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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Army announces the following officer assignments: 

Regular Army

Maj. Gen. Jeffery D. Broadwater, commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Robin L. Fontes, senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, India, to senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, Egypt.

Maj. Gen. John A. George, deputy director and chief of staff, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to commanding general, Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Futures Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) John W. Brennan Jr. to deputy commander, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  He most recently served as deputy commanding general (Operations), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) Matthew W. McFarlane, senior military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, District of Columbia, to commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Brig. Gen. Jack M. Davis, commandant, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to deputy commanding general, Regional Health Command-Pacific; deputy command surgeon, U.S. Army Pacific; senior market manager, Hawaii, Enhanced Multi-Service Market; and chief of the Army Nurse Corps, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Brig. Gen. William J. Hartman, deputy commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia, to commander, Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. David A. Lesperance, commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia, to commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California.

Brig. Gen. Paula C. Lodi, Director, Healthcare Operations, Office of The Surgeon General, U.S. Army, Falls Church, Virginia, to deputy chief of staff for operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Mark W. Thompson, command surgeon, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to command surgeon, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

U.S. Army Reserve

Maj. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich, U.S. Army Reserve, to chief of staff, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.  She most recently served as commander (Troop Program Unit), 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, Florida.

Maj. Gen. Alberto C. Rosende, U.S. Army Reserve, chief of staff (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commanding general (Troop Program Unit), 63d Readiness Division, Mountain View, California.

Maj. Gen. Richard C. Staats, U.S. Army Reserve, to commander (Troop Program Unit), U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, Houston, Texas.  He most recently served as deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, Houston, Texas.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) John F. Hussey, U.S. Army Reserve, deputy commander, Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 200th Military Police Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) Frederick R. Maiocco, U.S. Army Reserve, commander (Troop Program Unit), 7th Mission Support command; and deputy commanding general, 21st Theater Support Command, Germany, to commanding general (Troop Program Unit), 76th Operational Response Command, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) Gregory J. Mosser, U.S. Army Reserve, assistant to the deputy commanding general - Readiness (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 377th Theater Sustainment Command, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) John H. Phillips, U.S. Army Reserve, deputy chief of staff, G-6, U.S. Army Europe, Germany, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 335th Signal Command (Theater), East Point, Georgia.

Brig. Gen. (Promotable) Joe D. Robinson, U.S. Army Reserve, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 3d Medical Command (Main Command), Forest Park, Georgia.  He most recently served as deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support), Fort Gillem, Georgia.

Brig. Gen. Donald B. Absher, U.S. Army Reserve, vice commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, U.S. Transportation Command, Suffolk, Virginia, to commander (Troop Program Unit), U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama.

Brig. Gen. Cary J. Cowan Jr., U.S. Army Reserve, to deputy commander-Support (Troop Program Unit), 200th Military Police Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.  He most recently served as chief of staff (Troop Program Unit), 200th Military Police Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. Miles A. Davis, U.S. Army Reserve, commander (Troop Program Unit), 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), Fort Benning, Georgia, to assistant to the deputy commanding general - Readiness (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Guidry, U.S. Army Reserve, to deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, Houston, Texas.  He most recently served as commander (Troop Program Unit), Joint Chiefs of Staff - Army Reserve Element, Suffolk, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Michael T. Harvey, U.S. Army Reserve, commanding general (Troop Program Unit), 102d Training Division (Maneuver Support); and deputy commanding general for mobilization and training (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 7th Mission Support Command; and deputy commanding general, 21st Theater Support Command, Germany.

Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Heck, U.S. Army Reserve, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Salt Lake City, Utah.  He most recently served as deputy surgeon, Director Reserve Readiness, Joint Staff (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Isaac Johnson Jr., U.S. Army Reserve, director for Civil Affairs and Civilian Military Operations (C9), U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 351st Civil Affairs Command, Mountain View, California.

Col. (Promotable) Laurence S. Linton, U.S. Army Reserve, deputy chief of staff, G-4 (Active Guard Reserve), U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

Col. (Promotable) Steven B. McLaughlin, U.S. Army Reserve, G-3/5/7 (Troop Program Unit), 63d Readiness Division, Mountain View, California, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 100th Training Division (Leader Development), Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Col. (Promotable) Jan C. Norris, U.S. Army Reserve, deputy commander (Active Guard Reserve), 311th Signal Command (Theater), Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commander (Troop Program Unit), 311th Signal Command (Theater), Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Col. (Promotable) Joseph A. Papenfus, U.S. Army Reserve, chief, current operations (Active Guard Reserve) Office of the Chief Information Officer/G6, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy chief of staff, G-6, U.S. Army Europe, Germany.

Col. (Promotable) Michael K. Pyle, U.S. Army Reserve, commander (Troop Program Unit), 228th Combat Support Hospital, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) Forest Park, Georgia.

Col. (Promotable) Stuart E. Werner, U.S. Army Reserve, assistant chief of staff, G-3/5/7 (Active Guard Reserve), 79th Theater Sustainment Command, Los Alamitos, California, to deputy commanding general (Troop Program Unit), 79th Theater Sustainment Command, Los Alamitos, California.