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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1057-07
August 29, 2007

Flag Officer Assignments

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen announced the following flag officer assignments:
Rear Adm (lower half) William E. Shannon III is being assigned as vice commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. Shannon is currently assigned as assistant commander for logistics and industrial operations, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.
 
Rear Adm (lower half) Michael D. Hardee, commander, Navy Fleet Readiness Centers, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., will assume the additional duties of assistant commander for logistics and industrial operations, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.