Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations:
Navy Capt. Brian J. Anderson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anderson is currently serving as assistant commander, Supply Chain Policy and Management, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Navy Capt. Eric J. Anduze for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Anduze is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Bauernschmidt is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), San Diego, California.
Navy Capt. Walter D. Brafford for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Brafford is currently serving as deputy chief, Operations, Plans and Readiness, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Michael B. Devore for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Devore is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.
Navy Capt. Thomas J. Dickinson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Dickinson is currently serving as chief operating officer and principal military deputy, Navy Regional Maintenance Center / Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization (NAVSEA 21), Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Thomas A. Donovan for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Donovan is currently serving as executive officer to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Frederic C. Goldhammer for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Goldhammer is currently serving as special assistant to the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Robert J. Hawkins for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Hawkins is currently serving as director, Commander’s Action Group, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Joshua C. Himes for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Himes is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Navy Capt. Ian L. Johnson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Johnson is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Neil A. Koprowski for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Koprowski is currently serving as branch head, Programming Division (N801), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lanzilotta is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Joshua Lasky for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lasky is currently serving as assistant deputy director for global operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Donald W. Marks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Marks is currently serving as executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Navy Capt. Craig T. Mattingly for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mattingly is currently serving as senior military advisor to the secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Andrew T. Miller for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Miller is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Submarine Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Kurtis A. Mole for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mole is currently serving as information warfare commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.
Navy Capt. Lincoln M. Reifsteck for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Reifsteck is currently serving as branch head, Undersea Warfare Division, N973, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Frank A. Rhodes IV for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Rhodes is currently serving as executive assistant to the chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Frank G. Schlereth III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Schlereth is currently serving as executive assistant, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Thomas E. Shultz for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Shultz is currently serving as executive assistant to the under secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Kevin R. Smith for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Smith is currently serving as major program manager for Constellation Class Frigate Program, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Julie M. Treanor for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Treanor is currently serving as chief of staff, N40, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Todd S. Weeks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Weeks is currently serving as major program manager for attack submarines, Program Executive Office Submarines, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Todd E. Whalen for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Whalen is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Dianna Wolfson for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Wolfson is currently serving as commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Forrest O. Young for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Young is currently serving as director, Aviation Officer Career Management and Distribution Division (PERS-43), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.