Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that the President has made the following nominations: Army Reserve Col. Christie L. Nixon for promotion to the rank of brigadier general and for assignment as deputy commander, U. S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va. Nixon is currently serving as commander, U. S. Army […]
Archive for March 22nd, 2013
General Officer Announcements – March 22, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, announced today that the President has made the following nominates: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler for re-appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and for assignment as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; commander, Marine Forces Japan. Wissler is currently serving as the deputy commandant for Programs and […]
General Officer Announcements – March 22, 2013
The chief of staff, Air Force announces the assignment of the following general officers: Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Masiello, director of Special Programs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Brig. […]
Defense Contracts – March 22, 2013
The DEFENSE CONTRACTS today were awarded to the following companies. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Caterpillar Incorporated Defense & Federal Products, Mossville, Ill., was awarded contract (SPE8EC-13-D-0008). The award is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract with a maximum $633,000,000 for material handling equipment. Locations of performance are Illinois, Pennsylvania, Belgium, Japan, Germany, and Texas with a March […]
Army Releases February 2013 Suicide Information
The Army released suicide data today for the month of February 2013. During February, among active-duty soldiers, there were 11 potential suicides: three have been confirmed as suicides and eight remain under investigation. For January 2013, the Army reported 19 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers; however, subsequent to the […]