[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7719-7720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       *Katharina G. McFarland, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, to be 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Michael D. Dubie, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Bobby V. Page, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, to be 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Larry O. Spencer, to be 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Noel T. Jones, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Wayne A. Zimmet, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Theodore C. Nicholas, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Col. Francisco A. Espaillat, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Brig. Gen. William R. Phillips II, to be 
     Major General.
       Army nominations beginning with Brigadier General Leslie J. 
     Carroll and ending with Colonel Michael S. Tuomey, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on May 8, 2012.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, 
     to be Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert E. Schmidle, 
     Jr., to be Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Col. Burke W. Whitman, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Brig. Gen. James M. Lariviere, 
     to be Major General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., to 
     be Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, Jr., 
     to be Lieutenant General.

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       Marine Corps nomination of Col. Paul K. Lebidine, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, to be 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. David H. Buss, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Michelle J. Howard, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Thomas H. Copeman III, to be 
     Vice Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Capt. John F. Kirby, to be Rear Admiral 
     (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Capt. Brian B. Brown, to be Rear Admiral 
     (lower half).

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nomination of Tonya R. Everleth, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Craig W. Hinkley and 
     ending with Chad A. Spellman, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     April 23, 2012.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Johann S. Westphall 
     and ending with Eliesa A. Ing, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 23, 2012.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Mark J. Batcho and 
     ending with Frederick C. Weaver, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on April 23, 2012.
       Air Force nomination of Robert M. Ague, to be Colonel.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Leslie A. Wood and 
     ending with Matthew L. Smith, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     10, 2012.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Nathan Barry Alholinna 
     and ending with Craig M. Ziemba, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 10, 2012.
       Air Force nomination of James J. Renda, to be Major.
       Air Force nomination of August S. Hein, to be Colonel.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Christopher J. Mathews 
     and ending with Timothy K. Williams, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 14, 2012.
       Army nomination of Israel Mercado, Jr., to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Army nominations beginning with Francis J. Evon, Jr. and 
     ending with Mark S. Wellman, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     April 23, 2012.
       Army nomination of Chadwick B. Fletcher, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Rhanda J. Brockington and 
     ending with Vickie M. Schnackel, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 10, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Richard A. Daniels and 
     ending with Daniel J. Holdwick, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 10, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Andrew C. Gallo and ending 
     with Christa M. Lewis, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 10, 
     2012.
       Army nomination of John C. Moffitt, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Mimms J. Mabee, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Jonelle J. Knapp, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Robert E. Bessey, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Laurel A. Thurston, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Tina M. Morgan, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Karl W. Hubbard and ending 
     with Benjamin N. Hoffman, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     10, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Joann B. Couch and ending 
     with Richard J. Yoon, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 10, 
     2012.
       Army nomination of Ricardo A. Bravo, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Army nomination of Matthew W. Moffitt, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Army nomination of Nathaniel V. Chittick, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Lauri M. Zike, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Timothy A. Crane, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Ryan L. Jerke, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Matthew R. Sun, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Gregory P. Chaney and 
     ending with Lawrence E. Schloegl, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on May 14, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Amy F. Cook and ending with 
     Paul S. Tamaribuchi, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 14, 
     2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Michael I. Allen and ending 
     with Matthew S. Wysocki, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     14, 2012.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Martin L. Abreu and 
     ending with Robert C. Zyla, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 1, 2012.
       Navy nomination of John D. Wilshusen, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Peter J. Oldmixon, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Guillermo A. Navarro, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Raymond J. Houk, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Jason D. Weddle, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Andrew J. Strickler, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Andrew K. Ledford, to be Commander.
       Navy nominations beginning with John L. Grimwood and ending 
     with Robyn M. Treadwell, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 
     23, 2012.
       Navy nominations beginning with Darius V. Ahmadi and ending 
     with Scott D. Woods, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 23, 
     2012.
       Navy nomination of Matthew F. Phelps, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Eric J. Skalski, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Ted J. Steelman, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of David A. Moore, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Steven J. Porter, to be Commander.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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