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Immediate Release

General Officer Announcements

July 16, 2015

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Air Force Lt. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II for appointment to the rank of general and for assignment as commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Everhart is currently serving as commander, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Air Force Col. Dondi E. Costin for appointment to the grade of major general and for assignment as the chief of chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia. Costin is currently serving as the command chaplain, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.