Office of the Chief of Staff, Army General Officer Announcement 15 July 2008
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced that the President nominated the Army Competitive Category colonels listed below for promotion to the rank of brigadier general.
Name (Branch)/Current Assignment
Colonel Heidi V. Brown (AD) Effects Coordinator I Corps and Fort Lewis Fort Lewis, Washington 98433
Colonel John A. Davis (30) En route to: Deputy Commander Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations Defense Information Systems Agency P.O. Box 4502 Arlington, Virginia 22204-4502
Colonel Edward P. Donnelly, Jr. (50) Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army United States Army 200 Army Pentagon, Room 3B548 Washington, DC 20310-0200
Colonel Karen E. Dyson (FI) Deputy Director for Army Budget Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) 109 Army Pentagon, Room 3E588 Washington, DC 20310-0109
Colonel Robert S. Ferrell (SC) En route to: Director Future Combat System Strategic Communications Army Capabilities Integration Center-Forward 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 12110 Arlington, Virginia 22202
Colonel Stephen G. Fogarty (MI) Director of Intelligence, J-2 United States Central Command 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 33621
Colonel Michael X. Garrett (IN) Enroute to: Senior Military Fellow Center for a New American Security (CNAS) 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 403 Washington, DC 20004
Colonel Thomas A. Harvey (TC) Assistant Chief of Staff, C-4/J-4 United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/ United States Forces Korea/ Deputy Commander (Support), Eighth United States Army/ Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea (Advanced Element) APO AP 96271
Colonel Thomas A. Horlander (45) En route to: Director, Resource Management Installation Management Command 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202
Colonel Paul J. Lacamera (IN) United States Joint Special Operations Command Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307
Colonel Sean B. MacFarland (AR) Commander Joint Task Force North United States Northern Command Building 11603, SSG Sims Road, Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss, Texas 79918
Colonel Kevin W. Mangum (AV) Senior Commander, Fort Drum 10th Mountain Division (Light) and Fort Drum Fort Drum, New York 13602-5947
Colonel Robert M. McCaleb (49) Deputy Director Program Analysis and Evaluation Officer of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 United States Army 700 Army Pentagon, Room 3E362 Washington, DC 20310-0700
Colonel Colleen L. McGuire (MP) Director, Senior Leader Development Office of the Chief of Staff, Army 200 Army Pentagon, Room 2A476 Washington, DC 20310-0200
Colonel Herbert R. McMaster, Jr. (AR) En route to: Director Concepts Development and Experimentation Army Capabilities Integration Center Unites States Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Monroe, Virginia 23651-5000
Colonel Austin S. Miller (IN) Deputy Director for Special Operations J-37, The Joint Staff 3000 Joint Staff Pentagon, Room BD1022 Washington, DC 20318-3000
Colonel John M. Murray (IN) Deputy Commander 1st Cavalry Division Fort Hood, Texas 76545
Colonel Richard P. Mustion (AG) Commander United States Army Soldier Support Institute 10000 Hampton Parkway Fort Jackson, South Carolina 29207-7025
Colonel Camille M. Nichols (AC) Commander United States Army Expeditionary Contracting Command 9301 Chapel Road, Building 1, Room 1SE6411 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060
Colonel John R. O'Connor (TC) Deputy Commander/Director of Operations Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Building 661, Sheppard Place Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604
Colonel Lawarren V. Patterson (SC) Chief Joint/Current Operations Division Office of the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 Taylor Building, 2530 Crystal Drive Arlington, Virginia 22202
Colonel Gustave F. Perna (OD) Commander Defense Supply Center - Philadelphia 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5092
Colonel Warren E. Phipps, Jr. (AV) Deputy Commander/Assistant Commandant United States Army Aviation Center Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362-5000
Colonel Gregg C. Potter (MI) United States Army Intelligence and Security Command Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060
Colonel Nancy L. Price (AC) Deputy Program Manager Future Combat System Brigade Combat Team Program Integration (Network/Complementary Programs) Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005
Colonel Edward M. Reeder, Jr. (SF) Executive Officer to the Commander United States Special Operations Command 7701 Tampa Point Boulevard MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 33621-5323
Colonel Ross E. Ridge (FA) Chief of Staff, Strategic Effects Multi-National Forces- Iraq OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq APO AE 09316
Colonel Jess A. Scarbrough (AC) Assistant Deputy for Acquistion and Systems Management Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 103 Army Pentagon, Room 2E541 Washington, DC 20310-0103
Colonel Michael H. Shields (IN) Assistant Deputy Director Politico-Military (Europe and Africa Affairs), J-5 The Joint Staff 5100 Joint Staff Pentagon Room 2D775 Washington, DC 20318-5124
Colonel Jefforey A. Smith (IN) Assistant Division Commander (Support) 10th Mountain Division (Light)/ Multi-National Division - Center OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq APO AE 09342
Colonel Leslie C. Smith (CM) Commandant United States Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School/ Deputy Commander, Material and Technology United States Army Maneuver Support Center 401 MANSCEN Loop, Suite 1041 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473-8926
Colonel Jeffrey J. Snow (IN) Commander 20th Support Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive) 5183 Blackhawk Road, Building E1947 Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5424
Colonel Kurt S. Story (40) Deputy Commander (Operations) United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/ United States Army Forces Strategic Command 350 Vandenberg Street Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 80914-4901
Colonel Kenneth E. Tovo (SF) Deputy Commander Special Operations Command Europe United States European Command CMR 480, Box 206 APO AE 09128
Colonel Stephen J. Townsend (IN) Executive Officer to the Commander United States Central Command 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 33621-5101
Colonel John Uberti (FA) Commander Installation Management Command Korea Region Unit # 15742 APO AP 96205
Colonel Thomas S. Vandal (FA) Deputy Commander (Maneuver) 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) Fort Stewart, Georgia 31314
Colonel Bryan G. Watson (EN) Chief of Staff 1st Armored Division OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq APO AE 09096
Colonel John F. Wharton (QM) Deputy Commander United States Army Field Support Command with duty as Commander, Army Materiel Command Forward-Southwest Asia/G-4, United States Army Central APO AE 09366
Colonel Mark W. Yenter (EN) Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 United States Army 400 Army Pentagon, Room 2E366 Washington, DC 20310-0400
The Selection Board consisted of the following general officers (all grades and assignments shown are as of the convening date of the board):
General David H. Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
General Charles C. Campbell, Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia
Lieutenant General Peter W. Chiarelli, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
Lieutenant General Ann E. Dunwoody, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, United States Army, Washington, DC
Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, 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 F. Kimmons, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Army, Washington, DC
Lieutenant General Stanley A. McChrystal, Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/ Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, United States Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, United States Army, Washington, DC
Lieutenant General David P. Valcourt, Commanding General, Eighth United States Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea
Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC
Major General Sean J. Byrne, Commanding General, United States Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia
Major General Randal R. Castro, Deputy Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Major General Bernard S. Champoux, Deputy Commander, Security International Security Assistance Force, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Major General Anthony A. Cucolo III, Chief of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC
Major General Robert P. Lennox, Commanding General, United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, Texas
Major General John F. Mulholland, Jr., Commander, Special Operations Command Central, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Major General Roger A. Nadeau, Commanding General, United States Army Test and Evaluation Command, Alexandria, Virginia
Major General Virgil L. Packett II, Commanding General, United States Army Aviation Warfighting Center and Fort Rucker, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Major General Edgar E. Stanton III, Director for Army Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller), Washington, DC
Major General Peter M. Vangjel, Commanding General ,United States Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Major General Dennis L. Via, Commanding General, United States Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command and Fort Monmouth, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
The following statistical data applies to the nominees as of the day of selection:
AGE AT SELECTION YOUNGEST: 44 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AVERAGE: 48 YEARS, 1 MONTH OLDEST: 54 YEARS, 3 MONTHS
TIME IN GRADE LEAST: 1 YEAR, 11 MONTHS AVERAGE: 4 YEARS, 0 MONTHS MOST: 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS
YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE LEAST: 21 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AVERAGE: 25 YEARS, 5 MONTHS MOST: 29 YEARS, 4 MONTH
YEAR GROUP MOST RECENT: 1986 PREDOMINANT: 1982 EARLIEST: 1978