The U.S. Department of Defense announced on June 8 that Secretary of Defense Pete Hagel had revealed the military nominations made by President Donald Trump.
According to the announcement, Iverson has been nominated for the position of Deputy Commander of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam with the rank of lieutenant general. He must undergo a confirmation process by the U.S. Senate before officially taking the position.
Currently, Iverson holds multiple roles, including Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Commander of the Combined Forces Air Component Command, and Commander of the 7th Air Force at Osan Air Base. He assumed command of the 7th Air Force in January 2024, marking his first assignment in Korea. Notably, he is the second generation in his family to lead U.S. Air Force operations in Korea, following his father, Ronald Iverson, who served as the 7th Air Force Commander from October 1994 to October 1997.
A veteran pilot with over 5,400 flight hours in F-15 fighter jets, Iverson was commissioned in 1991 after completing the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Virginia.
Iverson's successor was announced on May 5, when President Trump nominated David G. Shoemaker, a brigadier general, for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces Korea.
Shoemaker is currently serving as the Deputy Commander of the 9th Air Force under U.S. Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1994, he has over 2,000 flight hours in aircraft including the T-37, T-38, and F-16A/B/C/D. Shoemaker has also served three times at Kunsan Air Base in Korea, holding positions such as Chief of Standardization and Evaluation for the 8th Operations Group, Operations Officer for the 35th Fighter Squadron, and Commander of the 8th Fighter Wing.
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