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

Army Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz Jr. has been nominated to the rank of lieutenant general. Stultz is currently serving as chief, Army Reserve/commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Washington, D.C.

Army Lt. Gen. James D. Thurman has been nominated to the grade of general with assignment as commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Ga. Thurman is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced that the President has nominated:

Brigadier General Jon J. Miller, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of major general. He is currently serving as Chief of Staff, United States Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Colonel Jeffrey N. Colt for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence, Indian Springs Airfield, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.

Colonel Peter A. Deluca for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, United States Army Engineer Division North Atlantic, Fort Hamilton Military Community, Brooklyn, New York.

Colonel Robert M. Dyess Jr. for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Director, Capabilities Developments, Army Capabilities Integration Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Colonel Donald M. MacWillie for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Commander, United States Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas.

The chief of staff, Army announced today the following assignments:

Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, N.C., to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Maj. Gen. Nelson J. Cannon, Army National Guard, commander, 46th Military Police Command, Lansing, Mich., to provost marshal/deputy commander, Detainee Operations, U.S. Forces-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, deputy commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, to commanding general, U.S. Army Africa/commanding general, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Italy.

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

Army Col. Peter A. Deluca has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Deluca is currently serving as commander, U.S. Army Engineer Division North Atlantic, Fort Hamilton Military Community, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Army Col. Robert M. Dyess Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Dyess is currently serving as director, capabilities developments, Army Capabilities Integration Center, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Va.

Army Col. Donald M. MacWillie has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. MacWillie is currently serving as commander, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas.

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

Major General James M. McDonald, Deputy Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq/Director, Security Agreement Secretariat, United States Forces-Iraq to Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Operations (C-3), United States Forces-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq.

Major General David E. Quantock, Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations)/Commanding General, Task Force 134, United States Forces-Iraq to Commanding General, United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Brigadier General William E. Buckler, Jr., United States Army Reserve, Deputy Commander, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Vicksburg, Mississippi/Assistant Chief of Staff, Engineer, Eighth United States Army, Korea to J-7, Director, Engineering, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced that the President has nominated:

Major General John A. Macdonald, Deputy Commanding General, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan to Assistant Chief of Staff, C-3/J-3, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea/Deputy Commanding General, Eighth United States Army, Korea.

Major General Timothy P. McHale, Director, Logistics Operations, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Deputy Commanding General, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Nickolas G. Justice, program executive officer, command, control, and communications (tactical), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to commanding general, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Brig. Gen. Gregg C. Potter, director of intelligence, J-2, U.S. European Command, Germany, to vice director for intelligence, J-2, The Joint Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. N. Lee S. Price, deputy program executive officer, Integration, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to program executive officer, command, control, and communications (tactical), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Col. Stephen B. Leisenring, who has been selected for the rank of brigadier general, special assistant to the director, Mission & Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to commander, Mission & Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Major General Thomas P. Bostick, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army, Washington, DC. He is currently serving as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army, United States Army, Washington, DC.

Major General Robert L. Caslen, Jr., United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is currently serving as Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Brigadier General Mary A. Legere, United States Army, for promotion to the rank of major general. She is currently serving as Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Brigadier General Steven W. Smith, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of major general. He is currently serving as Chief Cyber Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6, Washington, DC.

The following Army General Officer nominations were confirmed by the Senate on 3 December 2009:

Major General Richard P. Formica, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Commanding General, United States Army Space and Missile Defense/United States Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He recently served as Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

Major General Michael L. Oates, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Arlington, Virginia. He recently served as Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division (Light) and Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York.

Major General William N. Phillips, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Military Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, DC. He is currently serving as Commander, Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq.

Major General Guy C. Swan III, United States Army, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Commanding General, United States Army North/Fifth United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He recently served as Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq.

Brigadier General Charles J. Barr, United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the grade of major general. He is currently serving as Chief of Staff, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, United States Forces Korea, Yongsan, Korea.

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

Brigadier General (Promotable) James C. McConville, Deputy Chief, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC to Chief, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC.

Brigadier General Colleen L. McGuire, Director, Senior Leader Development, Office of the Chief of Staff Army, Washington, DC to Provost Marshal/Commanding General, United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, Washington, DC.

Brigadier General Nickolas P. Tooliatos, Army Reserve, Commander, 5th Battle Command Training Brigade, 75th Battle Command Training Division, Camp Parks, California to Deputy Commanding General, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Kuwait.

Brigadier General Peter B. Zwack, Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany to Military Executive, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, Maryland.

Colonel (Promotable) Billy D. Farris II, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army, United States Army, Washington, DC to Deputy Chief, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC.

*Colonel Stephen E. Joyce, Army National Guard, Chief of Staff, Georgia Army National Guard and Commander, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Rear) to Vice Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, United States Joint Forces Command.

* Assignment of a colonel to a general officer position should not be construed as the Senate's consent of their promotion nomination, and there will be no action to frock or promote until Senate confirmation.