Military
ARMY
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the president has nominated Army National Guard Col. Steven L. Bell for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. Bell is currently serving as assistant adjutant general, New Jersey Joint Force Headquarters, Trenton, N.J.
Major General William H. Brandenburg, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations)/Commanding General, Task Force 134, Multi-National Force-Iraq.
Major General Geoffrey D. Miller, Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations)/Commanding General, Task Force 134, Multi-National Force-Iraq, to Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
New Secretary of The Army Sworn In - Dr. Francis J. Harvey was sworn in today at the Pentagon as the 19th Secretary of the Army
Brigadier General James W. Nuttall, Army National Guard, Chief of Staff, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia to Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, United States Army, Washington, DC.
Brigadier General Vincent K. Brooks, Deputy Chief, Army Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. to Chief, Army Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.
NAVY
Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey B. Cassias is being assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Cassias is currently commander, Navy Region Northeast/commander, Submarine Group Two, Groton, Conn. and commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Ga.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael H. Miller is being assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven, San Diego, Calif. Miller is currently deputy director, White House Military Office, Washington, D.C.
Industry
Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE: NOC) has named Catherine Kuenzel vice president of field operations in the company's Information Technology (IT) sector.
EADS Military Aircraft
As of 1 December, Dr. Theodor Benien is the new Head of Communications in the Military Aircraft Business Unit of EADS. Wolfdietrich Hoeveler (56), who held this function for over five years, will take up a new position as Head of Communications at Eurofighter GmbH in Hallbergmoos effective today.
