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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 627-01
December 13, 2001

FLAG OFFICER ASSIGNMENT

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark announced today that Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Samuel J. Locklear III is being assigned as deputy director for requirements assessment, N81D, and director, CINC Liaison Division, N83, OPNAV, Washington, D.C. Locklear is currently serving as commandant of midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.