Adm. Timothy J. Keating Lt. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr.
Adm. Timothy J. Keating Lt. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr.
SecDef recommends NORAD-U.S. Northern Command commander to lead Pacific Command
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 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. (Watch Video)
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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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