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Immediate Release

Secretary of War General and Flag Officer Announcements for April 15, 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced today that President Donald J. Trump has made the following nominations:

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr. for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific and commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.  Turner is currently serving as commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force and commander, Marine Forces Japan, Okinawa, Japan.

Army Maj. Gen. Constantin E. Nicolet for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Warfighter Support, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Nicolet currently serves as special assistant to the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of staff, Strategy, Design and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Niemi is currently serving as the military deputy, Air Force Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director for Logistics, J-4, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Reventlow is currently serving as commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, Georgia.

Army Maj. Gen. Monte L. Rone for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commanding general, First U.S. Army, Rock Island, Illinois.  Rone currently serves as commanding general, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. George B. Rowell IV for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.  Rowell is currently serving as director, J-5, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant, Training and Education, and commanding general, Training and Education Command, Quantico, Virginia.  Savage is currently serving as commanding general, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Wellons is currently serving as special projects officer to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

Marine Corps Col. Peter D. Houtz for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Houtz is currently serving as assistant judge advocate general of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Col. Deane E. Thomey for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Thomey is currently serving as the deputy director of Air National Guard Operations, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Secretary Hegseth also announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Navy Vice Adm. John F. Wade for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as senior military assistant to the Secretary of War, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Wade is currently serving as commander, Third Fleet, San Diego, California.

Navy Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as director for Strategic Systems Programs, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.  Williams is currently serving as director for Test, Missile Defense Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.