Navy Announces New Flag Assignments; Including New Undersea Warfare Director

BANGOR, Wash. (Jan. 25, 2019) Rear Adm. Douglas Perry, from Biloxi, Mississippi, receives honors from the sideboys as the official party arrives during a change of command ceremony for Submarine Group 9. US Navy Photo

The Navy on Friday unveiled a series of promotions and new assignments for flag officers, including a new undersea warfare requirements officer.

Rear Adm. Doug Perry, who has led Submarine Group Nine since January 2019, will head to the Pentagon as the new director of undersea...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/30/navy-announces-new-flag-assignments-including-new-undersea-warfare-director

Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Begins Quarantine Ahead of Second 2020 Deployment; Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Near Hawaii

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) leaves its San Diego homeport on Oct. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo

The crew of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and its strike group have begun a restriction of movement period ahead of a deployment later this fall – a little more than four months after the carrier returned from a deployment marked by a COVID-19 outbreak, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday.

A U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesman confirmed the crew was in quarantine without...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/18/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-begins-quarantine-ahead-of-second-2020-deployment-makin-island-amphibious-ready-group-near-hawaii