Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Army Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea. Brunson is currently serving as commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Army Maj. Gen. Richard E. Angle for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Allied Special Operations Forces Command; and commander, Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Special Operations Command, Belgium. Angle most recently served as special assistant to the director of the Army Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army Maj. Gen. Johnny K. Davis for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Davis is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Fort Knox, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Army Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commanding general, U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Pepin most recently served as chief of staff, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.