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Kevin M. Sandkuhler (born August 28, 1953, in Queens, New York) [1] is an American lawyer, and retired brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps. [2] His 2003 memo expressing concerns about the US interrogation of terrorism suspects, released in 2005 after a declassification request by Senator Lindsey Graham, [3] received national and international attention.
In 2013, the army extended Martin's retirement beyond the scheduled late 2014 date, then to 2019, and finally to 2023. [16] In 2021, he decided to retire effective September 30, 2021, before the start of the 9/11 trials. [17] Martins' retirement announcement came as a surprise to many, though Martins was actually due to retire many times before ...
After Brooke's retirement, the four brigadier general vacancies were filled by six colonels, two of whom also retired almost immediately, setting a precedent for the future. Between the end of the Spanish–American War and August 1901, 23 more colonels were promoted to brigadier general and promptly retired. [9] [10]
The rank of brigadier general has existed in the U.S. military since the inception of the Continental Army in June 1775. To prevent mistakes in recognizing officers, a general order was issued on July 14, 1775, establishing that brigadier generals would wear a ribbon, worn across the breast, between coat and waistcoat, pink in color. [1]
Robert S. Spalding III (born 1966) [1] is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. [2] He currently serves as a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. His work focuses on U.S.–China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance. [3]
Remaining in Washington, he was the Chief of Personnel, Plans and Training Office with the Office of the Judge Advocate General. Following attendance at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Holdaway served as Staff Judge Advocate of VII U.S. Corps in Stuttgart, Germany. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1989 as a Brigadier General.
John S. Tuohy is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force, last serving as the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the Washington Air National Guard (), in which capacity he commanded 34 units and the 2,100 personnel attached to those units, while managing a budget of $50,000,000.
Jennifer Lee Grant [1] (born c. 1973) is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general who last served as the first director of plans and programs of the United States Space Force from 2020 to 2023. [2] [3] [4] An Air Force Inspector General report on Grant's time leading the 50th Space Wing from June 2017 to June 2019 was released in ...