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Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignments

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jeffrey A. Harley, selected for the rank of rear admiral, will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia. Harley is currently serving as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael E. Smith will be assigned as president, Board of Inspection and Survey, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Smith is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ronald A. Boxall will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington. Boxall is currently serving as deputy director, Joint Strategic Planning, J5, Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia.

Capt. Dawn E. Cutler, selected for the rank of rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as Navy chief of information, Washington, District of Columbia. Cutler is currently serving as Navy deputy chief of information, Washington, District of Columbia.