Grooms to be Appointed Vice Admiral

Rear Admiral Bruce E. Grooms (CNCS 1993)

Navy Rear Adm. Bruce E. Grooms (CNCS 1993), for appointment to the rank of Vice Admiral and for assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Va.  Grooms is currently serving as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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Labrutta to be Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing

Col Robert D. Labrutta (CNCS 2002)

Col. Robert D. Labrutta (CNCS 2002), who has been selected for the rank of Brigadier General, Director, Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, J-1, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Hyde to be Deputy CommanderAerospace Defense Region

Brig. Gen. Charles K. Hyde (CNCS 2000)

Brig. Gen. Charles K. Hyde (CNCS 2000), Commander, 86th Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Forces – Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Deputy Commander, Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Region, and Deputy Commander for Operations, 1st Air Division, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Scott Selected for Rank of Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral Kevin D. Scott (CNCS 1997)

Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Kevin D. Scott (CNCS 1997), who has been selected for the rank of rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Fla.  Scott is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command, Manama, Bahrain.

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Vice Admiral Anurag Thapliyal to be new DG of Indian Coast Guard

Vice Admiral Anurag Thapliyal (NCC 2000)

Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal (NCC 2000), will take over as the 20th Director General of Indian Coast Guard tomorrow, succeeding the present Director General Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan.

The Admiral, since commissioning in the Indian Navy on 1 July 1977, has held a mix of operational and sea appointments. He is a navigation and aircraft Direction specialist and his various sea appointments include command of INS Ajay, Khukri, Tabar and Mysore.

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Buck to be New Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations

Brig. Gen. David J. Buck (CNCS 1997)

Brig. Gen. David J. Buck (CNCS 1997), Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

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Jones New Assistant Deputy Cheif of Staff

Maj. Gen. James J. Jones (CNW 2001)

Maj. Gen. James J. Jones (CNW 2001), Director, Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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Brozenick New Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations

Maj Gen Norman J. Brozenick Jr. (CNCS 1997)

Maj. Gen. Norman J. Brozenick Jr. (CNCS 1997), Commander, Special Operations Command – Pacific, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, to Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Kraft Selected to be Brigadier General

Col. James E. Kraft (CNCS 1998)

Col. James E. Kraft Jr. (CNCS 1998), who has been selected for the rank of Brigadier General, Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force-Sword, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., to Deputy Commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

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Williams to be New Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany DCoS

Brig. Gen. Darryl A. Williams (CNW 2004)

Brig. Gen. Darryl A. Williams (CNW 2004), Deputy Commanding General (Support), 2d Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army, Republic of Korea to Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany.

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