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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1159-07
September 27, 2007

Flag Officer Assignment

            Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen announced the following flag officer assignment:
            Rear Adm. (lower half) Matthew L. Nathan is being assigned as commander, Navy Medicine East / commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va. Nathan is currently serving as fleet surgeon, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.