The chief of staff, Air Force, announces the assignment of the following general officers:
Maj. Gen. Peter E. Gersten, director, strategic plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Maj. Gen. Brian M. Killough, director of strategy, concepts and assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, strategic plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
Maj. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to vice director, J-5, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
Maj. Gen. Sarah E. Zabel, vice director, Defense Information Systems Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, to director, information technology acquisition process development, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia.
Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks, commanding general, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air; and commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, to director of strategy, concepts and assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
Brig. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr., who has been selected to the grade of major general, from director, future warfare, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to chief of safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia; and commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
Col. Michael L. Downs, who has been selected to the grade of brigadier general, from commander, 17th Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, to director, future warfare, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.