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This post has been updated with additional promotions and positions. The following is a collected list of Navy flag and Marine general officer promotions.

Navy Promotions

Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Garvin is currently serving as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida.

Rear Adm. William C. Greene will be assigned as commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center; and director, Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization, NAVSEA 21, Washington, D.C. Greene is currently serving as fleet maintenance officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. John V. Menoni will be assigned as director, Programming Division, N80, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Menoni is currently serving as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Sands is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. Paul J. Schlise will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration, N9I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Schlise is currently serving as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. Douglas C. Verissimo will be assigned as commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Verissimo is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Cahill is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Czerewko is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as special assistant to director, Navy Staff for Learning to Action Board, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Davies is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Two, with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Donnelly is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command; and chief of the Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Epps is currently serving as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons System Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Falls Church, Virginia. Freedman is currently serving as deputy assistant director, Operations, Strategy, and Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of the Dental Corps, Falls Church, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as program executive officer for Aircraft Carriers, Washington, D.C. Moton is currently serving as program executive officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr. , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Seif is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr. , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as vice director of operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Spedero is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez , selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Velez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, San Diego, California. Alexander is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, San Diego, California.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Sean R. Bailey will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia. Bailey is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command; and deputy commander, Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Mark D. Behning will be assigned as director, Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Behning is currently assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Berg is currently serving as director, Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael A. Brookes will be assigned as director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office/commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. Brookes is currently serving as director, J2, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher J. Cavanaugh will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan. Cavanaugh is currently serving as director, Maritime Headquarters, N03, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jennifer S. Couture will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington. Couture is currently serving as commander, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.

Rear Adm. (lower half) William R. Daly will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California. Daly is currently serving as deputy director, Policy, Plans, Strategy, Capabilities and Resources, J5/8, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dion D. English will be assigned as director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N4L, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. English is currently serving as vice director, J4, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Erik J. Eslich will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia. Eslich is currently serving as deputy commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ronald A. Foy, will be assigned as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy. Foy is currently serving as deputy director, global Operations, J39, J3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Patrick J. Hannifin will be assigned as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. Hannifin is currently serving as deputy director for Political-Military Affairs (Asia), J5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Oliver T. Lewis will be assigned as director, Strategic Integration, N2N6T, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Lewis is currently serving as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen G. Mack will be assigned as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. Mack is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, Submarines, Maritime Command Headquarters, Northwood, Great Britain; commander, Submarines, NATO; and deputy commander, Submarine Group Eight, United Kingdom.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Wesley R. McCall will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. McCall is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Max G. McCoy Jr. will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia. McCoy is currently serving as commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Martin J. Muckian will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Two with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Muckian is currently serving as commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center, Groton, Connecticut.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin R. Nicholson will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Nicholson is currently serving as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau; commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas; and commander, Joint Region Marianas, Apra, Guam.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew N. Ott III will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ott is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for fleet ordnance and supply/Fleet Supply Officer, N41, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Randall W. Peck will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California. Peck is currently serving as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin G. Reynolds will be assigned as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Budget; and director, Fiscal Management Division, N82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Reynolds is currently serving as director, Operations and Plans, N3, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael S. Sciretta will be assigned as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Sciretta is currently serving as commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as deputy director, Operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland. Smith is currently serving as vice director for intelligence, J2, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck will be assigned as commander, Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Sobeck is currently serving as director, Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics, J5/4, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan T. Stephens is assigned as lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C. Stephens previously served as interim lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Nicholas R. Tilbrook will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington. Tilbrook is currently serving as deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert D. Westendorff will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. Westendorff is currently serving as director, Fleet Integrated Readiness and Analysis, N02R, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Barnett is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael W. Baze  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Baze is currently serving as commander, Navy Personnel Command; and deputy chief of naval personnel, Millington, Tennessee.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard T. Brophy Jr. , for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Brophy is currently serving as chief of Naval Air Training, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Daniel P. Martin  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Martin is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen R. Tedford  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Tedford is currently serving as program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, Patuxent River, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Derek A. Trinque  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Trinque is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Six; and commander, Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet, Okinawa, Japan.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Darryl L. Walker  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Walker is currently serving as commander, Combined Joint Task Force, Cyber, Tenth Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeromy B. Williams  for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Williams is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, U.S. Special Operations Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Capt. Brian J. Anderson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anderson is currently serving as assistant commander, Supply Chain Policy and Management, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Capt. Eric J. Anduze for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anduze is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Bauernschmidt is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), San Diego, California.

Capt. Walter D. Brafford for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Brafford is currently serving as deputy chief, Operations, Plans and Readiness, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.

Capt. Michael B. Devore for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Devore is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Dickinson is currently serving as chief operating officer and principal military deputy, Navy Regional Maintenance Center / Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization (NAVSEA 21), Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Thomas A. Donovan for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Donovan is currently serving as executive officer to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Frederic C. Goldhammer for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Goldhammer is currently serving as special assistant to the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Robert J. Hawkins for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Hawkins is currently serving as director, Commander’s Action Group, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.

Capt. Joshua C. Himes for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Himes is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Capt. Ian L. Johnson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Johnson is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Neil A. Koprowski for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Koprowski is currently serving as branch head, Programming Division (N801), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lanzilotta is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78), Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Joshua Lasky for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lasky is currently serving as assistant deputy director for global operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Donald W. Marks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Marks is currently serving as executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Capt. Craig T. Mattingly for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mattingly is currently serving as senior military advisor to the secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Andrew T. Miller for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Miller is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Submarine Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Kurtis A. Mole for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mole is currently serving as information warfare commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.

Capt. Lincoln M. Reifsteck for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Reifsteck is currently serving as branch head, Undersea Warfare Division, N973, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Frank A. Rhodes IV for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Rhodes is currently serving as executive assistant to the chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Frank G. Schlereth III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Schlereth is currently serving as executive assistant, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Thomas E. Shultz for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Shultz is currently serving as executive assistant to the under secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Kevin R. Smith for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Smith is currently serving as major program manager for Constellation Class Frigate Program, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Julie M. Treanor for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Treanor is currently serving as chief of staff, N40, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Todd S. Weeks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Weeks is currently serving as major program manager for attack submarines, Program Executive Office Submarines, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Todd E. Whalen for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Whalen is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Dianna Wolfson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Wolfson is currently serving as commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Forrest O. Young for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Young is currently serving as director, Aviation Officer Career Management and Distribution Division (PERS-43), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Marine Corps Promotions

Col. David R. Everly for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Everly is currently serving as chief of staff, 2d Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Col. Kelvin W. Gallman for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Gallman is currently serving as senior military advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr. , for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Garcia is currently serving as director, U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

Col. Matthew T. Good for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Good is currently serving as director, U.S. Senate Congressional Liaison, Office of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

Col. Trevor Hall for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Hall is currently serving chief of staff, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Col. Richard D. Joyce for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Joyce is currently serving as commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina.

Col. Omar J. Randall for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Randall is currently serving as director, Logistics Combat Element Integration Division, Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia.

Col. Robert S. Weiler for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Weiler is currently serving as military secretary to the commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

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Here are the 422 military leaders finally confirmed by the Senate

After a nearly 10-month impasse over Defense Department nominations in the Senate, the chamber advanced the promotions of more than 400 officers on Tuesday , filling leadership roles across the military services.

The breakthrough came after Sen. Tommy Tuberville , R-Ala., dropped his hold on fast confirmation of the senior military members. He had been protesting the Pentagon’s decision to grant leave time and travel stipends to troops forced to travel across state lines for abortion services because of local laws.

Earlier in the day, Defense Department spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder warned that even with the promotions now approved, getting personnel into their new offices and leadership roles will take time. Individual services will be working in coming weeks to work out exactly when change of command ceremonies and personnel moves will take place.

Here’s a look at all of the officers who were confirmed on Tuesday:

• Lt. Gen Scott L. Pleus, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director of Staff, U.S. Air Force
• Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Air Force, Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force, Materiel Command
• Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Major Gen. Michael J. Lutton, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Force, Global Strike Command
• Major Gen. Heath A. Collins, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Director, Missile Defense Agency
• Major Gen. Michael G. Koscheski, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command
• Major Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters US Air Force
• Major Gen. David A. Harris Jr., Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force, Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Major Gen. Linda S. Hurry, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Air Force, Materiel Command
• Major Gen. David R. Iverson, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Combined Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Combined Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces
• Major Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, Pacific Air Forces
• Major Gen. Sean M. Farrell, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
• Major Gen. Adrian L. Spain, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Brig. Gen. Dale R. White, Air Force, to be lieutenant general and Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• Brig. Gen. Elizabeth E. Arledge, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Robert M. Blake, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Vanessa J. Dornhoefer, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher A. Freeman, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David P. Garfield, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mitchell A. Hanson, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jody A. Merritt, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Adrian K. White, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. William W. Whittenberger Jr., Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher F. Yancy, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Harrell, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Curtis R. Bass, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Kenyon K. Bell, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles D. Bolton, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Larry R. Broadwell Jr., Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michael J. Regan Jr., Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Sean M. Choquette, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Roy W. Collins, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John R. Edwards, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Justin R. Hoffman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stacy J. Huser, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Matteo G. Martemucci, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David A. Mineau, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Ty W. Neuman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Brandon D. Parker, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David G. Shoemaker, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor Jr., Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Dale R. White, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Sherman, Air Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Steven J. Butow, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Derin S. Durham, Air Force Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Miguel A. Mendez, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, Air National Guard, to be major general
• Col. Leigh A. Swanson, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Amy S. Bumgarner, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ivory D. Carter, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Raja J. Chari, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason E. Corrothers, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. John B. Creel, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Nicholas B. Evans, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bridget V. Gigliotti, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher B. Hammond, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Leslie F. Hauck III, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kurt C. Helphinstine, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Abraham L. Jackson, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joy M. Kaczor, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher J. Leonard, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher E. Menuey, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. David S. Miller, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey A. Philips, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erik N. Quigley, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael S. Rowe, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Derek M. Salmi, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kayle M. Stevens, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jose E. Sumangil, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Terence G. Taylor, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason D. Voorheis, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael O. Walters, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Adrienne L. Williams, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew S. Allen, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Lawrence T. Sullivan, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Trent C. Davis, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Corey A. Simmons, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. Sean M. Carpenter, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Mary K. Haddad, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. James L. Hartle, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Aaron J. Heick, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph D. Janik, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael T. McGinley, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kevin J. Merrill, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tara E. Nolan, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Roderick C. Owens, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Mark D. Richey, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Norman B. Shaw Jr., Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristin A. Hillery, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michelle L. Wagner, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian R. Moore, Air Force, to be brigadier general
• Col. David M. Castaneda, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Harold W. Linnean III, Air Force Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patti L. Fries, Air National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tommy F. Tillman Jr., Air National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Lt. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee
• Lt. Gen. Laura A. Potter, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director of Army Staff
• Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe-Africa
• Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director, Joint Staff
• Major Gen. William J. Hartman, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
• Major Gen. Anthony R. Hale, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army
• Major Gen. John B. Richardson IV, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, First United States Army
• Major Gen. Sean A. Gainey, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command
• Major Gen. Heidi J. Hoyle, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4
• Major Gen. Robert M. Collins, Army, to be lieutenant general and Military Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
• Major Gen. David Isaacson, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber; Chief Information Officer, J-6, Joint Staff
• Major Gen. John W. Brennan Jr., Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, US Africa Command
• Major Gen. Mark T. Simerly, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Logistics Agency
• Major Gen. David M. Hodne, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commanding General, Futures and Concepts, U.S. Army Futures Command
• Major Gen. Thomas L. James, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command
• Major Gen. Charles D. Constanza, Army, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, V Corps
• Major Gen. Karl H. Gingrich, Army, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army
• Major Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp, Army, to be lieutenant general and Director’s Advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence)
• Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, Army, to be lieutenant general and The Surgeon General, U.S. Army
• Brig. Gen. William Green Jr., Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stacy M. Babcock, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Laurence S. Linton, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Ronald R. Ragin, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Anthony L. McQueen, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Beth A. Salisbury, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jackie A. Huber, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Warner A. Ross II, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard T. Appelhans, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James B. Bartholomees, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jacqueline D. Brown, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Michelle K. Donahue, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Andrew C. Gainey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David W. Gardner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Gavin J. Gardner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Clair A. Gill, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Garrick M. Harmon, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard A. Harrison, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles T. Lombardo, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Douglas S. Lowrey, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Steven M. Marks, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Mark C. Quander, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Hope C. Rampy, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John T. Reim Jr., Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Lori L. Robinson, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Monte L. Rone, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. William A. Ryan III, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Eric P. Shirley, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David F. Stewart, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Paul T. Sellars, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Curtis D. Taylor, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Brandon R. Tegtmeier, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Colin P. Tuley, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. John W. Weidner, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James P. Work, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. James A. Benson, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Karen A. Berry, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Bobby L. Christine, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Copeland, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Daniel A. Degelow, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Dinonno, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Terry L. Grisham, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. David L. Hall, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Charles D. Hausman, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Cindy H. Haygood, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Corwin J. Lusk, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Jesse M. Morehouse, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Schemenauer, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Isabel R. Smith, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Craig W. Strong, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Patrick C. Thibodeau, Army, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Katherine E. White, Army, to be major general
• Col. Paul W. Dahlen, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Hubert L. Davidson Jr., Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Shawn M. Fuellenbach, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Eric L. Gagnon, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joy L. Grimes, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. John C. Kinton, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott J. Lewis, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason A. Salsgiver, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Darin D. Schuster, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul T. Sellars, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Geoffrey G. Vallee, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jack J. Stumme, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. James F. Porter, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peggy R. McManus, Army Reserve, to be major general
• Col. Carlos M. Caceres, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. William F. Wilkerson, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Evelyn E. Laptook, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brandon C. Anderson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Beth A. Behn, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew W. Braman, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kenneth J. Burgess, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Thomas E. Burke, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Chad C. Chalfont, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kendall J. Clarke, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patrick M. Costello, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Rory A. Crooks, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Troy Denomy, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Sara E. Dudley, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph E. Escandon, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alric L. Francis, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. George C. Hackler, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. William C. Hannan Jr., Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peter G. Hart, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Gregory L. Holden, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul D. Howard, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. James G. Kent, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Curtis W. King, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. John P. Lloyd, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Shannon M. Lucas, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Landis C. Maddox, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kareem P. Montague, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. John B. Mountford, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. David C. Phillips, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kenneth N. Reed, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Charlone E. Stallworth, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jennifer S. Walkawicz, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Camilla A. White, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott D. Wilkinson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeremy S. Wilson, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Scott C. Woodward, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Joseph W. Wortham II, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. David J. Zinn, Army, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brandi B. Peasley, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. John D. Rhodes, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Earl C. Sparks IV, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael A. Ake, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Allen D. Aldenberg, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Toby J. Alkire, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erich H. Babbitt, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ronnie S. Barnes, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew J. Bates, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason P. Benson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kevin M. Berry, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian S. Bischoff, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Todd M. Bookless, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. George H. Brauchler, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Daniel N. Brewer, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kent D. Cavallini, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Erica M. Christie, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Richard P. Cipro, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Patrick G. Clare, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew W. Collins, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew T. Conant, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Herman E. Crosson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jon D. Farr, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Thaddeus D. Fineran, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Peter E. Fiorentino, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. John R. Fleet, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeremy R. Foot, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steve A. Foster, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Paul M. Franken, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason W. Fryman, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. David L. Gibbons III, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bobby M. Ginn Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jerry B. Glass, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alan R. Gronewold, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Barry W. Groton Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Wyatt E. Hansen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Alexander V. Harlamor, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristine L. Henry, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. George W. Horsley, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert C. Horvath, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. David L. Johnson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marvin D. Johnson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert C. Jorgensen Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Gunnar D. Kiersey, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey G. LaPierre, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Leon M. LaPoint, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Eric J. Leckel, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bradley A. Leonard, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Edward W. Lewis, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Reece J. Lutz, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Craig M. Maceri, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jason P. Mahfouz, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Charles B. Martin Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marc R. McCreery, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. John W. McElveen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Russell E. McGuire, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Brian L. Medcalf, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Donald S. Mitchell, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Seth L. Morgulas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Lawrence M. Muennich, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Heidi R. Munro, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Tracy R. Norman, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Zoe M. Ollinger, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Bryan K. Ouellette, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Andrew S. Rendon, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Linda J. Riedel, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Pia Romero, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Keir A. Scoubes, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. James D. Seward, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Christopher M. Thomas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steven R. Todd, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Steven C. Turner, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Theodore O. Unbehagen, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew A. Valas, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Ravindra V. Wagh, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Edward J. Wallace, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Zara A. Walters, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Jeffrey D. Wood, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Marlene K. Markotan, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew N. Gebhard, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Katherine M. Braun, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Renea V. Dorvall, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert S. Crockem Jr., Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Clifford R. Gunst, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Michael C. Henderson, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Col. Kristina J. Green, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Colin J. Morrow, Army Reserve, to be brigadier general
• Col. Anthony B. Poole, Army National Guard, to be brigadier general
• Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, N2/N6, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Intelligence
• Vice Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Supreme Allied Command Transformation
• Vice Adm. Craig A. Clapperton, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Commander, Tenth Fleet/Commander, Navy Space Command
• Vice Adm. Daniel W. Dwyer, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids, Navy, to be vice admiral and Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
• Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
• Rear Adm. Brendan R. McLane, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. John E. Gumbleton, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
• Rear Adm. Christopher S. Gray, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Navy Installations Command
• Rear Adm. James E. Pitts, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, N9, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/Commander, Fifth Fleet and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces
• Rear Adm. Frederick W. Kacher, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Seventh Fleet
• Rear Adm. James P. Downey, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
• Rear Adm. Daniel L. Cheever, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. Robert M. Gaucher, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, and Commander, Allied Submarine Command
• Rear Adm. Douglas G. Perry, Navy, to be vice admiral and Commander, Second Fleet and Commander, Joint Forces Command Norfolk
• Rear Adm. Jeffrey T. Jablon, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics, N4, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse, Navy, to be vice admiral and Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael A. Brookes, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half) and Surgeon General of the Navy
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen R. Tedford, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael W. Baze, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard T. Brophy Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Daniel P. Martin, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr., Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Derek A. Trinque, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Darryl L. Walker, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeromy B. Williams, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth R. Blackmon, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Marc S. Lederer, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert C. Nowakowski, Navy, to be rear admiral
• Capt. Walter D. Brafford, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Robert J. Hawkins, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael B. Devore, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas A. Donovan, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frederic C. Goldhammer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Ian L. Johnson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Neil A. Koprowski, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Joshua Lasky, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Donald W. Marks, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Craig T. Mattingly, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Andrew T. Miller, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Lincoln M. Reifsteck, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frank A. Rhodes IV, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas E. Shultz, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Todd E. Whalen, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Forrest O. Young, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Julie M. Treanor, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Frank G. Schlereth III, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Joshua C. Himes, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Kurtis A. Mole, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Kevin R. Smith, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Todd S. Weeks, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Dianna Wolfson, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Jeffrey A. Jurgemeyer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Richard S. Lofgren, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael S. Mattis, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Richard W. Meyer, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Bryon T. Smith, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Michael R. Vanpoots, Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. John E. Byington, Navy Reserve, , Navy, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. John A. Robinson III, Navy Reserve to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. David E. Ludwa, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Peter K. Muschinske, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)
• Capt. Marc F. Williams, Navy Reserve, to be rear admiral (lower half)

Marine Corps

• Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force
• Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman Jr., Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. James H. Adams III, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Bradford J. Gering, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant, Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Gregory L. Masiello, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Director, Defense Contract Management Agency Col. David R. Everly, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Major Gen. Ryan P. Heritage, Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Commandant for Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr., Marine Corps, to be lieutenant general and Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander, Marine Forces Japan
• Major Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, Marine Corps Reserve, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Marine Forces Reserves/Commander, Marine Forces South
• Col. Kelvin W. Gallman, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Matthew T. Good, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Trevor Hall, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Richard D. Joyce, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Omar J. Randall, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general
• Col. Robert S. Weiler, Marine Corps, to be brigadier general

Space Force

• Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force
• Major Gen. David N. Miller Jr., Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Commander, Space Operations Command
• Major Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, Space Force, to be lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements
• Major Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Space Force to be lieutenant general and Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space/Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander
• Brig. Gen. Donald J. Cothern, Space Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Troy L. Endicott, Space Force, to be major general
• Brig. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba, Space Force, to be major general

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Marine Corps Combat Instructor Role Once Again a Special Duty Assignment

Combat instructors -- Marines who teach entry-level devil dogs basic warfighting skills -- are once again a special duty assignment.

As of May, the combat instructor, which is open to infantry Marines, is again one of these assignments after it was dropped from the criteria several years ago. The change was announced by the service's Manpower and Reserve Affairs division earlier this month.

Special duty assignments, or SDAs, are billets outside of a Marine's primary job and include being a recruiter , drill instructor and security guard. Sometimes those assignments are voluntary, but other times Marines are ordered into them.

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"I went through combat instructor school back in 2015," Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Stokes, an enlisted assignments monitor for combat instructors, said in a video released by the service. "It's an extremely rewarding duty because you actually get to affect and to teach the warfighting skills that all Marines learn through the entry-level training pipeline, and it's really critical for the operational readiness of the force."

Stokes said that the commandant of the Marine Corps , Gen. Eric Smith, issued guidance earlier this year that said the combat instructor role would once again be a special duty assignment.

Combat instructors teach Marines weapons handling, employment of automatic weapons, the nuances of munition types, land navigation, communications, tactics and patrolling, among other tasks critical for young troops entering the Corps.

Typically, tours for combat instructors, and other special duty assignments, are three years. Marines coming back for a second tour may have their assignment shortened to two years, according to a previous Marine Corps message.

Marines assigned to the combat instructor role are primarily sent to the Corps' two infantry schools, located on each coast. Specifically, they are assigned to Camp Pendleton , California, or Camp Lejeune , North Carolina.

Prior to being assigned to the installations, prospective combat instructors go through the Marine Combat Instructor School, or MCIS, a nine-week course that includes written exams, combat conditioning, employment of different weapons systems and other tasks that Marines will be expected to hand down to future generations of infantrymen.

The job is open to volunteers, a spokesperson from Manpower and Reserve Affairs wrote in an email to Military.com on Tuesday.

"However, it may be staffed with involuntary assignments to fill vacancies and achieve maximum billet fill," Capt. Sarah Eason, the spokesperson, added. "Unlike the other SDAs, there are only a limited number of combat instructor billets open to any primary military occupational specialty (MOS), and these routinely fill with volunteers."

The special duty assignment also comes with some perks, Eason said, including special pay , the Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon, promotion board precepts, and a "choice of specific geographic area for the next duty station following tour completion," she said.

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Marine combat instructors can avoid recruiting or drill instructor duty

The Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more, effectively allowing those instructors to sidestep the sometimes-dreaded recruiter or drill instructor jobs .

Each year, a portion of Marine noncommissioned officers are given special duty assignments, which take them out of their regular jobs for a few years to perform other duties on behalf of the Corps. Now, the combat instructor job, which entails training Marines in combat skills, counts as a special duty assignment.

“It’s an extremely rewarding duty because you actually get to affect and to teach the warfighting skills that all Marines learn through the entry-level training pipeline, and it’s really critical for the operational readiness of the force,” Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Stokes , the enlisted assignments monitor for the combat instructor community, said in a video the Marine Corps recently posted to LinkedIn.

Marines get plucked from their regular jobs and placed into special duty assignments through the annual Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignment Screening Team screening process, often called HSST for short.

The Marine Corps itself said in an administrative message in 2023, “A successful SDA tour is a hallmark of a competitive Marine and makes him or her exceptionally qualified for promotion.”

The other special duty assignments are recruiter, drill instructor and Marine security guard detachment commander. Before a rule change that was announced in 2017, combat instructor and Marine security guard watchstander also counted as special duty assignments.

After that change, those two jobs became Type 1 screenable billets, a category that also includes Marine Corps security forces guards, staff noncommissioned officer academy faculty advisors and curriculum developers, and Marine special operators, among others, according to Marine spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Eason.

“Designation as a Special Duty Assignment increases the staffing priority of this duty, ensuring maximum fill of available billets,” Eason said of the recent redesignation of the combat instructor role via email May 3.

A 2019 analysis by the Marine Corps of the impact of special duty assignments — which at the time didn’t include combat instructor — on Marines’ lives found they were correlated with better promotion chances but also with higher rates of divorce, addiction and suicide attempts.

“Due to increased responsibilities and duties outside of one’s normal occupational field, SDA tours are often viewed as a Marine’s most stressful noncombat tour,” the analysis stated.

Now that being a combat instructor is a special duty assignment again, Marines who complete that role won’t end up on future HSST lists, according to Eason.

For the next special duty assignment season, fiscal year 2026, combat instructor may be an option for Marines who end up on the list “but will be subject to availability after the volunteer period,” Eason said.

“Unlike other SDAs, there are a limited number of Combat Instructor billets open to any primary military occupational specialty, and these routinely fill with volunteers,” the spokeswoman added. “The preponderance of Combat Instructor billets requires an infantry primary (military occupational specialty), so Marines in this field will likely be able to request Combat Instructor duty during the HSST.”

As a special duty assignment, the combat instructor role will come with incentives that include easier promotions and choice over a next duty station, according to Eason. Combat instructors will continue to receive special pay.

A plan to make the combat instructor job a special duty assignment again has been in the works since at least 2021, as the Corps planned to lengthen the infantry course from nine to 14 weeks, creating a demand for more instructors. Training Command did not respond by time of publication to a Marine Corps Times question about the current length of the course.

Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.

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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.

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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.

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