The Air Force announced several new general officer assignments Friday. Among them:

¶ Maj. Gen. Robertus C.N. Remkes, currently commander of Air Force recruiting service and director of recruiting, headquarters air education and training command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, was assigned to director of plans and policy, J-5, U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

¶ Maj. Gen. Vern M. Findley II, currently the deputy chief of staff for strategy, plans and assessment, Multi-National Force Iraq, U.S. Central Command, Baghdad, Iraq, will become special assistant to the assistant vice chief of staff at U.S. Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. He will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Kurt A. Cichowski, currently commander of the 49th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

¶ Brig. Gen. Duane A. Jones, commander of Air Force District of Washington and commander of the 11th Wing at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., has been assigned to director of logistics at headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.