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Brigadier General Robert H. Holmes, deputy director, operations- force protection, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., has been assigned to director, Inter-Agency Task Force, Center for Special Operations, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
U.S. Army Brigadier General Raymond A. Thomas III, assistant division commander (support), 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division-North, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, has been assigned to assistant commanding general, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Air Force Brigadier General Thomas J. Trask, commander, 23rd Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command; and director, operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., has been assigned as director, plans, programs, requirements and assessments, headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that Brigadier General (Ret.) James Moran has joined the company in its Washington, D.C., office as the vice president for Army solutions. In this role, Moran will be responsible for leading campaigns aimed at providing mission-critical solutions for key customers of Elbit Systems of America.
Air Force Brigadier General Bradley A. Heithold, who has been selected for the rank of major general, director, plans, programs, requirements and assessments, headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., has been assigned as commander, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has announced the appointment of Oron Oriol as president and CEO of Rafael USA Inc. Oriol takes over from Yigal Ben-Hanan, who has served as president and CEO since 2002.
U.S. Army Colonel Gregg C. Potter, who has been selected for the rank of brigadier general, U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., has been assigned to director of intelligence, J-2, U.S. European Command.
In a change of command ceremony on November 13, USMC Colonel Daniel R. Masur assumed command of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group from Colonel Michael N. Peznola. Marines assigned to MSOAG train, advise, and assist friendly host-nation forces to enable them to support their government’s internal security and stability, counter subversion and reduce the risk of violence from internal and external threats. ♦
* Compiled by KMI Media Group staff