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Senior leader announcement: Week of June 6

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  • Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  

The Senate has confirmed the following general officers for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as indicated:

General officer confirmations:
Lt. Gen. Steven L. Basham
From: Deputy Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe, and Deputy Commander, United States Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
To: Deputy Commander, United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany

Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot
From: Commander, United States Air Forces Central Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Commander, Ninth Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command; and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, United States Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
To: Deputy Commander, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida

Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh
From: Commander, Sixteenth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
To: Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

Maj. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich
From: Director of Operations, J-3, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
To: Commander, United States Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, South Carolina; Commander, Ninth Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command; and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, United States Central Command, Al Udeid AB, Qatar

Maj. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski
From: Deputy Commander, Fifth Air Force and Director, Pacific Air Forces Joint Air Component Coordination Element, Pacific Air Forces, Yokota AB, Japan
To: Director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington

Maj. Gen. John D. Lamontagne
From: Chief of Staff, United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
To: Deputy Commander, United States Air Forces Europe, and Deputy Commander, United States Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany

Maj. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr.
From:  Director of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington

Maj. Gen. Charles L. Plummer
From: Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington

Maj. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt
From: Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
To: Director, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Arlington

Maj. Gen. Andrea D. Tullos
From: Deputy Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
To: Commander and President, Air University, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

Brig. Gen. Caroline M. Miller
From: Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
To: Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington

U.S. Space Force General Officer Confirmations
The following colonels have been confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the grade of brigadier general, United States Space Force:

Line of the Space Force:
Robert J. Hutt
Chief, Programming Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis, Headquarters, United States Space Force

Anthony J. Mastalir
Special Assistant to the Deputy Commander, Space Operations Command

Jacob Middleton, Jr.
Director of National Security Space Policy, National Space Council

Kristin L. Panzenhagen
Senior Materiel Leader, Integrated Ground Enterprise Directorate, Headquarters National Reconnaissance Office

Brian D. Sidari
Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters, Space Operations Command

U.S. Air Force general officer retirements
Lt. Gen. Sam C. Barrett
From: Director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington

Maj. Gen. Aaron M. Prupas
From: Director, Defense Intelligence for Warfighter Support, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, the Pentagon, Arlington

General officer assignments:
Brig. Gen. Aaron D. Drake
From: Commander, National Security Agency - Texas, 16th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
To: Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Moscow, Russia

Brig. Gen. (Select) Peter M. Bonetti
From: Deputy Director, Integration and Innovation, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Director, Nuclear Enterprise Support Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir

Brig. Gen. (Select) Jason M. Janaros
From: Director, Air Force General Officer Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington
To: Director, Air Force Reserve Personnel, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington

U.S. Space Force Senior Leader Assignments:
Katharine Kelley
From: Chief Human Capital Officer, Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas
To: Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington