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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 440-11
May 25, 2011

Flag Officer Announcements

            Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the following assignments:

            Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul B. Becker will be assigned as director for intelligence, J2, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.  Becker is currently serving as vice director for intelligence, J2, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

            Rear Adm. (lower half) David G. Simpson, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as vice director, Defense Information System Agency, Washington, D.C.  Simpson is currently serving as corporate director, N2/N6C, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.