Brass tracks.Government Navy Rear Adm. Alan S. Thompson, has been assigned as commander of the Defense Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio. Thompson is now strategic studies group fellow at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Navy Rear Adm. Christopher W. Cole, has been nominated as director of the shore installation management division, N46, in the office of the chief of naval operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. in Washington, D.C. Cole is commander of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. Navy Rear Adm. David Architzel has been named to replace Cole. Architzel is commander of the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk, and will continue in this position as additional duty. Navy Rear Adm. Lindell G. Rutherford has been named commander of Carrier Group Four and commander of the Carrier Striking Force. Rutherford is director for operations, plans, policy and training at U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Va. Navy Rear Adm. James D. Kelly has been assigned to replace Rutherford. Kelly is now special assistant to commander of the Naval Air Force in the U.S. Pacific Fleet at San Diego, Calif. Navy Rear Adm. Joseph Maguire has been nominated as chief of staff for the U.S. Special Operations Command A subordinate unified or other joint command established by a joint force commander to plan, coordinate, conduct, and support joint special operations within the joint force commander's assigned operational area. Also called SOC. See also special operations. at MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Hillsborough County, Florida, eight miles south of downtown Tampa at the tip of the Interbay Peninsula. It also has city district status due to the fact that the base is technically within the city limits of Tampa. , Fla. Maguire is now deputy commander of the Naval Special Warfare Noun 1. Naval Special Warfare - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare NSW United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy - the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips Command in Coronado, Calif. Larry Glasco, executive director of the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP NAVSUP Naval Supply Systems Command ), has been named executive director of readiness and customer support for the Defense Logistics in Fort Belvoir, VA. Navy Capt. Michael G. Lilienthal assumed the directorship of the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office is "the catalyst organization for Department of Defense modeling and simulation and ensures that modeling and simulation technology development is consistent with other related initiatives." External links
Industry Air Force Lt. Gen Robert F. Raggio (Ret) recently joined Dayton Aerospace, Inc., a technical services and consulting firm, as executive vice president. Prior to his retirement, he was commander of the Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Systems Center in Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Raggio was previously the program executive officer for fighters and
bombers and the system program director for the F-22 fighter.
Boeing Satellite Systems, located in El Segundo, Calif., has named Art Rosales to become vice president of commercial programs. Rosales will be responsible for executing all BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol commercial programs to meet corporate and customer expectations. Most recently, Rosales was vice president and general manager for Fixed Satellite Systems and Broadcast Satellite Systems (FSS/BSS) programs. Boeing also appointed John Konrad as vice president of commercial marketing and sales. Konrad has been with BSS his entire career, which began in 1976. Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed William J. Allison to become vice president and general manager of its newly-formed Navigation Systems Division in Woodland Hills, Calif. Previously, Allison had served as president of Litton's Integrated Systems. Northrop Grumman also announced the appointment of Philip A. Dur as corporate vice president and president of the company's Ship Systems sector, the largest builder of non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy. He will assume his new position succeeding Jerry St. Pe, who is retiring. E. Preston Rahe has been named executive vice president of business development for the Washington Group's government operating unit in Boise, Idaho. Rahe previously served as president of Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company, a subsidiary that provides management services to the Energy and Defense Departments. He also served as chairman of Westinghouse Safety Management Solutions (WSMS WSMS Web Site Management System WSMS Weapon System Management Support WSMS Weapons System Management Section (US Air Force) WSMS Warrior Systems Modernization Strategy ). L-3 Communications, located in Anaheim, Calif., announced that Robert Huffman has been named president of its Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission ) subsidiary. Huffman replaces Richard Tierney, who is retiring. Carl F. Kohrt, former executive vice president and chief technology officer at Kodak, has been named president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Battelle in Columbus, Ohio. Kohrt will succeed Douglas E. Olesen, who retires later this year. |
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