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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 141-05
February 09, 2005

Flag Officer Assignments

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark announced the following flag officer assignments:

 

Rear Adm. (selectee) Stanley D. Bozin is being assigned as Director, Office of Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller/ Director, Fiscal Management Division, N82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Bozin is currently Commander, Navy Region Europe/Commander, Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean, Naples, Italy.

Rear Adm. (selectee) Robert B. Murrett is being assigned as Director of Naval Intelligence, N2, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Murrett is currently Vice Director for Intelligence, J2, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert J. Cox is being assigned as Deputy Director for Requirements Assessments, N81D, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Cox is currently Commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, Calif.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Douglas L. McClain is being assigned as Commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. McClain is currently Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Policy, N3/N5, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (lower half)(selectee) Scott R. Van Buskirk is being assigned as Commander, Total Force Task Force, Washington, D.C. Van Buskirk is currently Chief of Staff to Commander, Submarine Allied Command/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.