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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1069-05
October 20, 2005

Flag Officer Assignments

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen announced the following flag officer assignments:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dan W. Davenport is being assigned as director, Assessment Division, N81 and director, Navy Quadrennial Defense Review Support Office, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Davenport is currently serving as deputy director, Navy Quadrennial Defense Review Support Office, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard E. Jeffries is being assigned as medical officer to the Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. Jeffries is currently serving as deputy chief, Future Plans and Strategy, M5, Bureau of Medicine, Washington, D.C.