Gregory Slavonic, middle, the assistant Secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs tours tours the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) with Capt. Christopher Westphal in 2019. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s head of manpower is filling in as the service’s civilian second-in-command, a Navy official told USNI News.
As of Friday, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gregory Slavonic is performing the duties of the Undersecretary of the Navy as well as...