Tag Archives: U. S. Central Command

Robert Ashley, Jr., former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Ashley retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of lieutenant general in November 2020 after more than 36 years in active duty. 

President Trump plans to nominate Matthew Shipley, a two-decade U.S. Navy veteran, to serve as assistant secretary for readiness at the Department of Defense (DoD). Shipley manages and develops policies for the U.S. military in his current role as deputy assistant secretary for force readiness at DoD. 

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in a unanimous vote, the service reported Tuesday.

Gen. Charles Q. Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, has been nominated to succeed the retiring Gen. David Goldfein (2020 Wash100 awardee) as chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force.

Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, will be featured as a keynote speaker for Potomac Officers Club’s 6th Annual Intel Summit on July 31st. Don’t wait to register for the summit right here.

Jim Garrettson, chief executive officer of Executive Mosaic, presented Jon Spaner, Public Sector Practice for McKinsey & Company, with the Chairman’s Award for completing his second year as chairman of the DHS Group for Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 program.

Akima announced on Tuesday that Jim Enicks has been named the president of Five Rivers Services, one of Akima’s operating companies. Enicks will lead Five River Services in providing full-spectrum Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Information Management and training support services for the federal government. He’ll also oversee the relocation of the company’s headquarters to Tampa Bay, FL.

U.S. Army Lt. General Karen Gibson was appointed as the deputy director of national intelligence for national security partnerships at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She will replace Kelly Gaffney, who is slated to remain as associate deputy director, ODNI said Monday.

Heidi Grant, formerly deputy undersecretary of international affairs at the U.S. Air Force, has been appointed as director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, Defense News reported Thursday.

President Trump has nominated U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, Joint Staff director, for promotion to the rank of general and assignment as commander of U.S. Central Command, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The corpsman commanded the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in Afghanistan and Iraq missions from 2004 to 2006.