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Flag Officer Announcements

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced today that President Biden has made the following U.S. Coast Guard flag officer nominations:  

Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister for assignment as commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, Alameda, CA. McAllister is currently serving as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, Washington, D.C.  

Rear Adm. Paul F. Thomas for appointment to the grade of Vice Adm. and assignment as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, Washington, D.C. Thomas is currently serving as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Deputy for Personnel Readiness, Washington, D.C. 

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ALCOAST 039/24 - JAN 2024 AY24 FLAG OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS

R 261907Z JAN 24    MID600117150428U FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS ALCOAST 039/24 SSIC 1321 SUBJ: AY24 FLAG OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS 1. The Coast Guard's senior leadership assignments are listed below.     a. Headquarters: Commandant (CCG)                                    ADM L.L. Fagan

Vice Commandant (VCG)                              TBD

Deputy Commandant                                   TBD for Mission Support (DCMS)

Deputy Commandant                                      VADM P.W. Gautier for Operations (DCO)

Director, Civil Rights Directorate                   Dr. T.A. Dickerson (CG-00H)

Chief Administrative Law Judge               Hon. W.J. Brudzinski (CG-00J)

Director of Governmental                        RDML W.E. Watson and Public Affairs (CG-092)

Deputy Director of Governmental             TBD and Public Affairs (CG-092D)

Judge Advocate General                           RDML R.E. Batson and Chief Counsel (CG-094)

Deputy Judge Advocate General                Mr. C.M. Lederer and Deputy Chief Counsel (CG-094D)

Assistant Judge Advocate General              Mr. R.T. Tschampel for Acquisition and Litigation (CG-094A)

Chief Prosecutor                                        RDML W.G. Dwyer

Director, CG Investigative Service                Mr. J.R. Gauthier (CGIS)

Assistant Commandant for                           RADM J.W. Raymond Military Personnel (CG-1M)

Assistant Commandant for Health,                TBD Safety, and Work-Life (CG-1K)

Assistant Commandant for                            Ms. B.A. Sanchez Civilian Personnel (CG-1C)

Assistant Commandant for                            RDML R.E. Ore Intelligence (CG-2)

Deputy Assistant Commandant                      Mr. J.L. Radgowski for Intelligence (CG-2D)

Strategic Advisor to (CG-2)                            Ms. J. Rivera-Breznai (CG-2SA)

Assistant Commandant for Engineering            RDML A.B. Grable and Logistics (CG-4)

Deputy Assistant Commandant for                   Mr. M.J. Haycock Engineering and Logistics (CG-4D)

Director, Shore Infrastructure                           Mr. R.J. Thomas Bill Execution Program

Deputy for Materiel                                          Mr. A. Curry, Jr Readiness (CG-DCMS-DMR)

Deputy for Personnel                                        Mr. G.C. Rasicot Readiness (CG-DCMS-DPR)

Director, TMX Program Integration                     RADM M.H. Day Office (TMX-PIO)

Deputy Director, TMX Program                           RDML F.H. Schaefer Integration Office (TMX-PIO)

Executive Director for                                        Dr. D.M. Navarro Personnel Readiness and Sr. Advisor for Diversity & Inclusion (DCMS-DPR-XD/SADI)

Deputy Commandant                                         RADM L.M. Dickey for Operations Policy and Capabilities (DCO-D)

Director of International Affairs                            Ms. H.A. Haverstick and Foreign Policy Advisor (CG-DCO-I)

Assistant Commandant for Reserve                      TBD (CG-R)

Senior Reserve Officer - Deputy                           TBD Commandant for Operations

Senior Reserve Officer - Deputy                            TBD Commandant for Mission Support

Assistant Commandant                                         RDML(S) A.A. Chamie for Response Policy (CG-5R)

Director of Emergency                                           Ms. D.S. Tulis Management (CG-5RI)

Assistant Commandant                                          RDML W.R. Arguin for Prevention Policy (CG-5P)

Director of Commercial                                          Mr. J.G. Lantz Regulations and Standards (CG-5PS)

Director of Marine Transportation                            Mr. M.D. Emerson Systems Management (CG-5PW)

Assistant Commandant for                                      RDML R.E. Dash C4IT/Chief Information Officer (CG-6)

Deputy Assistant Commandant for                            Mr. B.D. Campo C4IT and Deputy Chief Information Officer (CG-6D)

Assistant Commandant                                             RADM S.N. Gilreath for Capability (CG-7)

Deputy Assistant Commandant                                  Ms. L.R. Schleder-Kirkpatrick for Capability (CG-7D)

Assistant Commandant for Resources                         RDML M.W. Lake and Chief Financial Officer (CG-8)

Deputy Assistant Commandant                                   Mr. C.A. Bennett for Resources (CG-8D)

Director of Financial Operations                                   TBD and Comptroller (CG-8C)

Assistant Commandant for                                          RADM C.L. Jacoby Acquisitions and Chief Acquisition Officer (CG-9)

Head of Contract Activity (CG-91)                                Mr. K.J. O'Neil

Deputy Assistant Commandant for                               Mr. J.L. Knight for Acquisition and Director of Acquisition Services (CG-9D/CG-92)

Director of Acquisition Programs                                   RDML M.E. Campbell and Program Executive Officer (CG-93)

Deputy Director of Acquisitions                                     Ms. A.H. Stein Programs (CG-93D)      b. Headquarters Units: Superintendent, USCG Academy                                    RADM M.J. Johnston

Commander, Personnel Service Center                           RDML(S) Z. Merchant

Commander, Force Readiness Command                         RDML J.K. Randall

Deputy Commander,                                                      Ms. J. Sinclair Force Readiness Command

Commander, CG Cyber                                                    RDML(S) J.P. Tama

Commander, Operational Logistics                                     RADM C.J. List Command (LOGCOM)

Deputy Commander, Operational Logistics                          TBD Command (LOGCOM-D)

Director, National Pollution                                                Mr. J.S. Luce Funds Center      c. Liaisons: Military Advisor to the Secretary                                       RDML(S) J.W. Novak of Homeland Security      d. Area Staffs/Area Units: Atlantic Area Commander                                                  TBD

Atlantic Area Deputy Commander                                       RADM M.J. Fedor

First District Commander                                                    RDML M.E. Platt

Fifth District Commander                                                    RDML J.C. Vann

Seventh District Commander                                               RADM D.M. Schofield

Eighth District Commander                                                  RDML D.C. Barata

Ninth District Commander                                                    RADM J.P. Hickey

Pacific Area Commander                                                      VADM A.J. Tiongson

Pacific Area Deputy Commander                                           RADM A.M. Sugimoto

Eleventh District Commander                                                RDML J.R. Buzzella, Jr.

Thirteenth District Commander                                              RADM C.E. Fosse

Fourteenth District Commander                                              RDML S.P. Regan

Seventeenth District Commander                                            RADM M.M. Dean      e. DoD/DHS Commands: Deputy J3 U.S. Northern Command                                         RDML(S) A.B. Avanni

J3 U.S. Southern Command                                                    RADM B.C. McPherson

J7 U.S. Cyber Command                                                         RDML(S) G.C. Rothrock

Director, JIATF South                                                              RDML J.F. Burdian

Director, JIATF West                                                                RDML R.R. Little

Deputy, DHS Chief Information                                                 RADM C.A. Bartz Officer (detail) 2. Flag Officers marked with (S) have been confirmed by the Senate to the grade annotated. 3. The remaining senior leadership assignments will be announced via SEPCOR. 4. ADM S.D. Poulin, Vice Commandant (VCG), sends. 5. Internet release is authorized.

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Flag Officer Assignments

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The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: 

Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.  Garvin is currently serving as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. 

Rear Adm. William C. Greene will be assigned as commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center; and director, Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization, NAVSEA 21, Washington, D.C.  Greene is currently serving as fleet maintenance officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. John V. Menoni will be assigned as director, Programming Division, N80, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Menoni is currently serving as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.  Sands is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy. 

Rear Adm. Paul J. Schlise will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration, N9I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Schlise is currently serving as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. Douglas C. Verissimo will be assigned as commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.  Verissimo is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph F. Cahill III, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.  Cahill is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Czerewko is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as special assistant to director, Navy Staff for Learning to Action Board, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Davies is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Two, with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.  

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael P. Donnelly, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Donnelly is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth W. Epps, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command; and chief of the Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.  Epps is currently serving as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons System Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Falls Church, Virginia.  Freedman is currently serving as deputy assistant director, Operations, Strategy, and Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of the Dental Corps, Falls Church, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Casey J. Moton, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as program executive officer for Aircraft Carriers, Washington, D.C.  Moton is currently serving as program executive officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Seif Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  Seif is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul C. Spedero Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as vice director of operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.  Spedero is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.  Velez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, San Diego, California.  Alexander is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, San Diego, California. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Sean R. Bailey will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.  Bailey is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command; and deputy commander, Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Mark D. Behning will be assigned as director, Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Behning is currently assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Heidi K. Berg will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Berg is currently serving as director, Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael A. Brookes will be assigned as director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office/commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C.  Brookes is currently serving as director, J2, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher J. Cavanaugh will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Task Force Seven Four; and commander, Task Force Five Four, Yokosuka, Japan.  Cavanaugh is currently serving as director, Maritime Headquarters, N03, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jennifer S. Couture will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington.  Couture is currently serving as commander, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) William R. Daly will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California.  Daly is currently serving as deputy director, Policy, Plans, Strategy, Capabilities and Resources, J5/8, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dion D. English will be assigned as director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N4L, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  English is currently serving as vice director, J4, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Erik J. Eslich will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia.  Eslich is currently serving as deputy commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ronald A. Foy, will be assigned as commander, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naples, Italy.  Foy is currently serving as deputy director, global Operations, J39, J3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Patrick J. Hannifin will be assigned as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.  Hannifin is currently serving as deputy director for Political-Military Affairs (Asia), J5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Oliver T. Lewis will be assigned as director, Strategic Integration, N2N6T, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Lewis is currently serving as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen G. Mack will be assigned as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet; and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy.  Mack is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, Submarines, Maritime Command Headquarters, Northwood, Great Britain; commander, Submarines, NATO; and deputy commander, Submarine Group Eight, United Kingdom. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Wesley R. McCall will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.  McCall is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Max G. McCoy Jr. will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia.  McCoy is currently serving as commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Martin J. Muckian will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Two with additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.  Muckian is currently serving as commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center, Groton, Connecticut. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin R. Nicholson will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.  Nicholson is currently serving as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau; commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas; and commander, Joint Region Marianas, Apra, Guam. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew N. Ott III will be assigned as commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Ott is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for fleet ordnance and supply/Fleet Supply Officer, N41, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.  

Rear Adm. (lower half) Randall W. Peck will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California.  Peck is currently serving as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Benjamin G. Reynolds will be assigned as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Budget; and director, Fiscal Management Division, N82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Reynolds is currently serving as director, Operations and Plans, N3, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael S. Sciretta will be assigned as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Sciretta is currently serving as commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, Naples, Italy. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as deputy director, Operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.  Smith is currently serving as vice director for intelligence, J2, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck will be assigned as commander, Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia.  Sobeck is currently serving as director, Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics, J5/4, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan T. Stephens is assigned as lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C.  Stephens previously served as interim lead special trial counsel, Office of Special Trial Counsel, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Nicholas R. Tilbrook will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington.  Tilbrook is currently serving as deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert D. Westendorff will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.  Westendorff is currently serving as director, Fleet Integrated Readiness and Analysis, N02R, U.S. Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. 

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Flag Officer Assignments

The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. Marc J. Miguez will be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Miguez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as director, J2, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.  Smith is currently serving as deputy director, Operations, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Rear Adm. Dennis Velez will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.  Velez is currently serving as director, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew Case will be assigned as deputy to the assistant director for Health Care Administration, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of Medical Service Corps, Falls Church, Virginia. Case is currently serving as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, with additional duties as director, Tidewater Market; and chief of Medical Service Corps, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael B. Devore will be assigned as senior military official, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Apra, Guam.  Devore is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Forces/Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Joshua Lasky will be assigned as deputy commander, Joint Interagency Task Force South, U.S. Southern Command, Key West, Florida.  Lasky is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command; and deputy commander, Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain.

Capt. Douglas J. Adams, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as program executive officer for Undersea Warfare Systems, Washington, D.C.  Adams is currently serving as deputy, program executive officer, Undersea Warfare Systems, Washington, D.C.      Capt. Timothy A. Brown, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, N4L, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Brown is currently serving as assistant chief of staff for Force Logistics, Naval Air Forces/Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California. 

Capt. Todd M. Evans, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center; and commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Washington, D.C.  Evans is currently serving as vice commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.

Capt. Todd A. Figanbaum, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning, J-5N, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.  Figanbaum is currently serving as director, Submarine Officer Career Management and Distribution Division (PERS-42), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Capt. Bret M. Grabbe, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy chief of staff, Submarines, Maritime Command Headquarters (MARCOM); and commander, Submarines, NATO, Northwood, United Kingdom.  Grabbe is currently serving as chief of staff, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawai.

Capt. Liam M. Hulin, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, Operations - Fire and Effects, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.  Hulin is currently serving as executive officer to the commanding general, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Capt. Brian T. Mutty, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), is assigned as assistant chief of staff, J-3, Joint Forces Command, Naples, Naples, Italy.  Mutty recently served as commanding officer, Surface Warfare Schools Command, Newport, Rhode Island. 

Capt. Craig C. Sicola, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (DJ5), U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.  Sicola is currently serving as assistant chief of staff for Education, Training, and Planning, Naval Air Forces/Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Peter D. Small, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander for Ship Design, Integration and Engineering, SEA-05, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.  Small is currently serving as project manager, Program Executive Office, Attack Submarines, Washington, D.C.

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