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Immediate Release

General Officer Assignments

The chief of staff, Air Force announced the following assignments:

Maj. Gen. Mark C. Dillon, deputy chief of staff for the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea, Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea, to vice commander, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Brig. Gen. David S. Nahom, director, regional affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to deputy director, plans and programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien, special assistant to the deputy chief of staff, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director of Intelligence, J-2, Headquarters U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Brig. Gen. Lenny J. Richoux, director, Air Force Colonel Management Office, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director of services, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Taliaferro, deputy director, plans and programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to director, plans, programs, and requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Billy D. Thompson, chief, Air Force Senate Liaison Office, Office of the Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, to director, regional affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.