Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Rear Adm. Clinton F. Faison III, senior health care executive, for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and for assignment as chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and surgeon general of the Navy, Falls Church, Virginia. Faison is currently serving as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and deputy surgeon general of the Navy, Falls Church, Virginia.
Capt. Michelle C. Skubic for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Skubic is currently serving as special assistant to commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.