Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Quantico, Virginia. Borgschulte is currently serving as commanding general, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, San Diego, California.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic; and commander, Marine Forces North. Shea is currently serving as the legislative assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr. for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Marine Corps Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. Rock is currently serving as the commandant, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood for appointment to the grade of major general. Bythewood is currently serving as the deputy commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Space Force Brig. Gen. James E. Smith for appointment to the grade of major general. Smith is currently serving as the assistant deputy chief of space operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear: and deputy chief operations officer, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Jack R. Arthaud for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Arthaud is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Col. Anthony D. Babcock for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Babcock is currently serving as chief, Aircraft Maintenance Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Catherine V. Barrington for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Barrington is currently serving as the military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Ariel G. Batungbacal for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Batungbacal is currently serving as the commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Cassius T. Bentley III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bentley is currently serving as the deputy director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. John A. Cluck for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cluck is currently serving as the wing commander, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, Missouri.
Air Force Col. Michael D. Curry for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Curry is currently serving as the director, Secretary of the Air Force; and chief of staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Lindsay C. Droz for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Droz is currently serving as the director of staff, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Mason R. Dula for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Dula is currently serving as the executive officer to the commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Air Force Col. Todd R. Dyer for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Dyer is currently serving as the division chief, Futures and Concepts Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Travis L. Edwards for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Edwards is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence & Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Col. Chad R. Ellsworth for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ellsworth is currently serving as the deputy director, Contested Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Paul G. Filcek for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Filcek is currently serving as the director, Space Force Mission Sustainment Division, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Brian A. Filler for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Filler is currently serving as the director, Air Force Colonel Management Office, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. John B. Gallemore for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Gallemore is currently serving as inspector general, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Timothy A. Herritage for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Herritage is currently serving as principal deputy director, Air Force Public Affairs, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. James V. Hewitt for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hewitt is currently serving as the chief, Legislative Affairs, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland.
Air Force Col. Jay A. Johnson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Johnson is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
Air Force Col. Matthew E. Jones for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jones is currently serving as the division chief, Joint Operations Division Africa Command, Regional Operations Directorate, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Michele A. Lobianco for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lobianco is currently serving as the commander, 15th Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Sean E. Lowe for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lowe is currently serving as the commander, 603rd Air Operations Center, U.S. Air Forces Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Col. Robert P. Lyons III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lyons is currently serving as the senior materiel leader, F-35 Air Vehicle Program Management Office, Air Force Material Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Mark A Massaro for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.
Air Force Col. Kimberly A. McCue for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. McCue is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director, Medical Operations, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Craig D. Prather for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Prather is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Air Force Col. Joseph L. Sheffield for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Sheffield is currently serving as the chief, House Liaison Division, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Andrew J. Steffen for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Steffen is currently serving as the assistant deputy commander, 16th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
Air Force Col. Kristen D. Thompson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Thompson is currently serving as military fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York.
Air Force Col. Brian E. Vaughn for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Vaughn is currently serving as the wing commander, 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Alabama.
Air Force Col. Shane S. Vesely for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Vesely is currently serving as the deputy commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Douglas P. Wickert for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Wickert is currently serving as the commander, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
