[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8185-S8186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate December 20, 2017:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       BRUCE D. JETTE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF THE ARMY.
       JAMES E. MCPHERSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
       RANDALL G. SCHRIVER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
       THOMAS HARKER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     THE NAVY.
       JOHN P. ROTH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     THE AIR FORCE.

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                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. ANTHONY J. COTTON
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. SHARON A. SHAFFER
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 8069:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. ROBERT J. MARKS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. RONALD G. ALLEN, JR.
COL. MARK R. AUGUST
COL. CHARLES E. BROWN, JR.
COL. JOEL L. CAREY
COL. BRENDA P. CARTIER
COL. DARREN R. COLE
COL. HEATH A. COLLINS
COL. DOUGLAS S. COPPINGER
COL. MATTHEW W. DAVIDSON
COL. TODD A. DOZIER
COL. PETER M. FESLER
COL. ERIC H. FROEHLICH
COL. MICHAEL A. GREINER
COL. ANDREW P. HANSEN
COL. MICHELLE L. HAYWORTH
COL. THOMAS K. HENSLEY
COL. STEPHEN F. JOST
COL. JEFFREY R. KING
COL. LEONARD J. KOSINSKI
COL. THOMAS E. KUNKEL
COL. LAURA L. LENDERMAN
COL. RODNEY D. LEWIS
COL. ROBERT K. LYMAN
COL. DAVID B. LYONS
COL. MICHAEL E. MARTIN
COL. JOSEPH D. MCFALL
COL. DAVID N. MILLER, JR.
COL. CHRISTOPHER J. NIEMI
COL. CLARK J. QUINN
COL. GEORGE M. REYNOLDS
COL. DOUGLAS A. SCHIESS
COL. DAVID W. SNODDY
COL. ADRIAN L. SPAIN
COL. ERNEST J. TEICHERT III
COL. ALICE W. TREVINO


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. CHRISTOPHER G. CAVOLI
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                             To be general

LT. GEN. STEPHEN J. TOWNSEND


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                           To be vice admiral

REAR ADM. NANCY A. NORTON
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                           To be vice admiral

REAR ADM. RICHARD A. BROWN


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. MITCHEL NEUROCK
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. HUBERT C. HEGTVEDT
BRIG. GEN. TIMOTHY P. KELLY
BRIG. GEN. ALBERT V. LUPENSKI
BRIG. GEN. SAMUEL C. MAHANEY
BRIG. GEN. JOHN B. WILLIAMS


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       DUANE A. KEES, OF ARKANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       STEPHEN R. MCALLISTER, OF KANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       RONALD A. PARSONS, JR., OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       RYAN K. PATRICK, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR 
     THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       MICHAEL B. STUART, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF ARIANNE R. MORRISON, TO BE MAJOR.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF RICHARD A. HANRAHAN, TO BE MAJOR.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ALECK A. BROWN AND 
     ENDING WITH JOHN D. RITTER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     DECEMBER 1, 2017.


                              IN THE ARMY

       ARMY NOMINATION OF JENNIFER A. MAHONEY, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH YON T. CHUNG AND ENDING 
     WITH MICHAEL B. PAYNE, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 
     16, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NATHELE J. ANDERSON AND 
     ENDING WITH BRIAN R. HORTON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     NOVEMBER 27, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH THOMAS W. GREEN AND ENDING 
     WITH KENNETH M. KOOP, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON NOVEMBER 
     27, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF ADAM R. LIBERMAN, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL E. STEELMAN, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF GERALD D. GANGARAM, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF BRIAN R. JOHNSON, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SCOTT T. AYERS AND ENDING 
     WITH TYESHA L. SMITH, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON NOVEMBER 
     27, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF PETER J. ARMSTRONG, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF ALI S. ZAZA, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF PHILLIP T. BUCKLER, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF VERNICE K. FAVOR-WILLIAMS, TO BE 
     LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF HEATHER M. LEE, TO BE MAJOR.


                              IN THE NAVY

       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH WILLIAM L. ARNEST AND 
     ENDING WITH KAREN J. WOOD, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     NOVEMBER 14, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATION OF SHARIF H. CALFEE, TO BE CAPTAIN.