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Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn slated to command US Army Pacific, and 14 other promotions

Fifteen general officer assignments were announced by the Army chief of staff Monday, including the ascension of Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn to command U.S. Army Pacific out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Flynn, who currently serves as deputy chief of staff for Army operations, plans and training at the Pentagon, was key in crafting a new Army force generation model that was introduced this fall.

The new model is designed to regionally align Army units in roughly one year, Flynn previously told Army Times , giving soldiers expertise in the parts of the world to which they would deploy during an actual conflict and allowing them to stockpile the right equipment to win those clashes.

That type of preparation will help Flynn as he takes control of U.S. Army Pacific, a region where the Pentagon’s attention has increasingly shifted to confront a rising China.

Of note, Flynn is the younger brother of former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn , who served as Trump’s first national security adviser before resigning within one month for lying about his contacts with Russian officials. Michael Flynn has remained a controversial public figure due to his support for the QAnon conspiracy and for proposing President Donald Trump impose martial law and deploy the military to re-run the 2020 election .

The familial ties drew scrutiny last week when the Army falsely denied that Charles Flynn was present during a phone call between the Pentagon and D.C. officials as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot unfolded, according to the Washington Post . The Army ultimately confirmed to the Post that Flynn participated in the phone call, during which the Capitol Police pleaded for National Guard troops to assist in securing Capitol grounds.

There’s no indication Flynn shares his brother’s extreme views, and Flynn’s own career trajectory appears uninhibited by the relationship. His nomination for a fourth star was sent to the U.S. Senate in November and confirmed by a voice vote on Dec. 20.

Fourteen other general officers’ assignments were announced along with Flynn’s Monday:

• Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, senior military assistant to the secretary of defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., to commander, Joint Special Operations Command; and commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

• Maj. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, commanding general, 2d Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea, to deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

• Maj. Gen. Omar J. Jones, commanding general, Military District of Washington; and commander, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, Washington, D.C., to deputy commanding general, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

• Brig. Gen. Edmond M. Brown, deputy director/chief of staff, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to commanding general, Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Futures Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

• Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Drew, military deputy, Talent Management Task Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to director, Talent Management Task Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

• Brig. Gen. Brett T. Funck, deputy commanding general (Operations), 10th Mountain Division (Light); and acting senior commander-Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

• Brig. Gen. Clair A. Gill, deputy commanding general (Support), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

• Brig. Gen. Guy M. Jones, deputy commanding general (Maneuver), 2d Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea, to deputy director/chief of staff, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

• Brig. Gen. Michael C. McCurry II, director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to director, Force Development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

• Brig. Gen. Mark C. Quander, commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to commandant of cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.

• Brig. Gen. Jeth B. Rey, director, J-6, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to director, Network Cross Functional Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

• Brig. Gen. William A. Ryan III, senior advisor to the Ministry of Defense, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Afghanistan, to chief of staff, U.S. Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

• Brig. Gen. Curtis D. Taylor, commander, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California.

• Brig. Gen. Joel B. Vowell, deputy director, Strategic Planning and Policy, J-5, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, to commanding general, U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), Japan.

Kyle Rempfer was an editor and reporter who has covered combat operations, criminal cases, foreign military assistance and training accidents. Before entering journalism, Kyle served in U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and deployed in 2014 to Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and Baghdad, Iraq.

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General Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Quantico, Virginia.  Borgschulte is currently serving as commanding general, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, San Diego, California.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic; and commander, Marine Forces North.  Shea is currently serving as the legislative assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr. for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Marine Corps Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.  Rock is currently serving as the commandant, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood for appointment to the grade of major general.  Bythewood is currently serving as the deputy commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. 

Space Force Brig. Gen. James E. Smith for appointment to the grade of major general.  Smith is currently serving as the assistant deputy chief of space operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear: and deputy chief operations officer, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Jack R. Arthaud for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Arthaud is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 

Air Force Col. Anthony D. Babcock for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Babcock is currently serving as chief, Aircraft Maintenance Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Catherine V. Barrington for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Barrington is currently serving as the military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Ariel G. Batungbacal for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Batungbacal is currently serving as the commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 

Air Force Col. Cassius T. Bentley III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Bentley is currently serving as the deputy director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Col. John A. Cluck for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cluck is currently serving as the wing commander, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, Missouri.

Air Force Col. Michael D. Curry for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Curry is currently serving as the director, Secretary of the Air Force; and chief of staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Air Force Col. Lindsay C. Droz for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Droz is currently serving as the director of staff, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 

Air Force Col. Mason R. Dula for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Dula is currently serving as the executive officer to the commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.  

Air Force Col. Todd R. Dyer for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Dyer is currently serving as the division chief, Futures and Concepts Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Travis L. Edwards for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Edwards is currently serving as the deputy director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence & Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.  

Air Force Col. Chad R. Ellsworth for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Ellsworth is currently serving as the deputy director, Contested Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Paul G. Filcek for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Filcek is currently serving as the director, Space Force Mission Sustainment Division, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Brian A. Filler for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Filler is currently serving as the director, Air Force Colonel Management Office, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. John B. Gallemore for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Gallemore is currently serving as inspector general, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. 

Air Force Col. Timothy A. Herritage for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Herritage is currently serving as principal deputy director, Air Force Public Affairs, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. James V. Hewitt for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Hewitt is currently serving as the chief, Legislative Affairs, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland.

Air Force Col. Jay A. Johnson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Johnson is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Air Force Col. Matthew E. Jones for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Jones is currently serving as the division chief, Joint Operations Division Africa Command, Regional Operations Directorate, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  

Air Force Col. Michele A. Lobianco for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Lobianco is currently serving as the commander, 15th Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Air Force Col. Sean E. Lowe for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Lowe is currently serving as the commander, 603rd Air Operations Center, U.S. Air Forces Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 

Air Force Col. Robert P. Lyons III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Lyons is currently serving as the senior materiel leader, F-35 Air Vehicle Program Management Office, Air Force Material Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Mark A Massaro for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Air Force Col. Kimberly A. McCue for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. McCue is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director, Medical Operations, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia. Air Force Col. Craig D. Prather for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Prather is currently serving as the chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. 

Air Force Col. Joseph L. Sheffield for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Sheffield is currently serving as the chief, House Liaison Division, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Andrew J. Steffen for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Steffen is currently serving as the assistant deputy commander, 16th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force Col. Kristen D. Thompson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Thompson is currently serving as military fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York.

Air Force Col. Brian E. Vaughn for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Vaughn is currently serving as the wing commander, 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Alabama.

Air Force Col. Shane S. Vesely for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Vesely is currently serving as the deputy commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii. 

Air Force Col. Douglas P. Wickert for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Wickert is currently serving as the commander, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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