Press Release
☷General Officer Assignments
U.S. Department of Defense ( By Press Release office)
Mar 15,2024
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The Army ' s Chief of Staff just announced some new officer assignments: Gen . James J . Mingus is heading to vice chief of staff in Washington , D . C . Lt . Gen . Michele H . Bredenkamp is becoming the director ' s advisor for Military Affairs in D . C . Lt . Gen . Robert M . Collins is taking on a new role in the Army Acquisition Corps in D . C . And so on . . . He recently held the position of deputy commander at Combined Joint Task Force Space Operations , U . S . Space Command , Peterson Space Force Base , Colorado . Lt . Gen . Laura A . Potter is now the director of the Army Staff , U . S . Army , Washington , D . C . She previously served as deputy chief of staff , G - 2 , U . S . Army , Washington , D . C . Lt . Gen . Andrew M . Rohling has been appointed as the deputy chairman of NATO Military Committee , Belgium . He previously served as the deputy commanding general of U . S . Army Europe - Africa , Germany . Lt . Gen . Mark T . Simerly has taken on the role of director at Defense Logistics Agency , Fort Belvoir , Virginia . He was previously the commanding general of U . S . Army Combined Arms Support Command/Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Gregg - Adams , Fort Gregg - Adams , Virginia . Lt . Gen . Douglas A . Sims II is now the director of Joint Staff , Washington , D . C . He previously served as the director for Operations , J - 3 , Joint Staff , Washington , D . C . Maj . Gen . ( Promotable ) John W . Brennan Jr . has been appointed as the deputy commander of U . S . Africa Command , Germany . He previously served as the director of operations , J - 3 , U . S . Special Operations Command , MacDill Air Force Base , Florida . Maj . Gen . ( Promotable ) Charles D . Costanza is now the commanding general of V Corps , Fort Knox , Kentucky . He previously served as the commanding general of 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart , Fort Stewart , Georgia . Maj . Gen . ( Promotable ) Stephen G . Smith is now the deputy commanding general/chief of staff at U . S . Army Forces Command , Fort Liberty , North Carolina . He previously served as the commanding general of 7th Infantry Division , Joint Base Lewis - McChord , Washington . Maj . Gen . Andrew C . Gainey , who was the commanding general of 56th Artillery Command , U . S . Army Europe - Africa , Germany , has been appointed as the commanding general of Southern European Task Force - Africa and deputy commanding general for Africa , U . S . Army Europe - Africa , Italy . Maj . Gen . Gavin J . Gardner , previously the director for Logistics , Engineering and Security Cooperation , J - 4 , U . S . Indo - Pacific Command , Camp H . M . Smith , Hawaii , is now the commanding general of 8th Theater Sustainment Command , Fort Shafter , Hawaii . Maj . Gen . Patrick L . Gaydon , who was the vice director for Joint Force Development , J - 7 , Joint Staff , Washington , D . C . , is now the commanding general of U . S . Army Test and Evaluation Command , Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland . Chaplain ( Maj . Gen . ) William Green Jr . is now the chief of chaplains , U . S . Army , Washington , D . C . He previously served as the deputy chief of chaplains , Office of the Chief of Chaplains , U . S . Army , Washington , D . C . Maj . Gen . Garrick M . Harmon , previously the deputy commanding general of Security Assistance Group - Ukraine , Operation Atlantic Resolve , Germany , is now the director of Strategy , Plans , and Programs , U . S . Africa Command , Germany . Maj . Gen . Joseph E . Hilbert , who was the director of Force Development , G - 8 , U . S . Army , Washington , D . C . , is now the commanding general of 11th Airborne Division and deputy commander of U . S . Alaskan Command , Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson , Alaska . Maj . Gen . James P . Some military personnel are moving to new positions , like Maj . Gen . Ryan M . Janovic going from director of Operations at U . S . Cyber Command to commanding general at the Cyber Center of Excellence . Others , like Maj . Gen . Jacqueline D . McPhail , are switching from director of Architecture , Operations , Networks and Space at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to commanding general at the U . S . Army Network Enterprise Technology Command . These changes are happening in various locations across the U . S . and abroad . Hey , so there have been some changes in leadership positions within the Army . Taylor is now the commanding general at Fort Bliss , Colin is the commanding general at Fort Moore , David is the deputy chief of staff at U . S . Army Forces Command , Monte is now in charge at Fort Riley , Brandon is taking over at Fort Irwin , Amanda is now in charge of public affairs in Washington , Maurice is now leading the U . S . Army Cadet Command , Christine is the program executive officer in Orlando , Beth is the director of operations in D . C . , Matthew is now in charge of Army Aviation in Washington , Matthew Brown is the deputy commanding general at V Corps in Germany , John is the deputy commanding general at XVIII Airborne Corps , and Eugene is now the commanding general at Fort Shafter . Curl , director of CJ3 in Iraq , is now the commanding general at Fort Johnson in Louisiana . Brig . Gen . Sean P . Davis , commanding general of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Fort Cavazos , Texas , and Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait , is now the deputy chief of staff at Fort Liberty in North Carolina . Brig . Gen . Sara E . Dudley , deputy commanding general at Fort Liberty , is now the deputy commanding general for Operations at Fort Knox in Kentucky . Brig . Gen . Patrick J . Ellis , deputy chief of staff at U . S . Army Europe - Africa in Germany , is now the director of the Network Cross Functional Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland . Brig . Gen . Joseph E . Escandon , deputy chief of staff for Operations , Plans and Experiments at U . S . Army Futures Command in Austin , Texas , is now the deputy commanding general ( Operations ) at Fort Drum in New York . Brig . Gen . Alric L . Francis , deputy commander ( Operations ) of the 1st Armored Division in Fort Bliss , Texas , is now the commandant of the U . S . Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill in Oklahoma . Brig . Gen . Kirk E . Gibbs , commanding general of the Pacific Ocean Division , U . S . Army Corps of Engineers in Fort Shafter , Hawaii , is now the commanding general of the Northwestern Division , U . S . Army Corps of Engineers in Portland , Oregon . Brig . Gen . George C . Hackler , commanding general of the U . S . Army Operational Test Command in Fort Cavazos , Texas , is now the deputy commanding general of Combat Capabilities Development Command and senior commander of Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick , Massachusetts . Brig . Gen . Peter G . Hart , deputy director of Strategy , Plans and Policy at U . S . Central Command in MacDill Air Force Base , Florida , is now the deputy director for Joint Strategic Planning at the Joint Staff in Washington , D . C . Brig . Gen . Paul D . Howard , commandant of the U . S . Army Signal School in Fort Eisenhower , Georgia , is now the director of J - 6 at U . S . Central Command in MacDill Air Force Base , Florida . Brig . Gen . Paige M . Jennings , commanding general of the U . S . Army Financial Management Command in Indianapolis , Indiana , is now the director of J - 1 at the Joint Staff in Washington , D . C . Brig . Gen . Gregory S . Johnson , The Adjutant General of the U . S . Army , is now the director of Military Personnel Management at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff , G - 1 , U . S . Army in Washington , D . C . Brig . Gen . Curtis W . King , commandant of the U . S . Army Air Defense Artillery School , U . S . Army Fires Center of Excellence , Fort Sill , Oklahoma , is now the director of the J - 8 at the Joint Staff in Washington , D . C . The Army Fires Center of Excellence in Fort Sill , Oklahoma , has appointed the commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Germany . Brig . Gen . Niave F . Knell , who was previously the deputy commanding general ( Support ) of the 1st Infantry Division in Fort Riley , Kansas , has been reassigned as the deputy commanding general of U . S . Army North in Joint Base San Antonio , Texas . Brig . Gen . Kevin J . Lambert , who served as the deputy commanding general of V Corps in Germany , has been promoted to commanding general of the Security Force Assistance Command in Fort Liberty , North Carolina . Brig . Gen . Shannon M . Lucas , who was the deputy provost marshal general in the Office of the Provost Marshal General in Washington , D . C . , has been appointed as the commanding general of the U . S . Army Operational Test Command and deputy commanding general for Operational Testing in the U . S . Army Test and Evaluation Command in Fort Cavazos , Texas . Brig . Gen . Mark D . Miles , the director of Command , Control , Communications and Cyber in the U . S . Indo - Pacific Command in Camp Smith , Hawaii , has been reassigned as the deputy commanding general of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower in Fort Eisenhower , Georgia . Brig . Gen . Constantin E . Nicolet , the director of Intelligence in the U . S . Special Operations Command in MacDill Air Force Base , Florida , has been appointed as the director of J - 2 in the U . S . Central Command , also in MacDill Air Force Base , Florida . Brig . Gen . David C . Phillips has been named the program executive officer of the Program Executive Office - Aviation in Redstone Arsenal , Alabama . He previously served as the project manager of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in the same office . Brig . Gen . Philip J . Ryan , who was the commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force - Levant in Operation Inherent Resolve in Jordan , has been promoted to commanding general of U . S . Army South in Joint Base San Antonio , Texas . Brig . Gen . Andrew O . Saslav , the deputy commanding general ( Operations ) of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Liberty , North Carolina , has been reassigned as the deputy chief of staff of G - 3 in the U . S . Army Europe - Africa in Germany . Brig . Gen . Jason C . Slider , the deputy commanding general ( Operations ) of the 3rd Division in France , is now the commanding general of the U . S . Army John F . Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in Fort Liberty , North Carolina . Chaplain ( Brig . Gen . ) Jack J . Stumme has been appointed as the deputy chief of chaplains in the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the U . S . Army in Washington , D . C . He previously served as the command chaplain of the U . S . Army Europe - Africa in Germany . Brig . Gen . James D . Turinetti IV , the director of J - 6 in the U . S . Central Command in MacDill Air Force Base , Florida , is now the commanding general of the U . S . Army Communications - Electronics Command and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland . Brig . Gen . Camilla A . White , the deputy program executive officer of Command , Control and Communication ( Tactical ) in Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland , has been promoted to program executive officer of Combat Support/Combat Service Support in Warren , Michigan . Brig . Gen . Jeremy S . Wilson , the deputy commanding general ( Maneuver ) of the 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Stewart , Georgia , has been reassigned as the deputy commanding general - Training in the U . S . Army . Brigadier Generals Scott C . Woodward , Joseph W . Wortham II , David J . Zinn , and Colonels Andrew L . Landers , Yolonda R . Summons , Deborah L . Kotulich , Kent J . Lightner , Katherine A . Simonson , Richard W . Corner II , and Brian T . Cashman have all been reassigned to new positions within the Army Reserve and U . S . Army .
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