Department of defense news release (Aug. 23, 2005): general officer announcements.Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Col. Thomas M. Cole has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Cole is currently serving as deputy program manager for Program Integration, Future Combat Systems Unit of Action, Warren, Mich. Army Col. Jesse R. Cross has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Cross is currently en route to serve as commander, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department , Philadelphia, Pa. Army Col. Kenneth S. Dowd Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname which was once common in Ireland but is now quite rare. The name Dowd is an Anglicisation of the original Ui Dubhda, through its more common form O'Dowd. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Dowd is currently serving as director, Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, J-4, U. S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. Army Col. James L. Hodge has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Hodge is currently serving as deputy commander/director of operations, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Fort Eustis Fort Eustis is a United States Army facility located in Newport News, Virginia. The post is the home to the Army Transportation Corps, and also home to the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School. , Va. Army Col. Patricia E. McQuistion has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. McQuistion is currently serving as director, strategic integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Army Col. James E. Rogers has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Rogers is currently en route to serve as commander, Joint Munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. Command, Rock Island, Ill. Army Col. Kevin R. Wendel has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Wendel is currently en route to serve as commander, 20th Support Command (Chemical, Biological Radiological radiological pertaining to radiology. radiological diagnosis see radiological diagnosis. mobile radiological apparatus x-ray machines that can be moved but are not portable because of their weight. , Nuclear and High Explosive), Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford County). The Army's oldest active proving ground, it was established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I. , Md. Army Col. William T. Wolf has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Wolf is currently serving as deputy commander/assistant commandant, U.S. Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama. It was named for Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United States Army Aviation Warfighting Center (USAAWC) and the United , Ala. |
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