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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

July 15, 2019

The chief of staff, Air Force announces the assignment of the following general officers:

Brig. Gen. William G. Holt III, special assistant to the commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, to director, joint exercise and training, J-7, U.S. Space Command.

Brig. Gen. Christopher S. Povak, commander, Space Operations Wing, Aerospace Data Facility, Colorado, National Reconnaissance Office, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to deputy commander, Joint Task Force-Space Defense, U.S. Space Command.

Col. Julian C. Cheater, who has been selected for the grade of brigadier general, from commander, 432d Wing and 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Combat Command, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, to director, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.