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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 786-08
September 18, 2008

General Officer Assignments

The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following general officers:
 
Maj.Gen. Richard P. Formica, director of force management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.
 
Maj.Gen. Merdith W. B. Temple, deputy commanding general for military and international operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
 
Brig.Gen. Jeffrey J. Dorko, commander, Gulf Region Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq to deputy commanding general for military and international operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.