The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced the following assignments:
Rear Adm. James S. Bynum is currently serving as director, warfare development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Bynum previously served as director, Assessment Division, N81, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. Charles B. Cooper II will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Copper previously served as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton is currently serving as director, Assessment Division, N81, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Dalton previously served as director, maritime operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Forces; and commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California. Kitchener is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. John F. Meier is currently serving as commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Meier previously served as commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby is currently serving as chief of naval research, Arlington, Virginia. Selby previously served as deputy commander for ship design, integration, and naval engineering, SEA-05, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. John B. Skillman will be assigned as director, Programming Division, N80, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Skillman is currently serving as director, enterprise support, N1, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Daniel W. Dwyer, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, plans and policy, J5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Dwyer is currently serving chief of naval air training, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Peter A. Garvin, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Florida. Garvin is currently assigned as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Fred I. Pyle, selected for promotion to rear admiral, is currently serving as commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Pyle previously served as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington.
Rear Adm. (lower half) James A. Aiken is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington. Aiken previously served as deputy director for resources and acquisition, J8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas J. Anderson will be assigned as program executive officer for ships, Washington, D.C. Anderson previously served as commander, Regional Maintenance Center, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael E. Boyle will be assigned as director, maritime operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Boyle previously served as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard J. Cheeseman Jr., is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Cheeseman previously served as assistant commander for career management, PERS-4, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Craig A. Clapperton is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia. Clapperton previously served as deputy director, operations, J3, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Kristen B. Fabry will be assigned as commander, Defense Logistics Agency - Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio. Fabry is currently serving as director, logistics, fleet supply and ordnance, N4, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Sara A. Joyner is currently serving as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Joyner previously served as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert D. Katz is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Katz previously served as director, joint/fleet operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) James A. Kirk is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington. Kirk previously served as deputy commander/chief of staff, Joint Warfare Center, Allied Command Transformation, Stavanger, Norway.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Timothy J. Kott will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, California. Kott is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, operations, Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Frederick R. Luchtman is currently serving as commander, Naval Safety Center; and lead for the Physiological Episodes (PE) Effort, Norfolk, Virginia. Luchtman previously served as lead for the PE Effort, Arlington, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Lance G. Scott will be assigned as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Scott is currently serving as chief, Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Rear Adm. (lower half) John D. Spencer will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia. Spencer is currently serving as director, Nuclear Support Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Eric H. Ver Hage is currently serving as commander, Regional Maintenance Center, Washington, D.C. Ver Hage previously served as commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center; and commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Washington, D.C.