Flag Officer Assignments

You are subscribed to News Releases for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Flag Officer Assignments 06/07/2013 02:18 PM CDT IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 417-13 June 07, 2013 Flag Officer Assignments             The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert announced today the following assignments:              Capt. James T. Loeblein, who has been selected for the rank of rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command, Manama, Bahrain.  Loeblein is currently serving as director, Navy Senate Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Affairs, Washington, D.C.              Capt. John B. Nowell Jr., who has been selected for the rank of rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources, and plans, N5/N8, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy.  Nowell is currently serving as division director, Surface Warfare Officer Distribution and Career Management Division, PERS-41, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tenn.              Capt. Robert D. Sharp, who has been selected for the rank of rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director of intelligence, J2, U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Fla.  Sharp is currently serving as Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group Fellow, Newport, R.I.     U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) On the Web: http://www.defense.gov/releases/ Media Contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public Contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/questions.aspx or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your User Profile Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com. Updates from the U.S. Department of Defense