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Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignments

May 6, 2020

The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Northwest, Silverdale, Washington.  Barnett previously served as deputy commander, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher S. Gray will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central; and commander, Maritime Air Forces, Naples, Italy.  Gray previously served as commander, Navy Region Northwest, Silverdale, Washington. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) John E. Gumbleton is currently serving as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Budget (FMB); and director, Fiscal Management Division, N82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Gumbleton previously served as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Brendan R. McLane will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. McLane previously served as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul J. Schlise will be assigned as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.  Schlise is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California.  Sobeck previously served as director, 21st Century Sailor Office, N17, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis Velez is currently serving as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee.  Velez previously served as senior military assistant, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Putnam H. Browne, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), is currently serving as director, 21st Century Sailor Office, N17, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia.  Browne previously served as executive assistant to the assistant secretary of the navy for manpower and reserve affairs, Washington, D.C.