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Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignment

Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced today the following assignment:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Cedric E. Pringle will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, California.  Pringle is currently serving as deputy commander, Joint Interagency Task Force-South, U.S. Southern Command, Key West, Florida.