The acting secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments:
Rear Adm.
(lower half) William E.
Chase III, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned deputy commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), U.S.
Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Chase is currently serving as deputy principal cyber advisor to the secretary of defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm.
(lower half) Brian L.
Davies will be assigned additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.
Davies will retain all currently assigned duties as commander, Submarine Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.
Rear Adm.
(lower half) Jeffrey S.
Scheidt will be assigned as deputy principal cyber advisor to the secretary of defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, D.C.
Scheidt is currently serving as deputy chief, computer network operations, National Security Agency, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Rear Adm.
(lower half) Michael J.
Steffen will be assigned as commandant, Naval District Washington, Washington, D.C.
Steffen is currently serving as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.
Capt.
Anthony E.
Rossi, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, Navy International Programs Office, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
Rossi is currently serving as major program manager, Mission Integration and Special Programs Office, PMA 298, Patuxent River, Maryland.
