Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Air Force Col. Kirsten G. Aguilar for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Aguilar is currently serving as the commander, 673d Air Base Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Air Force Col. Jason E. Bartolomei for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Bartolomei is currently senior materiel leader and system program manager, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program Office, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Air Force Col. Paul R. Birch for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Birch is currently serving as the chief, Strategic Planning Integration Division, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Heather W. Blackwell for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Blackwell is currently serving as the director, cyberspace and information dominance, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Peter M. Bonetti for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Bonetti is currently serving as the chief, Assessments Division, deputy chief of staff, strategy, integration and requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Maurizio D. Calabrese for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Maurizio is currently serving as the commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cyber effects operations, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Daniel C. Clayton for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Clayton is currently serving as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Richard R. Dickens for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Dickens is currently serving as the chief, futures and concept development, deputy chief of staff, strategy, integration and requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. David A. Doss for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Doss is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Air Force Col. Jon A. Eberlan for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Eberlan is currently serving as the director, budget programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. David C Epperson for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Epperson is currently serving as the director, Checkmate Division, deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. William C. Freeman for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Freeman is currently serving as director of operations, Headquarters United States Special Operations Command-Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
Air Force Col. Lance R. French for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. French is currently serving as commander, Defense Contract Management Agency, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment, Carson, California.
Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Friedel is currently serving as the commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Misawa Air Base, Japan.
Air Force Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Geraghty is currently serving as the commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Air Force Materiel Command, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.
Air Force Col. Richard A. Goodman for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Goodman is currently serving as the executive assistant to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force Col. Douglas D. Jackson for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Jackson is currently serving as a military fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York.
Air Force Col. Jason M. Janaros for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Janaros is currently serving as the director, air force general officer management, deputy chief of staff, manpower, personnel and services, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Ryan P. Keeney for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Keeney is currently serving as the commander, 49th Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Air Force Col. David R. Lopez for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Lopez is currently serving as the executive officer to the commander, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Gavin P. Marks for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Marks is currently serving as the director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Roger R. Messer for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Messer is currently serving as the deputy director, plans, programs and requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Air Force Col. Patrick G. Miller for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as the commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Brian R. Moore for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Moore is currently serving as the director of staff, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Nathan L. Owendoff for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Owendoff is currently serving as the commander, 352nd Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
Air Force Col. William S. Rogers for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Rogers is currently serving as the program executive officer, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and special operations force and director, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Force Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Air Force Col. Jocelyn J. Schermerhorn for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Schermerhorn is currently serving as the commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Air Force Col. Jeffrey T. Schreiner for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Schreiner is currently serving as the chief, nuclear operations, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Air Force Col. Travolis A. Simmons for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Simmons is currently serving as the commander, 3rd Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Air Force Col. Melissa A. Stone for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Stone is currently serving as the chief, Air Force Senate liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Geoffrey F. Weiss for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Weiss is currently serving as the assistant deputy director, current integrated operations, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Col. Michael J. Zuhlsdorf for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Zuhlsdorf is currently serving as the deputy director, logistics, engineering and force protection, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.