Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
Air Force Col. David W. Kelley for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kelley is currently serving as the director, Strategic Religious Affairs, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC.
Air Force Col. Todd D. Miller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as the commander, 185th Operations Group, Iowa Air National Guard, Iowa.
Army Col. Ronnie D. Anderson Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Anderson is currently serving as commander, Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island, Illinois.
Army Col. Bryan L. Babich for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Babich is currently serving as director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Army Col. Jeremy A. Bartel for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bartel is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Army Col. James T. Blejski Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Blejski is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, G-3, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Army Col. W M. Bochat for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bochat is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Army Col. Robert G. Born for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Born is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Army Col. Kirk E. Brinker for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Brinker is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Army Col. Robert S. Brown for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Brown is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.
Army Col. Kevin S. Chaney for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Chaney is currently serving as project manager, Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, Program Executive Office Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Army Col. Kenneth C. Cole for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cole is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Col. Kevin L. Cotman for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cotman is currently serving as commander, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Army Col. Johnaton L. Dawber for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Dawber is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), U.S. Army Space and Missile Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Army Col. David P. Elsen for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Elsen is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
Army Col. Joseph M. Ewers for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ewers is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Army Col. Eugene J. Ferris for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ferris is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Army Col. Ronald L. Franklin Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Franklin is currently serving as NATO branch chief, J-5, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Army Col. Rogelio J. Garcia for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Garcia is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Army Col. Peter C. Glass for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Glass is currently serving as deputy director/chief of staff, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Army Col. Joseph C. Goetz II for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Goetz is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Army Col. Phillip J. Kiniery III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kiniery is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Col. Paul T. Krattiger for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Krattiger is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Army Col. John P. Kunstbeck for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kunstbeck is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.
Army Col. Matthew J. Lennox for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lennox is currently serving as deputy commander, Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Army Col. Robert J. Mikesh Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Mikesh is currently serving as project manager, Integrated Personnel and Pay System–Army, Program Executive Office - Enterprise Information Systems, Arlington, Virginia.
Army Col. Zachary L. Miller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as commander, U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Army Col. Jin H. Pak for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Pak is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Quartermaster School, U.S. Army Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia.
Army Col. William M. Parker for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Parker is currently serving as director, Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Army Col. Allen J. Pepper for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Pepper is currently serving as senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, Iraq.
Army Col. Brendan C. Raymond for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Raymond is currently serving as director of integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Army Col. Adam D. Smith for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Smith is currently serving as deputy commander for operations, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Army Col. Terry R. Tillis for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Tillis is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Army Col. George C. Turner Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Turner is currently serving as commander, White Sands Missile Range; and deputy commander for developmental testing, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, White Sands, New Mexico.
Army Col. Shane M. Upton for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Upton is currently serving as director, Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, U.S. Army Futures Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Army Col. Eric J. Van Den Bosch for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Van Den Bosch is currently serving as commander, 7th Signal Command; and deputy commander, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Army Col. Jason T. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Army Col. Kevin J. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as chief of staff, Joint Task Force–Red Hill, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii.
