Flag announcements
RADM(s) Darin Via Nominated to Be Next Surgeon General
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination:
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via for assignment as surgeon general of the Navy, Falls Church, Virginia. Via is currently serving as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Falls Church, Virginia.
RDML Via Nominated for 2nd Star
Per the Senate Nominations page this morning:
“The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Rear Adm. (lh) Darin K. Via, to be Rear Admiral”
RADM(s) Rick Freedman to be Deputy Surgeon General
Here is the Navy Medicine relevant portion of this larger article:
- Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He is currently serving as deputy assistant director for operations, strategy, and education and training, Defense Health Agency, with additional duties as chief of the Dental Corps.
Next Flag Nominations on Senate Page
On this page is where you see admiral nominations first, and here they were this morning:
The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Rear Adm. (lh) Rick Freedman, to be Rear Admiral
The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Capt. Walter D. Brafford, to be Rear Admiral (lower half) Capt. Robert J. Hawkins, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
Congrats to RDML(s) Brafford (Dental Corps) and Hawkins (Nurse Corps) as well as RADM(s) Freedman (Dental Corps)!
Multiple Medical Flag Officer Assignments Announced
Here are multiple medical flag officer assignments just released:
Rear Admiral (lower half) Pamela C. Miller, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Reserve Policy and Integration, Falls Church, Virginia. Miller most recently served as command surgeon, United States Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
Rear Admiral (lower half) Eric L. Peterson will be assigned as deputy director, Reserve Medical Forces Atlantic, Portsmouth, Virginia. Peterson is currently serving as deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Rear Admiral (lower half) Donald Y. Sze will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Medicine, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia. Sze is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Support Command Reserve Component/Marine Corps Medical Officer, Falls Church, Virginia.
Captain David M. Buzzetti, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy chief of staff, Reserve Component, N093, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Buzzetti is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Captain David G. Malone, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, Reserve Medical Forces, Pacific, San Diego, California. Malone is currently serving as reserve commanding officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Camp Pendleton, California.
Navy Medicine Flag Officer Assignments
Rear Adm. (lower half) Rick Freedman will be assigned as director, Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia. Freedman is currently serving as director, Medical Systems Integration and Survivability, N44, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Darin K. Via will be assigned as deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Via is currently serving as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, with additional duties as director, Tidewater Market, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Navy Announces 2-Star Reserve Pick – Congrats to RADM(s) Pamela Miller, MC, USNR
Flag Officer Announcement May 26, 2022
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination:
Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Pamela C. Miller for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Miller is currently serving as command surgeon, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
New 1-Star Flag Assignments Announced (and Both Will Be Corps Chiefs)
Capt. Matthew Case, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, with additional duties as director, Tidewater Market; and chief of the Medical Service Corps, Portsmouth, Virginia. Case is currently serving as executive assistant to the surgeon general of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
Capt. Guido F. Valdes, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, with additional duties as director, San Diego Market; and chief of the Medical Corps, San Diego, California. Valdes is currently serving as deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Latest Medical Flag Promotions Announced
The ALNAV message finally came out and made this official. Congrats to our newest RDMLs:
- RDML(s) James Hancock, MC, USN
- RDML(s) Timothy Weber, MSC, USN
Congrats also goes to RDML Gayle Shaffer for picking up her 2nd star!
Medical Flag Officer Promotions
The Congressional site just revealed who our latest flag officer promotions are. Congratulations to:
Medical Corps – RDML(s) James L. Hancock
Medical Service Corps – RDML(s) Timothy H. Weber
Dental Corps – RADM(s) Gayle D. Shaffer
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