Department of Defense news release (May 4, 2006): flag officer announcements.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Navy Capt. Steven R. Eastburg has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Eastburg is currently serving as deputy program executive officer for ASWASM, Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. , Md.

Navy Capt. Thomas J. Eccles has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Eccles is currently serving as major program manager for Seawolf, PEO Submarines, Washington, D.C.

Navy Capt. John Elnitsky II has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Elnitsky is currently serving as major program manager for Undersea Mobility, PM 399, Naval Sea Systems Command The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, eight "warfare centers" (two undersea and six surface), four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, , Washington, D.C.

Navy Capt. James P. McManamon has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). McManamon is currently serving as executive assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

Navy Capt. Charles E. Smith Charles E. Smith can refer to:

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has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Smith is currently serving as major program manager for Aviation and Ship Integration, Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , Patuxent River, Md.

Navy Capt. Scott H. Swift has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). Swift is currently serving as deputy executive Officer for Naval Aviation and Tactical Air Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource , Washington, D.C.

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Title Annotation:	AT & L Workforce--Key Leadership Changes; nominations for appointment of rear admirals
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