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Flag Officer Announcements

Dec. 18, 2025

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Navy Vice Adm. Robert M. Gaucher for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as submarine direct reporting portfolio manager, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Gaucher is currently serving as commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Allied Submarine Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey T. Jablon, for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Jablon is currently serving as deputy chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics, N4, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Navy Rear Adm. Douglas C. Verissimo, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California. Verissimo most recently served as commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

Navy Rear Adm. Darin K. Via for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as director for Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia. Via is currently serving as surgeon general of the Navy, N093/Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.

Navy Capt. Milton W. Troy III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Troy is currently serving as director, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

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General Officer Announcements

Dec. 18, 2025

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Gen. John D. Lamontagne for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Lamontagne is currently serving as commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as director, National Security Agency/chief, Central Security Service/commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Rudd is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Army Lt. Gen. Patrick M. Frank for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Frank is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Hurry is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen F. Jost for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Forces Japan, Yokota Air Base, Japan. Jost is currently serving as commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and commander, Fifth Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel L. Carey for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Fifth Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air Base, Japan. Carey is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Luke C. G. Cropsey for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Cropsey is currently serving as program executive officer, Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna M. Mahlock for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Mahlock is currently serving as the commander, Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Army Maj. Gen Steven M. Marks for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as vice commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Marks is currently serving as director, J-8, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Jefferson J. O'Donnell for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. O'Donnell is currently serving as commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Sean M. Salene for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as U.S. security coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, Jerusalem, Israel. Salene is currently performing the duties of deputy commander, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Air National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Suelzer is currently serving as the adjutant general, Texas National Guard, Camp Mabry, Texas.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher A. Eason for appointment to the grade of major general, with assignment as the judge advocate general of the Air Force, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Eason is currently serving as chief of staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Air National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Raymond L. Adams for appointment to the grade of major general. Adams is currently serving as deputy commander and chief of staff, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Warfare Center, Allied Command Transformation, Stavanger, Norway.

Army Brig. Gen. Phillip C. Baker for appointment to grade of major general. Baker is currently serving as director, Future of Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Army Brig. Gen. Matthew W. Brown for appointment to the grade of major general. Brown is currently serving as commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti.

Army Brig. Gen. John P. Cogbill for appointment to the grade of major general. Cogbill is currently serving as commanding general, 11th Airborne Division and U.S. Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Army Brig. Gen. Rhett R. Cox for appointment to the grade of major general. Cox is currently serving as special assistant to deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Jason A. Curl for appointment to grade of major general. Curl is currently serving as commanding general, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Army Brig. Gen. James K. Dooghan for appointment to the grade of major general. Dooghan is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), Japan.

Army Brig. Gen. Antoinette R. Gant for appointment to the grade of major general. Gant is currently serving as commanding general, Military District of Washington/commander, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Kirk E. Gibbs for appointment to the grade of major general. Gibbs is currently serving as deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers/deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Bernard J. Harrington for appointment to the grade of major general. Harrington is currently serving as commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John K. Jarrard for appointment to the grade of major general. Jarrard is currently serving as commanding general, 4th Marine Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Army Brig. Gen. Paige M. Jennings for appointment to the grade of major general. Jennings is currently serving as director, J-1, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Martine S. Kidd for appointment to the grade of major general. Kidd is currently serving as director for logistics and engineering, J-4, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Army Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Lambert for appointment to the grade of major general. Lambert is currently serving as commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Iraq.

Army Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Lock for appointment to the grade of major general. Lock is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, operations, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium.

Army Brig. Gen. John W. Lubas for appointment to the grade of major general. Lubas is currently serving as commanding general, 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Army Brig. Gen. Rebecca B. McElwain for appointment to the grade of major general. McElwain is currently serving as director of army budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark D. Miles for appointment to the grade of major general. Miles is currently serving as deputy commanding general, Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Army Brig. Gen. Shane P. Morgan for appointment to the grade of major general. Morgan is currently serving as deputy director for regional operations and force management, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon Washington, D.C.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark W. Siekman for appointment to the grade of major general. Siekman is currently serving as director for logistics, J-4, Northern American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

Army Brig. Gen. Patrick A. Teague for appointment to the grade of major general. Teague is currently serving as senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, India.

Army Col. Roger B. Benton for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Benton is currently serving as U.S. property and fiscal officer, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama.

Army Col. Paul R. Helten for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Helten is currently serving as U.S. property and fiscal officer, North Dakota National Guard, Fraine Barracks, North Dakota.

Army Col. Clifton C. Kyle for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kyle is currently serving as commander, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, Staten Island, New York.

Army Col. Clinton Mead for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Mead is currently serving as deputy commanding general, U.S. Army John Fitzgerald Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Air Force Col. Scott C. Mills for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Mills is currently serving as senior executive officer to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army Col. Tracy Michael for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Michael is currently serving as commander, 68th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Germany.

Army Col. Brad W. Pierson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Pierson is currently serving as chief of the joint staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania.

Air Force Col. Bryan W. Preece for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Preece is currently serving as the chief of the Joint Staff, West Virginia National Guard Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia.

Air Force Col. Nashid A. Salahuddin for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Salahuddin is currently serving as the director of human resources, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

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