Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general. Beaurpere is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Army Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Crist for appointment to the grade of major general. Crist is currently serving as deputy director, C-4, Combined Forces Command; director of logistics, U-4, United Nations Command; and director, J-4, U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea.
Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Davis for appointment to the grade of major general. Davis is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Army Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Ellis for appointment to the grade of major general. Ellis is currently serving as director, Network Cross Functional Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Army Brig. Gen. Jasper Jeffers III for appointment to the grade of major general. Jeffers is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Central, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Army Brig. Gen. Niave F. Knell for appointment to the grade of major general. Knell is currently serving as deputy commanding general (support), 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Army Brig. Gen. Michael B. Lalor for appointment to the grade of major general. Lalor is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Michigan.
Army Brig. Gen. Francisco J. Lozano for appointment to the grade of major general. Lozano is currently serving as program executive officer, Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Army Brig. Gen. Constantin E. Nicolet for appointment to the grade of major general. Nicolet is currently serving as director, J-2, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Army Brig. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples for appointment to the grade of major general. Peeples is currently serving as commanding general, Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Army Brig. Gen. Philip J. Ryan for appointment to the grade of major general. Ryan is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army South, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
Army Brig. Gen. Christopher D. Schneider for appointment to the grade of major general. Schneider is currently serving as program executive officer, Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Army Brig. Gen. Michael J. Simmering for appointment to the grade of major general. Simmering is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Moore, Georgia.
Army Brig. Gen. Jason C. Slider for appointment to the grade of major general. Slider is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Army Brig. Gen. James D. Turinetti IV for appointment to the grade of major general. Turinetti is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. VanAntwerp for appointment to the grade of major general. VanAntwerp is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
