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Lt. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. |
| SecDef recommends NORAD-U.S. Northern Command commander to lead Pacific Command |
Feb. 2, 2007
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – At approximately 8 a.m. Mountain Time today, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced his recommendation to the President to fill two key leadership positions in the unified command structure.
Adm. Timothy J. Keating, current commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, is being recommended to command Pacific Command. In addition, Lt. Gen. Victor “Gene” Renuart Jr., current senior military assistant to Secretary Gates, will be nominated for a fourth star and recommended to command NORAD and USNORTHCOM.
While Adm. Keating has been recommended for nomination by Secretary Gates to be the next commander of Pacific Command, his appointment must still be confirmed by Congress.
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| NORAD, USNORTHCOM participate in SPACECOMM 2007 |
Feb. 1, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When it comes to information, four things matter most: what is available and whether people have what they need, how people can get it if they don't have it, who needs to know it, and whether the people who need it have it. (Full Story) |
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NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander to speak at change of command
in Yokosuka |
Jan. 30, 2007
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming change-of-command ceremony of Commander, Task Force-70. (Full Story) |
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NORAD fighters to patrol Super Bowl XLI |
Jan. 29, 2007
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Continental U.S. NORAD Region is stepping up its air patrols in the Miami-Dade area to increase security during Super Bowl XLI activities. (Full Story) |
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"[Adm. Keating and Lt. Gen. Renuart have] shown a requisite combination of military, diplomatic and intellectual skills to
be successful in these two positions."
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
Announcing his recommendation of Adm. Timothy J. Keating to lead U.S. Pacific Command and Lt. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. to lead the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Feb. 2, 2007
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