• General Officer Nomination Announcement, dtd 12 January 2024

        Office of the Chief of Staff, Army      
    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has announced that the President has nominated:
     
    Major General Thomas M. Carden, Jr., Army National Guard of the United States, for appointment to rank of lieutenant general and assignment as Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command/Vice Commander, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He is currently serving as The Adjutant General, Georgia National Guard, Marietta, Georgia.
     
    Colonel Michael L. Smith, United States Army, for promotion to rank of brigadier general. He is currently serving as Director of the Unified Network Task Force, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army, Washington, DC.