Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis E. Collins for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Collins is currently serving as reserve commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Bradley D. Dunham for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Dunham is currently serving as reserve commander, Naval Air Force Reserve, San Diego, California.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory K. Emery for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Emery is currently serving as reserve commander, Navy Information Force Reserve, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Luke A. Frost for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Frost is currently serving as reserve director, Reserve Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Scott W. Ruston for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Ruston is currently reserve special assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Douglas W. Sasse III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Sasse is currently serving as reserve director, Assessment Division, N81, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Navy Capt. Benjamin E. Baran for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Baran is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve U.S. Fleet Forces Command, N1, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. David N. Barnes for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Barnes is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command, Fort Worth, Texas.
Navy Capt. Shawn G. Denihan for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Denihan is currently serving as chief engineer, Navy Reserve Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.
Navy Capt. Michael L. Freiberg for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Freidberg is currently serving as regional commander, Navy Reserve Naval Information Force Reserve Headquarters, Suffolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Reginald H. Hendrix for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Hendrix is currently serving as deputy commander, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group Two, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Marcus J. Lockard Jr., for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lockard is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve Pacific Fleet Command, N3N5, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Navy Capt. Ryan K. Mahelona for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Mahelona is currently serving as deputy chief of staff for Warfare Readiness and Integration, Navy Reserve, Naval Information Force Reserve Headquarters, Suffolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Jason M. Naidyhorski for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Naidyhorski is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
Navy Capt. Troy S. Pugh for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Pugh is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve Indo-Pacific Command, J4 KIT, Camp Smith, Hawaii.
Navy Capt. Katie F. Sheldon for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Sheldon is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve Third Fleet Headquarters, San Diego, California.