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Release
Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignment

Oct. 5, 2017
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced today the following assignment:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Mary C. Riggs will be assigned as director, research and development, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia.  Riggs is currently serving as commander, Navy Reserve Expeditionary Medicine, Falls Church, Virginia.