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Immediate Release

Flag Officer Announcements

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced today the following assignments:

 

Rear Adm. (upper half) Ronald A. Boxall will be assigned as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia.  Boxall most recently served as commander, Carrier Strike Group THREE, Bremerton, Washington. 

 

Rear Adm. (upper half) Peter J. Fanta will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration, N9I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia.  Fanta is currently serving as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia. 

 

Rear Adm. (lower half) David M. Kriete, selected for promotion to rear admiral upper half, will be assigned as director, Strategic Capabilities Policy, National Security Council, Washington, District of Columbia.  Kriete is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group NINE, Silverdale, Washington. 

 

Capt. Jon C. Kreitz, selected for promotion to rear admiral lower half, will be assigned as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Kreitz is currently serving as executive assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia.