Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has nominated several Navy captains for promotion to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). These nominations include:
Navy Capt. Erin E. O. Acosta, currently chief of staff at the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command in Mississippi; Navy Capt. Walter H. Allman III, commandant at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland; and Navy Capt. Andrew M. Biehn, director of Development and Integration at the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems in Washington, D.C.
Additional nominees are Navy Capt. Wesley P. Bringham, strategic integration group director for the vice chief of naval operations at the Pentagon; Navy Capt. Kertreck V. Brooks, transformation integration branch head in Washington, D.C.; and Navy Capt. Richard G. Burgess, commanding officer of USS Gerald R. Ford in Virginia.
The list continues with Navy Captains Daryle D. Cardone and Cameron R. Chen serving as branch heads within various offices at the Pentagon; Jereal E. Dorsey as special assistant for public affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Matthew J. Duffy as director within Fiscal Management and Budget at the Secretary of the Navy's office; Reginald S. Ewing III as fleet surgeon with U.S Fleet Forces Command; Damian D Flatt working as assistant judge advocate general for operations and management; John P Friedmann serving as executive assistant to Director Naval Reactors.
Also included are William K Gantt Jr., director Senate Liaison Office Legislative Affairs Pentagon; Michael R Jarrett Jr., chief staff Navy Installations Command Washington Yard DC Daniel L Lannamann program manager Aircraft Carriers David Loo division chief Program Budget Analysis Joint Staff Brian A Metcalf Jr acting vice commander Naval Sea Systems Gary G Montalvo Jr executive assistant commander Indo-Pacific Raymond P Owens III branch head Security Cooperation International Affairs Davidtavis M Pollard executive assistant Commander Air Forces Pacific Fleet San Diego California Matthew T Pottenburgh executive assistant Chief Operations William R Reed commander Fleet Forces Karrey Sanders deputy operations Charles Sargeant vice operations Benjamin Snell Information Warfighting Development Norfolk John Stafford Submarine Force Atlantic Omarr Tobias Facilities Thomas Zerr Surface Force Pacific.
These nominations reflect a wide range of roles across different commands and locations including Hawaii, Virginia, California, and various positions within Washington D.C.'s military infrastructure.
