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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Army announced today the following assignments:

Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to commanding general, U.S. Army Military District of Washington/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, Washington, District of Columbia.

Maj. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Resolute Support Mission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Deputy Director, Plans, J-2, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Afghanistan, to commanding general/commandant, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Maj. Gen. James B. Linder, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Africa Command, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Maj. Gen. Bryan R. Owens, director, J-3, U.S. European Command, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army Alaska/Deputy Commander, U.S. Alaskan Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commanding general, U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), Japan.

Maj. Gen. Mark R. Quantock, military deputy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia, to deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Resolute Support Mission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization/deputy director, Plans, J-2, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Eric P. Wendt, commanding general, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to chief of staff, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Maj. Gen. Mark W. Yenter, assistant chief of staff, C-3/J-3, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea, to deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, deputy director for operations, U.S. Africa Command, Germany, to commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Africa Command, Germany.

Brig. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., director of force management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, District of Columbia, to commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to deputy commanding general for Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Douglas M. Gabram, deputy commanding general (Support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, to deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Randy A. George, deputy commanding general (Maneuver), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, to director of force management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Mark W. Gillette, senior defense official/defense attaché-China (U.S. Pacific Command), Defense Intelligence Agency, China, to deputy director for Strategic Planning and Policy, J-5, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Brig. Gen. William B. Hickman, commanding general, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Fort Polk, Louisiana, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central/Third U.S. Army, Kuwait.

Brig. Gen. Donald E. Jackson Jr., deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, commanding general, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Northwestern, Portland, Oregon, to deputy commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Leader Development and Education, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Brig. Gen. William E. King IV, assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7 (Readiness), U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. Christopher P. McPadden, director, Concept Development and Learning, Army Capabilities Integration Center, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to deputy director, Strategy and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. James J. Mingus, deputy director, Special Plans Working Group, J-5, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to deputy commanding general, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Brig. Gen. Leopoldo A. Quintas Jr., deputy commanding general (Support), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, to director, Concept Development and Learning, Army Capabilities Integration Center, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas, to commanding general, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Northwestern, Portland, Oregon.