Lutz, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Craig M. Maceri, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason P. Mahfouz, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Charles B. Martin Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marc R. McCreery, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. John W. McElveen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Russell E. McGuire, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian L. Medcalf, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Donald S. Mitchell, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Seth L. Morgulas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Lawrence M. Muennich, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Heidi R. Munro, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tracy R. Norman, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Zoe M. Ollinger, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bryan K. Ouellette, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew S. Rendon, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Linda J. Riedel, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Pia Romero, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Keir A. Scoubes, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. James D. Seward, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher M. Thomas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steven R. Todd, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steven C. Turner, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Theodore O. Unbehagen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew A. Valas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ravindra V. Wagh, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Edward J. Wallace, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Zara A. Walters, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey D. Wood, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marlene K. Markotan, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew N. Gebhard, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Katherine M. Braun, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Renea V. Dorvall, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert S. Crockem Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Clifford R. Gunst, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael C. Henderson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristina J. Green, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Colin J. Morrow, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Anthony B. Poole, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, N2/N6, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Intelligence
• Vice Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Supreme Allied Command Transformation
• Vice Adm. Craig A. Clapperton, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Commander, Tenth Fleet/Commander, Navy Space Command
• Vice Adm. Daniel W. Dwyer, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids, Navy, to be vice admiral and Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
• Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
• Rear Adm. Brendan R. McLane, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. John E. Gumbleton, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
• Rear Adm. Christopher S. Gray, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Navy Installations Command
• Rear Adm. James E. Pitts, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, N9, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/Commander, Fifth Fleet and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces
• Rear Adm. Frederick W. Kacher, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Seventh Fleet
• Rear Adm. James P. Downey, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
• Rear Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. Robert M. Gaucher, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, and Commander, Allied Submarine Command
• Rear Adm. Douglas G. Perry, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Second Fleet and Commander, Joint Forces Command Norfolk
• Rear Adm. Jeffrey T. Jablon, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics, N4, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael A. Brookes, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half) and Surgeon General of the Navy
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen R. Tedford, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael W. Baze, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard T. Brophy Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Daniel P. Martin, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Derek A. Trinque, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darryl L. Walker, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeromy B. Williams, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth R. Blackmon, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Marc S. Lederer, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert C. Nowakowski, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Capt. Walter D. Brafford, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Robert J. Hawkins, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael B. Devore, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas A. Donovan, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frederic C. Goldhammer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Ian L. Johnson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Neil A. Koprowski, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Joshua Lasky, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Donald W. Marks, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Craig T. Mattingly, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Andrew T. Miller, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Lincoln M. Reifsteck, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frank A. Rhodes IV, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas E. Shultz, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Todd E. Whalen, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Forrest O. Young, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Julie M. Treanor, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frank G. Schlereth III, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Joshua C. Himes, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Kurtis A. Mole, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Kevin R. Smith, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Todd S. Weeks, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Dianna Wolfson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Jeffrey A. Jurgemeyer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Richard S. Lofgren, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael S. Mattis, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Richard W. Meyer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Bryon T. Smith, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael R. Vanpoots, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. John E. Byington, Navy Reserve, , Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. John A. Robinson III, Navy Reserve to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. David E. Ludwa, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Peter K. Muschinske, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Marc F. Williams, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)

Marine Corps

• Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force
• Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman Jr., Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. James H. Adams III, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Bradford J. Gering, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant, Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Gregory L. Masiello, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Contract Management Agency Col. David R. Everly, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Major Gen. Ryan P. Heritage, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr., Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander, Marine Forces Japan
• Major Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, Marine Corps Reserve, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Marine Forces Reserves/Commander, Marine Forces South
• Col. Kelvin W. Gallman, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew T. Good, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Trevor Hall, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Richard D. Joyce, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Omar J. Randall, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert S. Weiler, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general

Space Force

• Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force
• Major Gen. David N. Miller Jr., Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Space Operations Command
• Major Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements
• Major Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Space Force to be lieutenant general and Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space/Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander
• Brig. Gen. Donald J. Cothern, Space Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Troy L. Endicott, Space Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba, Space Force, to be major general

Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.

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First Japanese troops qualify for US Army’s Expert Soldier Badge

The commander of U.S. Army Japan, Maj. Gen. Dave Womack, congratulates a Japanese soldier for earning the U.S. Army Expert Soldier Badge on April 26, 2024, at Sagami General Depot, Japan. (Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes)

SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan — A soldier in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force became one of the first Japanese troops to earn the U.S. Army’s Expert Soldier Badge after a five-day test of physical and mental endurance.

Sgt. Seita Shohei, of Camp Kusu on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four largest islands, accepted his badge Friday alongside 12 other Self-Defense Force troops and 10 Americans during a ceremony here. The Japanese troops fully participated in the event this year for the first time.

Shohei said his favorite part of the often-grueling experience was going out to eat and hanging out with the American troops taking part in the competition.

“We talked about music we liked, foods we enjoyed, our families and what it is like to be in the military,” he said Thursday at the event.

The U.S. and Japanese troops shared the same barracks throughout the competition, another first, said Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Woolard, non-commissioned officer-in-charge of U.S. Army Japan’s Expert Soldier Badge 2024 event Thursday at the event.

“We do numerous bilateral engagements with our Japanese counterparts, and this is a natural step in the integration process to strengthen those alliances,” he said.

Sgt. Lloyd Shepherd, a member of the U.S. Army Japan Band, performs first aid on a simulated casualty during the Expert Soldier Badge evaluation, April 26, 2024, at Sagami General Depot, Japan. (Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes)

Sgt. Leslie Quinteros receives her U.S. Army Expert Soldier Bage at Sagami General Depot, Japan, April 26, 2024. (Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes)

Although the Japanese troops earned the certificate and badge, they don’t yet have the orders to wear them, something they are working on for next year, Woolard said.

“It’s a little harder for them because the language barrier’s there, but we do try to help them a lot as we get them the books that are in Japanese for them,” said Sgt. Felix Rosario Acosta. “But the Japanese have all been doing really well.”

Rosario Acosta, a human resources specialist with 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Sagami General Depot, earned his Expert Soldier Badge in 2022 as a private first class. This year, he was a non-commissioned officer-in-charge of three stations at the Expert Soldier Badge competition.

“It’s good to be able to teach people and to pass on the knowledge, because they can learn and take that grasp within their mind and be able to become teachers and mentors later on in life,” he told Stars and Stripes at Friday’s awards ceremony.

Sgt. Leslie Quintero, a mechanic for the First Transportation Company, 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Camp Zama, succeeded on the third try. She came up short in 2022 and 2023 but this year she earned her badge.

“Every time, I got a little step closer and, finally, I made it to the end,” she said. “I’m so ecstatic to never have to do this ever again.”

Quintero said the hardest thing was the ruck marches but she prepared by exercising and running.

“If you didn’t make it this year, don’t give up because you have the upper hand to people that are doing it for their first year,” she said. “Don’t give up.”

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General Officer Assignments

The acting chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments:

Maj. Gen. Michelle A. Schmidt to commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. She most recently served as director, Force Development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Antoinette R. Gant, commanding general, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California, to chief, Army Enterprise Marketing Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Chicago, Illinois.

Brig. Gen. Kirk E. Gibbs, commanding general, Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commanding general, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, California.

Army Reserve

Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Army (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, (Troop Program Unit) 99th Readiness Division, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Smith, commander (Troop Program Unit), 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Salt Lake City, Utah, to commanding general, (Troop Program Unit), 63rd Readiness Division, Mountain View, California.

Brig. Gen. Katherine A. Simonson, director, Research and Development, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, to deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 3rd Medical Command (Mission Support Element), Fort Gillem, Georgia.

Brig. Gen. Peter J. Whalen, deputy commanding general (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 84th Training Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Yost, deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 807th Medical Command (Mission Support Element), Salt Lake City, Utah, to deputy commander for Professional Services (Troop Program Unit), 3rd Medical Command (Mission Support Element), Fort Gillem, Georgia.

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