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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Senior Leader AnnouncementSenior Leader Announcement. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by James R Masie & Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)
                
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Senior leader announcement: Week of June 27Published June 27, 2022
                    
                    
                    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
            **ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --****General Officer Nominations:** U.S. Air Force The President has nominated to the Senate the following general officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as indicated:Maj. Gen. Donna D. ShiptonFrom: Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office and Commander, Space Force Element, National Reconnaissance Office, ChantillyTo: Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Pentagon, ArlingtonU.S. Space Force The President has nominated to the Senate the following general officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as indicated:Maj. Gen. Philip A. GarrantFrom: Program Executive, Ground-Based Weapon Systems, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, AlabamaTo: Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters United States Space Force, the Pentagonz**General Officer Confirmations:** The Senate has confirmed the following general officer for appointment to the grade of general with assignment as indicated:Lt. Gen. James B. HeckerFrom: Commander and President, Air University, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, AlabamaTo: Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe; Commander, United States Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center, Ramstein Air Base, GermanyThe Senate has confirmed the following general officers for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as indicated:Maj. Gen. Stacey T. HawkinsFrom: Director, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-EustisTo: Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker AFB, OklahomaMaj. Gen. Kevin B. KennedyFrom: Director, Operations, J-3, Headquarters United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, MarylandTo: Commander, Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command, JB San Antonio-Lackland, TexasMaj. Gen. Leah G. LauderbackFrom: Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters United States Space Force, the PentagonTo: Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, the PentagonThe following brigadier generals have been confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the grade of major general, United States Air Force:Line of the Air ForceDavid W.AbbaDirector, Department of Defense Special Access Programs Central Office Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Pentagon, Arlington Joel L. CareyDeputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters Allied Air Command, NATO, Ramstein Air Base, GermanyJulian C. CheaterCommanding General Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism, United States Central Command, Al Udeid AB, QatarDarren R. ColeDirector of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IllinoisHeath A. CollinsAir Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin AFB, FloridaDouglas S. CoppingerDeputy Chief, Central Security Service, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MarylandDaniel A. DeVoeCommander, 618th Air Operations Center, AMC, Scott AFB, Illinois Steven G. Edwards, Steven G. Chief of Staff Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AFB, GermanyMichael A. GreinerDirector, Financial Management, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioStephen F. Jost, Stephen F.Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, United States Transportation Command, Norfolk, Va.John M. Klein Jr.Inspector General, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, IllinoisDaniel T. LasicaDirector, Current Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, ArlingtonBenjamin R. MaitreDirector, Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessments, J-8, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FloridaJohn P. NewberryAir Force Program Executive Officer for Bombers, AFLCMC, AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioEvan L. PettusVice Commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis AFB, NevadaBradley L. PyburnChief of Staff, United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, MarylandMark B. PyeDirector, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, HAF, ArlingtonDavid J. SanfordCommander, Defense Logistics Agency - Aviation Defense Logistics Agency, RichmondJennifer M. ShortDeputy Director, Strategic Planning and Policy, J-5United States Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, HawaiiDavid W. SnoddyDeputy Director, Operations, J-3, USCYBERCOM, Fort Meade, Md.Alice W. TrevinoDeputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Pentagon, ArlingtonParker H. WrightDirector, Intelligence and Information, J-2, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, ColoradoThe following colonel has been confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the grade of brigadier general, United States Air Force:Line of the Air Force – Judge Advocate Michael D. TomatzStaff Judge Advocate, United States European Command, Stuttgart, GermanyFS 



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