CONGRATULATIONS, SIRS!

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has nominated:

Army Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant General and assignment as Commanding General, III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas. Gen. Cone is currently serving as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Va.


Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination:

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has nominated:

Army Reserve Col. Robert L. Walter Jr., for appointment to the grade of Brigadier General and assignment to Deputy Commander (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va. Gen. Walter is currently serving as the DeputyCcommander, Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.

The Army chief of staff, announces the assignment of the following Officers:

Maj. Gen. David B. Lacquement, Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va., to Deputy Director, Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md.

Maj. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, Commanding General, 8th Theater Sustainment Command/Commanding General, U.S. Army Hawaii, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Ga.

Brig. Gen. Michael J. Terry, Commanding General, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, Fort Belvoir, Va., to Commanding General, 8th Theater Sustainment Command/Commanding General, U.S. Army Hawaii, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Brig. Gen. Christopher Tucker, Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, Saudi Arabia to Commanding General, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Brig. Gen. Frank D. Turner III, Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Accessions Command, Fort Monroe, Va., to Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, Saudi Arabia.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has nominated:

Air Force Brig. Gen. Douglas J. Robb for appointment to the rank of Major General while serving as the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The Air Force Chief of Staff announces the assignment of the following General Officers:

Maj. Gen. Richard E. Webber, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to Commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Maj. Gen. Johnny A. Weida, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.N. Command and U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, to Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans, and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon,Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Lawrence L. Wells, director, who has been selected for the rank of Major General, Warfighter Systems Integration and Deployment, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to Deputy Chief of Staff, U.N. Command and U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea.

Brig. Gen. William J. Bender, Commander, 86th Airlift Wing and Kaiserslautern Military Community Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Director, Warfighter Systems Integration and Deployment, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey G. Lofgren, Vice Commander, First Air Force, Air Combat Command, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to Deputy Director, Operations, J-3, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Trask, Director, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., to Deputy Director, Theater Plans and Synchronization Element, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

Col. Mark C. Dillon who has been selected for the rank of Brigadier General, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Commander, 86th Airlift Wing and Kaiserslautern Military Community Commander, U.S. States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

May God bless you, Sirs, with fair skies and much success in your new commands.