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Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignments

Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Ross A. Myers, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, plans and policy, J5, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.  Myers is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group 15, San Diego, California.  

Rear Adm. (lower half) John W. Tammen, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia.  Tammen is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington.  

Capt. Yvette M. Davids, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as senior military advisor to the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, Washington, District of Columbia.  Davids is currently serving as assistant chief of staff for requirements, assessments, experimentations, and innovations, U.S. 3rd Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Fred I. Pyle, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, ECJ-5, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.  Pyle is currently serving as executive assistant to the deputy chief of naval operations, integration of capabilities and resources, N8, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia.