Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of Michael Flynn, is being assigned to head U.S. Army Pacific

The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced that Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, the younger sibling of Michael Flynn, is being assigned to head U.S. Army Pacific.

Flynn had previously been approved to become a four-star general. He has been serving as deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army.

The assignment was included at the top of a press release that listed a number of general officer assignments: "Lt. Gen. (Promotable) Charles A. Flynn, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii," the release noted.