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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

June 16, 2017
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Lt. Gen. John B. Cooper for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and for assignment as commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.  Cooper is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, logistics, engineering and force protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and for assignment as deputy chief of staff, logistics, engineering, and force protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.  Levy is currently serving as commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.