Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on strike targeting ISIL military commanders
Coalition forces conducted an airstrike against two ISIL senior military commanders on June 25 near Mosul, Iraq, resulting in their deaths. The precision strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari, ISIL’s deputy minister of war, and Hatim Tali…
Flag Officer Assignments
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Capt. Darius Banaji for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Banaji is currently serving as director, Maritime Headquarters, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Navy Capt. Carl P. Chebi for
General Officer Assignments
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven M. Shepro for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as deputy chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium. Shepro is currently serving as vice director, Strategic Plans and
General Officer Assignments
The chief of staff, Air Force announced the following assignments:Maj. Gen. John. P. Horner, from deputy director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to director, DOD Special Access Program Central Office, and director, Special Programs, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,