The Chief of Staff, Army announces the assignments of the following officers 30 September 2009:

Brigadier General John R. McMahon, Director, J-7, Engineering, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan to Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Northwestern, Portland, Oregon. Brigadier General McMahon was recently announced as Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Southwestern, Dallas, Texas.

Colonel (Promotable) Mark S. Martins, Chief, International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, United States Army, Arlington, Virginia to Special Assistant to The Judge Advocate General, United States Army, Arlington, Virginia and further detailed to Deputy Commander, Detainee Operations, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force - 435, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan. Colonel (Promotable) Martins was recently announced as Commander, United States Army Legal Services Agency/Chief Judge, United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, Arlington, Virginia.

The Chief of Staff, Army announced the assignments of the following officers:

Brigadier General Gill P. Beck, United States Army Reserve, Chief Judge, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Arlington, Virginia to Commander, United States Army Reserve Legal Command, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Brigadier General Christopher T. Cline, United States Army Reserve, Commander, United States Army Reserve Legal Command (Provisional), Gaithersburg, Maryland to Chief Judge, Office of The Judge Adjutant General, Arlington, Virginia/90th Regional Readiness Command, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Brigadier General Michael S. Linnington, Commandant of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York to Chief, C/J-5, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

Brigadier General William E. Rapp, Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Northwestern, Portland, Oregon to Commandant of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.

Colonel Stephen R. Lyons, Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, C/J-4, International Security Assistance Force, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

The following Army General Officer nominations were confirmed by the Senate on 25 September 2009:

Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, United States Army, for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Commanding General, United States Army Accessions Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. He is currently serving as Commanding General, United States Army Accessions Command/Deputy Commanding General for Initial Military Training, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Lieutenant General John D. Gardner, United States Army, for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Deputy Commander, United States European Command, Germany. He is currently serving as Deputy Commander, Allied Land Component Command, Heidelberg, Germany.

Lieutenant General Frank G. Helmick, United States Army, for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is currently serving as Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq.

Major General Mark P. Hertling, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Deputy Commanding General, Individual Military Training, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. He is currently serving as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Comamnd, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Brigadier General Joseph B. DiBartolomeo, United States Army National Guard, for promotion to the grade of major general. He is currently serving as Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Colonel Ivan N. Black, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Staff Officer, Troop Program Unit, 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Colonel David J. Conboy, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Deputy Commanding General, Troop Program Unit, 98th Division (Initial Entry Training), 108th Training Command, Rochester, New York.

Colonel James V. Young, Jr., United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, (Troop Program Unit), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The Fiscal Year 2009 Brigadier General, Army Competitive Category, Promotion List.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nominations:

Colonel Ivan N. Black, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Staff Officer, Troop Program Unit, 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Colonel David J. Conboy, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Deputy Commanding General, Troop Program Unit, 98th Division (Initial Entry Training), 108th Training Command, Rochester, New York.

Colonel James V. Young, Jr., United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, (Troop Program Unit), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, VirginiaSecretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced that the President has nominated:

Colonel Ivan N. Black, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Staff Officer, Troop Program Unit, 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Colonel David J. Conboy, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Deputy Commanding General, Troop Program Unit, 98th Division (Initial Entry Training), 108th Training Command, Rochester, New York.

Colonel James V. Young, Jr., United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, (Troop Program Unit), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

The Chief of Staff, Army announces the assignments of the following officers:

Major General David N. Blackledge, United States Army Reserve, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, Washington, DC to Commander, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Brigadier General Robert A. Carr to Director for Operations, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC. He recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

Brigadier General Bert K. Mizusawa, United States Army Reserve, Control Group Standby (Inactive), United States Army Human Resource Command, Saint Louis, Missouri to Deputy Commanding General, 335th Theater Signal Command, East Point, Georgia.

Brigadier General Jeffery E. Phillips, United States Army Reserve, Deputy Chief of Public Affairs, (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Office of the Chief, Public Affairs, Washington, DC to Senior Commander Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Colonel (Promotable) Christopher D. Bishop, Army National Guard, Chief of Staff, Vermont Army National Guard, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont to Vice Director for Operations, Plans, Logistics and Engineering, J3/4V, United States Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.