Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark for appointment to the grade of major general. Clark is currently serving as commanding general, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Sean N. Day for appointment to the grade of major general. Day is currently serving as mobilization assistant to the deputy commander, U.S. Space Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Marine Corps Reserve Col. Thomas M. Armas for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Armas is currently serving as deputy director, Reserve Affairs, Reserve Affairs Division, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia.
Marine Corps Reserve Col Daniel B. Taylor for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Taylor is currently serving as liaison officer to the commander, Third Fleet, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Marine Corps Reserve Col. Patrick F. Tiernan for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Tiernan is currently serving as assistant wing commander, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marine Corps Col. William T. Wilburn Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Wilburn is currently serving as director of Plans and Strategy, Joint Task Force - ARES, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Air Force Col. Korey E. Amundson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Amundson is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Current Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Erica R. Austin for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Austin is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Operations and International Law, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Amanda S. Birch for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Birch is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the Air Force director of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Randall W. Cason for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cason is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, Nineteenth Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
Air Force Col. Richard A. Erredge for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Erredge is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Erika A. Foster for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Foster is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Christopher J. Hobbs for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hobbs is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Robert E. Jackson Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Jackson is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Operations and Communications, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
Air Force Col. Frank R. Kincaid for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kincaid is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the Combined Force Space Component commander, U.S. Space Command; and deputy commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Air Force Col. Christopher T. Lay for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lay is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to Concepts and Strategy in Air Force Futures, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Michael M. Moeding for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Moeding is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Air Force Col. Joshua G. Padgett for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Padgett is currently serving as commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.
Air Force Col. Brett R. Paola for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Paola is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Janette L. Thode for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Thode is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas.
Air Force Col. Timothy M. Welter for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Welter is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Nathan D. Yates for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Yates is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the deputy chief of space operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Christopher M. Zidek for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Zidek is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the commander, 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
