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Release
Immediate Release

Flag Officer Assignments

July 7, 2017
Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. Roy J. Kelley will be assigned as commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Kelley is currently serving as director, Joint Strike Fighter Fleet Integration, Washington, District of Columbia. 

Rear Adm. (lower half) William D. Byrne Jr., will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group 15, San Diego, California. Byrne is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, Everett, Washington.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory N. Harris will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, Everett, Washington. Harris is currently serving as commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dale E. Horan will be assigned as director, Joint Strike Fighter Fleet Integration, Washington, District of Columbia. Horan is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Daniel L. Cheever, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada. Cheever is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.