Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received at his office today Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz on the occasion of the issuance of the royal orders appointing him as the Deputy Minister of Defense; Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Aish appointing him as the Assistant Minister of Defense; General Hussein bin Abdullah Al-Qabil, referring him to retirement; General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan appointing him as Chief of General Staff; Lieutenant General Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili appointing him as Deputy Chief of General Staff; Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Shaalan appointing him as Commander of Air Forces; Lieutenant General Dakhilullah Al-Waqdani referring him to retirement; and Lieutenant General Abdullah Al-Sultan appointing him as Commander of Naval Forces. During the audience, the Crown Prince congratulated the Deputy Minister of Defense and Assistant Minister of Defense on the occasion of the royal trust appointing them in the new posts. They thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince for the royal trust, asking Allah Almighty to serve the religion, king and homeland. Then, the Crown Prince decorated General Al-Bunyan, Lieutenant General Al-Shaalan and Lieutenant General Al-Sultan their new ranks, wishing them all success. The Crown Prince also thanked Al-Qabil and Al-Waqdani for their efforts during their work period, wishing them all success. The audience was attended by Acting Director General of the Office of Defense Minister Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Essa.