Navy Flag Officer Assignments – USNI News

The next is the collected checklist of Navy officers chosen for the rank of rear admiral introduced March 2022 by the service.

Rear Adm. Michael D. Bernacchi Jr. will likely be assigned as deputy commander, Tenth Fleet, Fort George G.Meade, Maryland. Bernacchi is at present serving as director, Plans and Coverage, J-5, U.S. House Command, Peterson Air Drive Base, Colorado.

Rear Adm. Keith B. Davids will likely be assigned as commander, Naval Particular Warfare Command, San Diego, California. Davids is at present serving as commander, Particular Operations Command South, U.S. Southern Command, Homestead, Florida.

Rear Adm. Leonard C. Dollaga will likely be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Dollaga is at present serving as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Job Drive Seven 4; and commander, Job Drive 5 4, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. Christopher S. Grey will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Area Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Grey is at present serving as commander, Navy Area Europe, Africa, Central; and commander, Maritime Air Forces Naples, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. Nancy S. Lacore will likely be assigned as commandant, Naval District Washington, Washington, D.C. Lacore is at present serving as chief of employees, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa/Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. Fred I. Pyle will likely be assigned as director, Floor Warfare Division, N96, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Pyle is at present serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. Michael W. Studeman will likely be assigned as director, Nationwide Maritime Intelligence Integration Workplace; and commander, Workplace of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. Studeman is at present serving as director, J-2, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Anthony C. Carullo, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as director, Plans and Coverage, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Drive Base, Nebraska. Carullo is at present 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. (decrease half) Robert M. Gaucher, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as director, Strategic Integration, N2/N6T, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Gaucher is at present serving as commander, Submarine Group 9, Silverdale, Washington.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Nicholas M. Homan, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as director of intelligence, J-2, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida. Homan is at present serving as director of intelligence, J-2, U.S. Particular Operations Command, MacDill Air Drive Base, Florida.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Scott F. Robertson, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as director of plans, Coverage and Technique, J-5, North American Aerospace Protection Command and U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Robertson is at present serving as commander, Service Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Curt A. Renshaw, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as director of operations, J-3, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Drive Base, Florida. Renshaw is at present serving as commander, Service Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Christopher M. Engdahl, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as commander, Naval Security Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Engdahl is at present serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven; commander, Job Drive 76; and commander, Amphibious Drive, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) John S. Lemmon, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as program govt officer for Tactical Plane Applications, Patuxent River, Maryland. Lemmon is at present serving as commander, Naval Air Warfare Middle, Plane Division; and assistant commander for analysis and engineering, Naval Air Techniques command (AIR-4.0), Patuxent River, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Michael J. Vernazza, chosen for promotion to rear admiral, will likely be assigned as commander, Fleet Info Warfare Command Pacific/Info Warfare Job Drive, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Vernazza is at present serving as commander, Naval Info Warfighting Improvement Middle, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Kristin Acquavella will likely be assigned as director, Logistics Fleet Provide and Ordnance, N4, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Acquavella is at present serving as director, Audits, Naval Provide Techniques Command, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Bradley J. Andros will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Expeditionary Fight Command, Virginia Seashore, Virginia. Andros is at present serving as director J10 – Directorate of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Particular Operations Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Stephen D. Barnett will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Area Hawaii; and commander, Naval Floor Group Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Barnett is at present serving as commander, Navy Area Southwest, San Diego, California.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Mark D. Behning will likely be assigned as commander, Submarine Group 9, Silverdale, Washington. Behning is at present serving as deputy director, Strategic Concentrating on and Nuclear Mission Planning, J5N, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Drive Base, Nebraska.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Richard T. Brophy Jr. will likely be assigned as chief of naval air coaching, Corpus Christi, Texas. Brophy is at present serving as commander, Service Strike Group 4, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Scott M. Brown is assigned as deputy commander, Logistics, Upkeep, and Industrial Operations (NAVSEA 04), Naval Sea Techniques Command, Washington, D.C. Brown beforehand served as director, Fleet Upkeep, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Susan Bryerjoyner will likely be assigned as deputy director, Command, Management, Communications, and Computer systems/Cyber Techniques, J-6, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C. Bryerjoyner is at present serving as Navy Cyber Safety Division director, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Thomas R. Buchanan will likely be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia. Buchanan is at present serving as deputy director for Plans and Coverage, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Drive Base, Florida.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Joseph F. Cahill III, will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California. Cahill is at present serving as deputy director for assets and acquisitions, J-8, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Brad J. Collins will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Area Europe, Africa, Central; and commander, Maritime Air Forces Naples, Naples, Italy. Collins is at present serving as commander, Navy Area Northwest, Silverdale, Washington.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko, will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group 4, Norfolk, Virginia. Czerewko is at present serving as director, Fleet Built-in Readiness and Evaluation, N02R, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Dion D. English will likely be assigned as vice director for logistics, J-4, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C. English is at present serving as director, Logistics, Fleet Provide and Ordnance, N4, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Christopher A. Kijek will likely be assigned as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Kijek is at present serving as director, Operations and Plans, N3, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Kevin P. Lenox, will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington. Lenox is at present serving as deputy director for Operations, J-3, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Drive Base, Florida.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Oliver T. Lewis will likely 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. Lewis is at present serving as deputy director for Political-Navy Affairs (Europe, NATO, Russia), J-5, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Daniel P. Martin will likely be assigned as director, Maritime Operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Martin is at present serving as commander, Service Strike Group One, San Diego, California.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Mark A. Melson will likely be assigned as commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific; and commander, Job Drive Seven Three, Singapore. Melson is at present serving as deputy director, Joint Drive Improvement and Design Integration, J-7, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Marc J. Miguez, will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Miguez is at present serving as deputy director for Operations, Nationwide Joint Operations Intelligence Middle, Operations Group Two, J3, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Benjamin G. Reynolds will likely be assigned as director, Operations and Plans, N3, Officer of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Reynolds is at present serving as director of maritime headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Carlos A. Sardiello will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group One, San Diego, California. Sardiello is at present serving as director, Joint and Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Michael S. Sciretta will likely be assigned as commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, Naples, Italy. Sciretta is at present serving as deputy commander, Joint Interagency Job Drive-South, U.S. Southern Command, Key West, Florida.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Richard E. Seif Jr. will likely be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Seven; commander, Job Drive Seven 4; and commander, Job Drive 5 4, Yokosuka, Japan. Seif is at present serving as commander, Undersea Warfighting Improvement Middle, Groton, Connecticut.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Paul C. Spedero Jr. will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia. Spedero is at present serving as commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, U.S. Transportation Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Stephen R. Tedford will likely be assigned as program govt officer for unmanned aviation and strike weapons, Patuxent River, Maryland. Tedford is at present serving as commander, Operational Check and Analysis Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Derek A. Trinque will likely be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven; commander, Job Drive 76; and commander, Amphibious Drive, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan. Trinque is at present serving as assistant commander for Profession Administration, PERS-4, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Dennis Velez will likely be assigned as commander, Service Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. Velez is at present serving as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Darryl L. Walker will likely be assigned as commander, Mixed Joint Job Drive CYBER, Tenth Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland. Walker is at present serving as deputy director, Operations, J-3, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Robert D. Westendorff will likely be assigned as director, Fleet Built-in Readiness and Evaluation, N02R, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Westendorff is at present serving as chief of naval air coaching, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Jeromy B. Williams will likely be assigned as commander, Particular Operations Command Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Williams is at present serving as deputy director, Particular Operations and Counter Terrorism, J-3, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (decrease half) Thomas R. Williams II will likely be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Virginia Seashore, Virginia. Williams is at present serving as director, Plans, Coverage and Integration, N5, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Navy Rear Adm. (decrease half) Jacquelyn McClelland for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. McClelland is at present serving as vice director, Navy Employees, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Navy Rear Adm. (decrease half) Eric C. Ruttenberg for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Ruttenberg is at present serving as vice chief engineer, Naval Info Warfare Techniques Command, San Diego, California.

Navy Rear Adm. (decrease half) Michael J. Steffen for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Steffen is at present serving as commandant, Naval District Washington, Washington, D.C.

Navy Rear Adm. (decrease half) Thomas S. Wall for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Wall is at present serving as deputy/reserve deputy commander, Submarine Drive, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.

Navy Rear Adm. (decrease half) Larry D. Watkins for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Watkins is at present serving as deputy commander, Third Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Brian H. Bennett, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as assistant commander-operations, Joint Particular Operations Command, U.S. Particular Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bennett is at present serving as govt officer to Commander, U.S. Particular Operations Command, Tampa, Florida.

Capt. Maximilian Clark, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as assistant chief of employees (J3), Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy. Clark is at present serving as govt assistant to director, Air Warfare, N98, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as director, Joint/Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Hakimzadeh is at present serving as applications and coverage director, Plane Department Head, N0980C, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Kevin M. Kennedy, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as assistant commander for profession administration, PERS-4, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee. Kennedy is at present serving as director, Floor Warfare Officer Distribution, (PERS-41), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Capt. Brett W. Mietus, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as director, twenty first Century Sailor Workplace, N17, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia. Mietus is at present serving as director of the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Integration Group, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Martin J. Muckian, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as commander, Undersea Warfighting Improvement Command, Groton, Connecticut. Muckian is at present serving as chief of employees to commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and chief of employees, U.S. Strategic Command Particular Actions Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Capt. Gregory D. Newkirk, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as deputy director for operations, Nationwide Joint Operations Intelligence Group Two, J3, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C. Newkirk is at present serving as govt assistant, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Capt. Matthew C. Paradise, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as deputy director, Operations, J-3, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Paradise is at present serving as chief of employees, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Chase D. Patrick, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as director of Maritime Headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy. Patrick is at present serving as director, Navy Senate Liaison Workplace, Workplace of Legislative Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Bradley N. Rosen, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Area Southwest, San Diego, California. Rosen is at present serving as chief of employees, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Alexis T. Walker, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee. Walker is at present serving as commanding officer, Floor Warfare Officer College Command, Newport, Rhode Island.

Capt. David P. Walt, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as deputy director for assets and acquisitions, J-8, Joint Employees, Washington, D.C. Walt is at present serving as director, Operations Division, Workplace of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Monetary Administration and Comptroller; and director, Operations Division, Fiscal Administration Division, N821, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Robert E. Wirth, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as deputy director, Strategic Concentrating on and Nuclear Mission Planning, J5N, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Drive Base, Nebraska. Wirth is at present serving as director, Submarine/Nuclear Energy Distribution (PERS-42), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

Capt. Michael S. Wosje, chosen for promotion to rear admiral (decrease half), will likely be assigned as chief of employees, Naval Hanging and Assist Forces, NATO, Lisbon, Portugal. Wosje is at present serving as govt assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Necessities and Capabilities, N9, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Charles M. Brown for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Brown is at present serving as Navy Reserve chief of employees, Naval Info Drive Headquarters, Fort Price, Texas.

Capt. David M. Buzzetti for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Buzzetti is at present serving as Navy Reserve commanding officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility, Bethesda, Maryland.

Capt. Robert J. Dodson for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Dodson is at present serving as Navy Reserve program supervisor, Naval Sea Techniques Command, Northwest, Bremerton, Washington.

Capt. David H. Duttlinger for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Duttlinger is at present serving as commodore, Seventh Naval Building Regiment, Gulfport, Mississippi.

Capt. David J. Faehnle for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Faehnle is at present serving as commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, Joint Job Drive Horn of Africa, Djibouti, Africa.

Capt. Calvin M. Foster for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Foster is at present serving as Navy Reserve commanding officer, U.S. Second Fleet Headquarters, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Luke A. Frost for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Frost is at present serving as chief of employees, N095, Workplace of the Chief of Navy Reserve, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Charles Kirol for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Kirol is at present serving as Navy Reserve deputy commander, Pacific Fleet, N4, Logistics Readiness Middle, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Capt. David G. Malone for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Malone is at present serving as Navy Reserve, commanding officer, Navy Drugs Readiness and Coaching Command, Camp Pendleton, California.

Capt. Joaquin Martinezdepinillos for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Martinezdepinillos is at present serving as reserve chief employees officer, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Capt. Mark R. Myers for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Myers is at present serving as Navy Reserve employees decide advocate, Navy Installations Command, Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Workplace Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Ingrid M. Rader for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Rader is at present serving as Navy Reserve area commander, Navy Info Forces Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Michael S. Richman for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Richman is at present serving as Navy Reserve commanding officer, Strategic Weapons Techniques Engineering Facility, Washington, D.C.

Capt. John D. Saccomando for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Saccomando is at present serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve, Navy Installations Command, Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Workplace Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Andrew J. Schreiner for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Schreiner is at present serving as Navy Reserve, commanding officer, U.S. Northern Command Headquarters, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Capt. Mark B. Sucato for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Sucato is at present serving as deputy director, reserve warfare, N0959, Workplace of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Michael Tanner for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Tanner is at present serving as Navy Reserve area commander, Navy Info Forces North, Fort Price, Texas.

Capt. Kimberly A. Walz has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (decrease half). Walz is at present serving as Navy Reserve commanding officer, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/Sixth Fleet, Detachment 802, Naples, Italy.

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