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44 colonels nominated for stars

Forty-four colonels of the Army’s basic branches have been nominated for active-duty promotion to brigadier general by President Obama.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the nominations Aug. 27.

The officers were selected for one-star promotion by a 20-member board of senior generals that met Nov. 18-24 at the Human Resources command, Alexandria, Va.

The primary zone of consideration for the Army Competitive Category board that was chaired by Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, vice chief of staff, included all basic-branch colonels with O-6 dates of rank of Nov. 2, 2007 through Nov. 1, 2008.

Officers with earlier dates of rank were considered “above the zone,” but were provided the same selection opportunity as primary zone candidates.

A statistical analysis indicates that at the time of selection, officers were on average 48½ years old, with the youngest being 45½ and the oldest nearly 53.

Most officers are members of year group 1984, with the most junior being commissioned in 1987 and the most senior in 1980.

Thirty-three of the officers were commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, eight through the U.S. Military Academy, two through Officer Candidate School and one through the Air Force Academy.

Time in grade at colonel ranged from two years to nearly seven years, with the average selectee have slightly more than four years in grade as an O-6.

Twenty-five of the selectees, or 57 percent, are members of the Maneuver, Fires and Effects functional category.

Eleven of the selectees are members of the Force Sustainment category and eight serve in Operations Support branches and functional areas.

The nominations:

Col. Bradley A. Becker, deputy commander (support), 25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Col. Scott D. Berrier, assistant chief of staff, J-2, U. S. Forces, Korea.

Col. Michael A. Bills, commander, Joint Task Force North, U. S. Northern Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Col. Gwendolyn Bingham, special assistant to the commanding general, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait.

Col. David J. Bishop, chief of staff, Third Army/U. S. Army Central, Fort McPherson, Ga.

Col. Matthew L. Brand, deputy director of strategy, plans and policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Col. James B. Burton, executive assistant, deputy secretary of defense, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.

Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo, senior commander, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Col. John W. Charlton, assistant deputy director for politico-military affairs (middle-east), J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Col. Guy T. Cosentino, senior military assistant, under secretary of defense (policy), Washington, D.C.

Col. James H. Dickinson, deputy director for operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Col. Timothy J. Edens, deputy commander, Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Ala.

Col. Charles A. Flynn, director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Col. George J. Franz III, chief, Joint Analysis and Control Element, J-2, International Security Assistance Force, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

Col. Theodore C. Harrison, special assistant to the military deputy, Office of the Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, D.C.

Col. Frederick A. Henry, deputy commander, U. S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Col. Terence J. Hildner, commander, 13th Sustainment Command(Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.

Col. Henry L. Huntley, director, Public and Congressional Affairs, U. S. Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Col. Paul C. Hurley Jr., deputy commander/director of operations, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Fort Eustis, Va.

Col. Mark S. Inch, deputy provost marshal/deputy commander, U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Office of the Provost Marshal General,Washington, D.C.

Col. Ferdinand I. Irizarry, deputy commander,U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Col. Thomas S. James Jr., chief of staff, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), U. S. Division-North,Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Col. Ole A. Knudson, special assistant to the military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, D.C.

Col. Thomas W. Kula, commander, U. S. Army Engineer Division Southwestern, Dallas.

Col. Clark W. Lemasters Jr., commandant, U. S Army Ordnance Schools, U. S. Army Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Lee, Va.

Col. Theodore D. Martin, commandant, U. S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Ky.

Col. Brian J. McKiernan, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U. S. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Ga.

Col. Robin L. Mealer, chief, Force Generation, Iraq Training and Advisory Team, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Col. John B. Morrison Jr., coordinator, LandWarNet/Battle Command, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Col. Sean P. Mulholland, deputy commander, Regional Command North, International Security Assistance Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Operation Enduring eedom, Afghanistan.

Col. Kevin G. O’Connell, executive officer to the commanding general, U. S. Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir.

Col. Barrye L. Price, deputy commander, U. S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Monroe, Va.

Col. Mark R. Quantock, chief of operations, U. S. Army Forces Cyberspace Command, Fort Belvoir.

Col. James M. Richardson, deputy commander (support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Col. Darsie D. Rogers Jr., director, Joint Special Operations Command-Iraq, U. S. Forces-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Col. Martin P. Schweitzer, deputy commander (operations), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Col. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, deputy commander (support), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg.

Col. Richard L. Stevens, executive officer, chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C.

Col. Peter D. Utley, director, training, G-3/5/7, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Col. Gary J. Volesky, deputy commander, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood.

Col. Kirk F. Vollmecke, director for contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, D.C.

Col. Darryl A. Williams, assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition/commanding general, Warrior Transition Command, Falls Church, Va.

Col. Michael E. Williamson, deputy program executive officer, Integration, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Col. Cedric T. Wins, deputy director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C.