Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
Air Force Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general while serving as the vice commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas is Vice Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. General Thomas assists the commander in organizing, training, equipping and maintaining our nation's Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, B-2 and B-52 aircraft. Air Force Global Strike Command provides combatant commanders with combat ready forces to conduct the strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike missions.