1. The Senate approved Lt. Gen. Daniel J. Darnell on May 21 to be deputy commander of US Pacific Command. He replaces Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, who has been tapped for a fourth star to head US Southern Command.rn2. Lt. Gen. Norman R. Seip, who has led 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) since July 2006, is retiring in October after a 35-year career in the service.rn3. Maj. Gen. Charles B. Green was confirmed by the Senate on May 21 to receive a third star and be the next Air Force surgeon general. He succeeds Lt. Gen. James G. Roudebush, who plans to retire officially on Oct. 1.rn4. CMSgt. W. Allen Usry on May 21rnbecame the command senior enlisted advisor to NORAD and US Northern Command. He is the first-ever Air National Guardsman to be the senior enlisted advisor for a combatant command. 5. Ashton B. Carter was sworn in on April 27 as the Pentagon's acquisition executive, replacing John J. Young Jr. Carter, a Harvard physicist, was nominated for the post in February.
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机译：1.参议院于5月21日批准丹尼尔·达内尔中将担任美国太平洋司令部副司令。他接替了道格拉斯·M·弗雷泽中将的职位，后者已经获得第四颗星以领导美国南方司令部。自2006年7月起领导第12空军（南方空军）的诺曼·塞普中将在服役35年后将于10月退休。参议员格林·查尔斯·格林将军于5月21日确认获得第三颗星，并成为下一任空军外科医生。他继任詹姆斯·鲁德布什中将，后者计划于10月1日4正式退休。 CMSgt。 W. Allen Usry于5月21日成为NORAD和美国北方司令部的高级应征顾问。他是有史以来第一位空军国民警卫队参谋长。 5.阿什顿·卡特（Ashton B. Carter）于4月27日宣誓就职，当时五角大楼的收购执行官接替了哈佛物理学家约翰·J·扬·小卡特（John J. Young Jr. Carter）的职位，并于2月获得提名。
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