Army Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza shakes soldiers’ hands after a reenlistment ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga., May 19, 2023. Costanza, promotable to lieutenant general, was named the next commander of V Corps. (Summer Paris/U.S. Army)
The U.S. Army this week promoted dozens of general officers, bringing new leadership to numerous overseas and stateside commands.
Among the significant moves announced Monday, Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, promotable to lieutenant general, was named the next commander of the V Corps, which oversees soldiers operating up and down NATO’s eastern flank in Europe.
Reactivated in 2020, the command operates out of Fort Knox, Ky., and at a forward location in the Polish city of Poznan, where the Army last year established its first permanent garrison in the country.
Costanza, who most recently served as commander of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., will replace current V Corps boss Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski, who has led the headquarters since it was relaunched.
The Army announced promotions for a spate of general officers. From left to right, in Europe, Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey will depart the 56th Artillery Command to take over the Vicenza, Italy-based Southern European Task Force-Africa. He will be replaced at 56th Artillery Command by Maj. Gen. John Rafferty Jr., the Army’s chief of public affairs. In the Pacific, Maj. Gen. Charles Lombardo was selected as the commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. (U.S. Army)
In other Europe moves, Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey will depart the 56th Artillery Command at U.S. Army Europe-Africa headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, to take command of the Vicenza, Italy-based Southern European Task Force-Africa.
Maj. Gen. John Rafferty Jr., the Army’s chief of public affairs, will replace Gainey as the head of the 56th Artillery Command.
In the Pacific, Maj. Gen. Charles Lombardo was selected to serve as the commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, in South Korea.
Other Army promotions announced Monday include:
Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp to director’s adviser for military affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington
Lt. Gen. Robert Collins to military deputy/director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington
Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey to commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich to deputy chief of staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington
Lt. Gen. Anthony Hale to deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army, Washington
Lt. Gen. William Hartman to deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Md.
Lt. Gen. David Hodne to deputy commanding general, futures and concepts, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
Lt. Gen. Heidi Hoyle to deputy chief of staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington
Lt. Gen. David Isaacson to director, J-6, joint staff, Washington
Lt. Gen. Mary Izaquirre to surgeon general, U.S. Army; and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, Washington
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. James to deputy commander, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
Lt. Gen. Laura Potter to director of the Army Staff, U.S. Army, Washington
Lt. Gen. Andrew Rohling to deputy chairman, NATO Military Committee, Belgium
Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly to director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims II to director, joint staff, Washington
Maj. Gen. (promotable) John Brennan Jr. to deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command, Germany
Maj. Gen. (promotable) Stephen G. Smith to deputy commanding general/chief of staff, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, N.C.
Maj. Gen. Gavin Gardner to commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Maj. Gen. Patrick Gaydon to commanding general, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. to chief of chaplains, U.S. Army, Washington
Maj. Gen. Garrick Harmon to director of strategy, plans and programs, U.S. Africa Command, Germany
Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert to commanding general, 11th Airborne Division; and deputy commander, U.S. Alaskan Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Maj. Gen. James Isenhower III to assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington
Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic, to commanding general, Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower, Fort Eisenhower, Ga.
Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi to commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Md.
Maj. Gen. Douglas Lowrey to commanding general, Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Maj. Gen. Jacqueline McPhail to commanding general, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann to commanding general, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry) and Fort Drum N.Y.
Maj. Gen. Thomas O’Connor Jr. to director, force development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington
Maj. Gen. Hope Rampy to commanding general, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Ky.
Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey, director, Network Cross Functional Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to director of architecture, operations, networks and space, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, U.S. Army, Washington
Maj. Gen. Lori Robinson, commandant of cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., to commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Maj. Gen. James M. Smith, director of Operations, G-43/5/7, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, to deputy commanding general, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor to commanding general, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas
Maj. Gen. Colin Tuley to commanding general, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore, Ga.
A complete list of command changes is available on the Pentagon’s website.
