Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Air Force Lt. Gen. John D. Lamontagne for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Lamontagne is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as chief of the National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Nordhaus is currently serving as the commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Randall Reed for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Reed is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael L. Ahmann for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Maj. Gen. Ahmann is currently serving as director, Programs and Resources, J-8, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael L. Downs for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as associate director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs, Washington, D.C. Downs is currently serving as vice director for the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Evan L. Pettus for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as military deputy commander, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida. Pettus is currently serving as commander, Twelfth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as deputy commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Sonkiss is currently serving as deputy commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Army Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Brady for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as the inspector general, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D. C. Brady currently serves as the chief of staff, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Army Maj. Gen. Edmond M. Brown for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas. Brown currently serves as the chief of staff, U.S. Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas.
Army Maj. Gen. Curtis A. Buzzard for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Security Assistance Group – Ukraine, Operation Atlantic Resolve, Germany. Buzzard most recently served as commanding general, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore, Fort Moore, Georgia.
Army Maj. Gen. Gavin A. Lawrence for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commanding general/chief of staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Lawrence currently serves as the commanding general, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Army Maj. Gen. Joel B. Vowell for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Vowell currently serves as the commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq.
Space Force Brig. Gen. Devin R. Pepper for appointment to the grade of major general. Pepper is currently serving as the deputy chief of staff, Strategic Plans and Policy, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, NATO, Norfolk, Virginia.
