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Senior leader announcement: Week of July 25Published July 25, 2022
                    
                    
                    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
            **ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)  --**Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announced the following retirements, senior leader and general officer assignments.
U.S. Air Force
Senior Leader Assignments:**Thomas J. Lawhead**
From: Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington**Carrie L. Waltz**
From: Vice Director, Manpower and Personnel, J-1, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Deputy Director, Military Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington**Dr. Thomas A. Spencer**
From: General Engineer, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
To: Executive Director, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
From: General Engineer, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
To: Executive Director, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.**Brian J. Cook**
From: Intelligence Specialist, Air Force Cryptologic Office, 16th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
To: Technical Director, 16th Air Force, ACC, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
From: Intelligence Specialist, Air Force Cryptologic Office, 16th Air Force, ACC, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas**Steven T. Cox**
From: Technical Advisor, Financial Management Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
To: Senior Financial Advisor, Financial Management Directorate, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
U.S. Space Force
Senior Leader Retirement:**Pamela C. Schwenke**
From: Deputy Director, Plans and Programs, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements and Analysis, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington
General Officer Assignments:**Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon**
From: Director of Intelligence, J-2, Headquarters United States Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
To: Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters USSF, the Pentagon, Arlington**Brig. Gen. (Sel) Brian D. Sidari**
From: Director, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.
To: Director of Intelligence, J-2, Headquarters USSC, Peterson SFB, Colo.
Senior Leader Assignment:**Stephen L. Hart**
From: Associate Director of Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Deputy Director, Plans and Programs, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements and Analysis, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, USSF, the Pentagon, ArlingtonFS 



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