SASC Advances Nominations of Harris, Owens, Taylor-Kale, Lt Gen Saltzman, Gen Cotton, 3,569 Additional Military Promotions

SASC Advances Nominations of Harris, Owens, Taylor-Kale, Lt Gen Saltzman, Gen Cotton, 3,569 Additional Military Promotions

Thursday, September 22, 2022

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice en bloc to favorably report out the following civilian nominations:

-Ms. Milancy Harris to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
-Mr. Brendan Owens to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
-Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy

The Committee also voted by voice en bloc to favorably report out a list of 3,571 pending military promotions in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. Included in this list are the nominations of:

-Lieutenant General Bradley C. Saltzman, USSF to Chief of Space Operations
-General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF to be Commander of United States Strategic Command

The nominations were immediately reported to the floor following the Committee's action.

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Cole Stevens (SASC Democrats) (202) 224-8636
Laurie Fitch (Inhofe) (202) 224-4721

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