January
Rear Admiral Richard E. Curtis, SC, who was Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, retired 1 January.
Rear Admiral Samuel W. Hubbard, Jr., who was Director, Aviation Manpower and Training Division, OpNav, retired 1 January.
Rear Admiral James A. Sagerholm (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Rear Admiral Kenneth L. Shugart, Jr., as Chief of Naval Education and Training.
Rear Admiral James S. Elfelt relieved Vice Admiral Thomas R. Kinnebrew as Director, J-3, U. S. Commander in Chief, Europe.
February
Rear Admiral David M. Altwegg was assigned in February as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Kenneth L. Shugart, Jr., who had been Chief of Naval Education and Training, retired 1 February.
Rear Admiral Thomas R. Kinnebrew (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Edward S. Briggs as Deputy and Chief of Staff, Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific fleet.
Rear Admiral Ming E. Chang relieved Rear Admiral David M. Altwegg as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Two.
March
Rear Admiral James H. Flatley III relieved Rear Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle as Commander, Carrier Group Eight.
Commodore Frank W. Butterworth III relieved Rear Admiral Powell R. Carter, Jr., as Commander, Submarine Group Two.
Rear Admiral Powell F. Carter, Jr. (promoted to Vice Admiral), relieved Vice Admiral Kenneth M. Carr as Vice Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Offut Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Commodore Charles J. Brickell, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Peter M. Hekman, Jr., as deputy Commander, National Military Command Center, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rear Admiral Peter M. Hekman, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral James R. Hogg as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group One.
Rear Admiral James D. Enoch, DC, who had been Assistant Chief for Dentistry and Chief, Dental Division, and Chief of Dental Corps, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, retired 1 March.
April
Rear Admiral Shirley D. Frost, SC, who was Deputy Comptroller of the Navy, retired 1 April.
Vice Admiral Ronald J. Hays (promoted to Admiral) relieved Admiral William N. Small as Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
Vice Admiral Kenneth M. Carr relieved Vice Admiral James R. Sanderson upon his retirement in April as Deputy and Chief of Staff, CinCLant/CinCLantFlt.
Rear Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle relieved Rear Admiral Edward H. Martin as Commander, Carrier Group Two.
Rear Admiral Daniel L. Cooper relieved Rear Admiral Richard A. Miller as Director of Budget and Reports, NavCompt and Director, Fiscal Management Division, OpNav.
Commodore Arthur W. Fort, CEC, was assigned as Director of Construction Operations and Facilities, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Kirksey relieved Rear Admiral Robert W. Chewning upon his retirement in April as Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, CinCPac.
Commodore Robert B. Abele, SC, relieved Rear Admiral Edward M. Kocher, SC, as Commanding Officer, Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Admiral Kocher retired 1 May.
May
Admiral William N. Small relieved Admiral William J. Crowe as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe/Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe.
Vice Admiral Arthur S. Moreau relieved Lieutenant General Paul F. Gorman, USA, as Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rear Admiral Richard A. Miller (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Edward P. Travers as Vice Chief of Naval Material. Admiral Travers retired 1 June.
Rear Admiral Clinton W. Taylor was assigned as Commander, South Atlantic Force, a billet held until January by Rear Admiral James S. Elfelt.
Rear Admiral James R. Hogg (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral “M” Staser Holcomb as Commander Seventh Fleet.
Commodore Denny B. Cargill relieved Rear Admiral James B. Busey as Commander, Light Attack Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Commodore John R. McNamara, CHC, relieved Rear Admiral Neil M. Stevenson, CHC, as Deputy Chief of Chaplains/Deputy Director Religious Ministries, OpNav.
June
Vice Admiral “M” Staser Holcomb was assigned as Deputy Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces Europe, a billet held until April by Vice Admiral Ronald J. Hays.
Rear Admiral Austin B. Scott, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Bernard M. Kauderer as Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral Bernard M. Kauderer (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Steven A. White as Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Vice Admiral William J. Cowhill relieved Lieutenant General O. E. DeHaven, USA, as Director, Logistics, J-4, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rear Admiral Thomas J. Hughes, Jr. (promoted to Vice Admiral), relieved Vice Admiral William J. Cowhill as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Charles O. Prindle relieved Rear Admiral Joseph Metcalf III as Director, General Planning and Programming Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Niel P. Ferraro, SC, relieved Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker, Jr., SC, as Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics and Readiness and Fleet Supply Officer, CinCLantFlt.
Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker, Jr., SC, was assigned in June as Assistant Comptroller Financial Management Systems, NavCompt.
Rear Admiral Lewis H. Seaton, MC (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral John W. Cox, MC, as Surgeon General. Admiral Cox retired 1 July.
Rear Admiral William M. McDermott, Jr., MC, relieved Rear Admiral Lewis H. Seaton, MC, as Commander, Naval Medical Command/Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Rear Admiral Roger F. Milnes, MC, was assigned as Deputy Commander for Fleet Readiness and Supply, Naval Medical Command.
Rear Admiral Lawrence A. Layman relieved Rear Admiral William D. Smith as Director of Naval Communications Division, OpNav.
Commodore William T. Pendley relieved Rear Admiral Edward A. Wilkinson, Jr., as Commander, Patrol Wings Atlantic.
Rear Admiral Edward A. Wilkinson, Jr., relieved Major General Richard M. Wells, USA, as Director, Defense Mapping Agency.
Rear Admiral Don H. McDowell relieved Rear Admiral Paul W. Dillingham, Jr., as Commander, Naval Security Group Command.
Rear Admiral Paul W. Dillingham, Jr., was assigned as Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, National Security Agency.
Rear Admiral Frances T. Shea, NC, was assigned as Deputy Commander for Personnel, Naval Medical Command. She was already serving as Director, Navy Nurse Corps.
Rear Admiral William A. Kearns, Jr., was assigned as Director, Command and Control Support Systems Division, OpNav.
Commodore Henry H. Mauz, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Roger E. Box as Operations and Readiness Officer, Operations Division, SHAPE.
Commodore Alvin S. Newman relieved Rear Admiral Stanley R. Arthur as Commander, U. S. Naval Forces Central Command, Pearl Harbor.
Commodore Jerry C. Breast relieved Rear Admiral Ted C. Steele, Jr., as Commander, Naval Safety Center.
Commodore Wendell N. Johnson relieved Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kelley as Director. Undersea and Strategic Warfare Development Division, OpNav.
Commodore Guy H. Curtis III relieved Rear Admiral Frank B. Kelso II as Director, Strategic Submarine Division, OpNav.
Commodore Dale N. Hagen relieved Rear Admiral Bruce Demars as Commander, Naval Base, Guam.
Commodore Roger F. Bacon relieved Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr., as Director, Strategic and Theater Nuclear Warfare, OpNav.
Commodore Lewis E. Angelo, MSC, was assigned as Chief of the Medical Service Corps and Deputy Commander, Readiness and Logistics, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Joseph S. Cassells, MC, relieved Rear Admiral James A. Zimble as the Medical Officer, U. S. Marine Corps.
Vice Admiral Kent J. Carroll, who was Commander, Military Sealift Command, retired on 1 June.
July
Vice Admiral Steven A. White (promoted to Admiral) relieved John G. Williams, Jr., as Chief of Naval Material. Admiral Williams retired 1 August.
Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., relieved Admiral Robert L. J. Long as Commander in Chief, Pacific. Admiral Long retired 1 July.
Vice Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr., relieved Vice Admiral Arthur S. Moreau, Jr., as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy & Operations, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Edward H. Martin (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral William H. Rowden as Commander Sixth Fleet.
Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Lawrence Burkhardt III as Commander, Submarine Group Five.
Rear Admiral Allan G. Paulson relieved Rear Admiral Fred W. Johnston, Jr., as Commander, Sea Based ASW Wings, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Rear Admiral John T. Parker, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Charles O. Prindle as Deputy Director, Office of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Paul D. Tomb relieved Rear Admiral Richard K. Fontaine as Deputy Director for Unified and Specified Commands, C3 Support, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rear Admiral Roger E. Box relieved Rear Admiral Walter L. Chatham as Commander, Carrier Group Six.
Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kelley relieved Rear Admiral lames G. Storms as Commander, U. S. Naval Forces Korea.
Rear Admiral Walter L. Chatham relieved Rear Admiral Huntington Hardisty as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, CinCPacFlt.
Rear Admiral Frank B. Kelso II relieved Rear Admiral Carol C. Smith, Jr., as Director, Office of Program Appraisal, Office of the Secretary of the Navy.
Rear Admiral Bruce Demars relieved Rear Admiral Austin B. Scott, Jr., as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare, OpNav.
Rear Admiral John F. Addams relieved Rear Admiral Charles E. Gurney III as Commander, Middle East Force. Rear Admiral Gurney retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Paul A. Lautermilch was assigned as Vice Director, Defense Communications Agency.
Rear Admiral Carlton J. McLeod, DC, was assigned as Director, Health Care Operations, OpNav/Chief of the Dental Division and Chief of the Dental Corps.
Rear Admiral Thomas W. McKean, DC, was assigned as Inspector General, Naval Medical Command.
Rear Admiral Ronald E. Narmi relieved Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott as Commander, Iceland Defense Force, Keflavik.
Commodore David F. Chandler relieved Rear Admiral Robert B. Rogers as Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Commodore Bruce R. Boland relieved Rear Admiral William A. Walsh as Commander Amphibious Group, Eastern Pacific.
Commodore Daniel W. McKinnon, Jr., SC, relieved Commodore Carl R. Webb, Jr., as Assistant Commander, Inventory and Systems Integrity, Naval Supply Systems Command.
Commodore James J. Quinn, MC, relieved Commodore Joseph S. Cassells, MC, as Deputy Commander for Health Care Operations, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore James G. Reynolds relieved Rear Admiral Allan G. Paulson as Assistant Vice Director for Collection Management, Defense Intelligence Agency.
Commodore Jack N. Darby relieved Brigadier General Andrew L. Cooley, USA, as Deputy Director, Politico/Military Affairs, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commodore Thomas R. M. Emery was assigned as Commander, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes.
Rear Admiral James B. Busey (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Ernest R. Seymour as Commander, Naval Air Systems Command. Vice Admiral Seymour retired on 1 August.
Rear Admiral Stanley G. Catola relieved Rear Admiral Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., as Commander, Submarine Group Six.
Rear Admiral Ted C. Steele, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman as Commander, Tactical Wings, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., was assigned as Commander, Training Command, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Rear Admiral Warren E. Aut relieved Brigadier General Brown, USAF, as Commander Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rear Admiral Robert B. Rogers relieved Rear Admiral William A. Kearns, Jr., as Commander, Amphibious Group Two.
Rear Admiral Richard L. Thompson relieved Rear Admiral Paul H. Speer as Chief of Staff, SACLant. Rear Admiral Speer retired 1 August.
Commodore John R. Higginson relieved Rear Admiral Richard L. Thompson as Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics, CinCSouth.
Rear Admiral James A. Zimble, MC, relieved Rear Admiral William M. McDermott. Jr., MC, as Fleet Surgeon, CinCLantFlt.
Rear Admiral Joseph Metcalf III (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr., as Commander Second Fleet.
Rear Admiral Stanley R. Arthur relieved Rear Admiral George A. Aitcheson as Commander, Carrier Group Seven.
Commodore Willis I. Lewis, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral James W. Austin as Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific.
Commodore Clarence E. Armstrong, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Thomas J. Cassidy, Jr., as Director, Tactical Readiness Division, OpNav.
Commodore David P. Donohue relieved Rear Admiral William E. McGarrah as Fleet Maintenance Officer, Assistant Chief of Staff for Maintenance and Logistics, CinCLantFlt Admiral McGarrah retired on 1 August.
Commodore Vernon C. Smith relieved Rear Admiral Ralph M. Ghormley as Commander. Naval Telecommunications Command, Washington, D.C. Admiral Ghormley retired on 1 September.
Commodore Edwin K. Anderson relieved Brigadier General Harry D. Penzler, USA, as Deputy Director for Operational Plans and Capabilities, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commodore John F. Shaw was assigned as Director, DDG-51 Program, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Commodore Henry J. Sazima was assigned as Director, Resources Division.
Commodore Phillip F. McNall, SC, relieved Rear Admiral Joseph L. Flores, SC, in July as Force Supply Officer, Commander, Naval Logistics Command, Pacific Fleet. Admiral Flores retired on 1 October.
Commodore Robert J. Kelly was assigned as Director, Tactical Air, Surface and Electronic Warfare Development Division. OpNav.
Commodore Richard G. Shaffer, DC was assigned as Vice Commander, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Stuart F. Platt, SC, was assigned as Competition Advocate General of the Navy, Naval Material Command.
August
Vice Admiral William H. Rowden relieved acting Commander, Military Sealift Command, Rear Admiral Warren G. Hamm. The previous commander. Vice Admiral Kent J. Carroll, retired on 1 June.
Rear Admiral Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Robert R. Monroe as Director, Research Development Test and Evaluation, OpNav. Vice Admiral Monroe retired 1 September.
Rear Admiral Donald S. Jones (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence as Commander Third Fleet.
Rear Admiral Carol C. Smith, Jr. (promoted to Vice Admiral), relieved Vice Admiral Thomas J. Kilcline as Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. Vice Admiral Kilcline retired on 1 August.
Rear Admiral Harold N. Wellman relieved Rear Admiral Lowell F. Eggert as Inspector General, CinCLantFlt. Rear Admiral Eggert retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Charles R. Larson relieved Vice Admiral Edward C. Waller as Superintendent, U. S. Naval Academy. Vice Admiral Waller retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral William D. Smith relieved Rear Admiral Charles R. Larson as Commander, Submarine Group Eight.
Rear Admiral Donald P. Roane relieved Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer as Deputy for New Surface Combatants, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer relieved Rear Admiral Dempster M. Jackson as Deputy Commander for Combat Systems, Naval Sea Systems Command. Rear Admiral Jackson retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Huntington Hardisty relieved Rear Admiral Samuel H. Packer II as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations, OpNav. Rear Admiral Packer retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth was assigned as Director, Long Range Planning Group, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Joseph S. Donnell III relieved Rear Admiral Peter C. Conrad as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Twelve.
Rear Admiral Fred W. Johnston, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Jackson K. Parker as Deputy Chief of Staff, Readiness and Resources, CinCLantFlt.
Rear Admiral Neil M. Stevenson, CHC, relieved Rear Admiral Ross H. Trower, CHC, as Chief of Chaplains, Director of Religious Ministries, OpNav. Rear Admiral Trower retired on 1 August.
Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott was assigned as Director, Strategic Plans and Policy Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral James G. Storms relieved Rear Admiral Stanley G. Anderson as Commander, Naval Logistics Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral William A. Walsh relieved Rear Admiral Walter T. Piotti as Director, Surface Warfare Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral James E. McCardell, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Sayre A. Swarztrauber as Director, Inter-American Defense College. Rear Admiral Swarztrauber retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Thomas J. Cassidy relieved Rear Admiral George M. Furlong as Commander Fighter/Airborne Early Warning Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral Lawrence Burkhardt III assumed billet previously held by Rear Admiral Thomas J. Hughes, Jr., as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Manpower, Personnel and Training, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Jackson K. Parker relieved Rear Admiral Joseph F. Frick as Commander Naval Base, Norfolk. Admiral Frick retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral George A. Aitcheson relieved Rear Admiral Paul A. Lautermilch as Director, Command and Control Planning and Programming, OpNav.
Commodore Dean R. Sackett relieved Brigadier General Nicholson as Assistant Deputy Director, International Negotiations, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commodore Charles F. Clark was assigned as Assistant to the Deputy Director for Special Studies, National Security Agency.
Commodore Louis H. Eske, MC, relieved Rear Admiral Clinton H. Lowery, MC, as Fleet Surgeon, CinCPacFlt. Admiral Lowery retired on 1 September.
Commodore Dudley L. Carlson relieved Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth as Director, Politico-Military Policy and Current Plans Division, OpNav.
Commodore Robert K. U. Kihune relieved Rear Admiral Milton J. Schultz, Jr., as Director, Command Control and Communications Systems (C3S), CinCEur. Admiral Schultz retired on 1 September.
Commodore Richard F. Butts relieved Brigadier General Aldridge, USA, as Deputy U. S. Military Representative, Brussels.
Rear Admiral William A. Williams III, who was Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative for Strategic Negotiations, retired on 1 August.
September
Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence relieved Vice Admiral Lando W. Zech, Jr., as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Manpower, Personnel and Training, OpNav, and Chief of Naval Personnel. Admiral Zech retired on 1 October.
Rear Admiral George M. Furlong, Jr., was assigned as Deputy Chief of Naval Education and Training.
Rear Admiral Harold L. Young relieved Rear Admiral Edward M. Peebles upon his retirement in September as Deputy Commander for Submarines, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Donald L. Felt was assigned as Assistant Deputy for Force Development and Strategic Plans, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rear Admiral Peter C. Conrad was assigned in September as Deputy Comptroller of the Navy.
Rear Admiral James W. Austin relieved Rear Admiral Clarence A. E. Johnson as Commander, Naval Base Philadelphia. Admiral Johnson retired on 1 October.
Rear Admiral Stanley J. Anderson was assigned as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, OpNav. Admiral Cruden, who previously held that position, retired on 1 July.
Commodore John C. Fraser, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral James T. Taylor as Director, Shore Activities Planning and Programming Division., OpNav. Rear Admiral Taylor retired on 1 October.
Commodore Jerome L. Johnson relieved Commodore Dudley L. Carlson as Deputy Director, Strategic Plans and Policy Division, OpNav.
Commodore Paul D. Butcher relieved Rear Admiral Donald P. Roane as Commander, Naval Surface Group, Western Pacific.
Commodore Carl R. Webb, Jr., SC, relieved Rear Admiral Bruno A. Pomponio, SC, as Director, Material Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Bruno A. Pomponio, SC, relieved Rear Admiral Niel P. Ferraro, SC, as Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Stephen Barchet, MC, who was Deputy Director, Naval Medicine, OpNav, retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Frank C. Collins, Jr., who was Executive Director, Quality Assurance Contract Administration Services, Defense Logistics Agency, retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Robert P. Hilton, who was Vice Director, Operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired on 1 September.
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Johnson, who was Commander, Training Command, Pacific, retired on 1 September.
October
Rear Admiral Walter T. Piotti, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral William A. Cockell as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Five.
Rear Admiral Clyde R. Bell was assigned as Deputy Director, Naval Warfare and Executive Agency, Advanced Technology Panel, OpNav.
Commodore Mary J. Nielubowicz, NC, relieved Rear Admiral Frances T. Shea upon her retirement as Director, Navy Nurse Corps and Deputy Commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Robert H. Shumaker relieved Rear Admiral John J. Ekelund as Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School. Rear Admiral Ekelund retired on 1 November.
Commodore John C. Weaver was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, Material, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Vice Admiral Thomas J. Bigley, who was Director, Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired on 1 October.
Rear Admiral James W. Lisanby, who was Deputy Commander for Acquisition and Logistics, Naval Sea Systems Command, retired on 1 October.
Vice Admiral Carol C. Smith, Jr., who had been Commander, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, died on 14 October.
November
Rear Admiral Cecil J. Kempf relieved Rear Admiral Robert F. Dunn as Chief of Naval Reserve/Director of Naval Reserve, OpNav.
Rear Admiral William A. Cockell, Jr., was assigned as Commander, Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Commodore Guy H. Curtis III was assigned as Director, SSN-X Program, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Rear Admiral John B. Mooney, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Leland S. Kollmorgen as Chief of Naval Research and Deputy Chief of Naval Material (Technology). Admiral Kollmorgen retired on 1 November.
December
Rear Admiral Robert F. Dunn (promoted to Vice Admiral) was assigned as Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
Commodore William M. Fogarty relieved Rear Admiral Clyde R. Bell as Director, Force Level Plans Division, OpNav.
Commodore Leonard G. Perry relieved Rear Admiral Morton E. Toole as Deputy Chief of Staff for Management, Fleet Inspector General, CinCPacFlt.
Coast Guard Flag Reassignments in 1983
March
Rear Admiral Harold W. Parker, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Clifford F. DeWolf as Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Seattle. Admiral DeWolf retired on 1 April.
June
Rear Admiral Joseph A. McDonough relieved Rear Admiral Harold W. Parker, Jr., as Chief, Officer of Boating, Public and Consumer Affairs.
Rear Admiral Richard A. Bauman relieved Rear Admiral Louis L. Zumstein as Commander, First Coast Guard District, Boston. Admiral Zumstein retired on 26 May.
Rear Admiral Frederick P. Schubert relieved Rear Admiral Alfred P. Manning, Jr., as Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, Long Beach, California.
July
Rear Admiral Alfred P. Manning, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Frederick P. Shubert as Chief, Office of Command, Control and Communications.
Rear Admiral Theodore J. Wojnar relieved Rear Admiral Richard A. Bauman as Chief. Office of Navigation.
Rear Admiral Clyde E. Robbins relieved Rear Admiral Bernie E. Thompson as Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard District. Honolulu. Admiral Thompson retired on 1 July.
Marine Corps General Reassignments in 1983
March
Major General David M. Twomey relieved Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey as Commanding General, Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Lieutenant General Carey retired.
Major General Richard M. Cooke was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Western Area, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro.
Major General Clyde D. Dean was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Inspector General of the Marine Corps.
Major General Dennis J. Murphy was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
Brigadier General Hollis E. Davison was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General Paul D. Slack as Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Robert R. Porter was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Commanding General, 1st Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force.
April
Major General Donald J. Fulham was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.
Brigadier General Richard A. Gustafson was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General Lloyd W. Smith, Jr. as Assistant Wing Commander, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Smith relieved Brigadier General George H. Leach as Director, Intelligence Division, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Walter J. Donovan, Jr., was frocked to that grade and ordered to Headquarters Marine Corps for duty.
Brigadier General Robert J. Winglass was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Commanding General, 2d Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force.
May
Lieutenant General D’Wayne Gray was promoted to that grade and relieved General Paul X. Kelley as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps. General Kelley continued in his assignment as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Major General Frank E. Petersen, Jr., was frocked to that grade and relieved Major General Joseph J. Went as Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Major General Went relieved Major General Dennis J. Murphy as Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
Major General Anthony Lukeman was frocked to that grade in his assignment as Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division. Headquarters Marine Corps.
Major General William C. Groeniger III, USMCR, was frocked to that grade and assigned the mobilization billet of Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.
Major General John J. Salesses, USMCR, was frocked to that grade and assigned the mobilization billet of Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.
Brigadier General John J. Krasovich. USMCR, was assigned the mobilization billet of Commanding General, 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force/Commanding General, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center/Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow.
Brigadier General Ronald K. Nelson, USMCR, was assigned the mobilization billet of Deputy Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Eastern Area, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point.
Brigadier General Constantine Sangalis, USMCR, was assigned the mobilization billet of Assistant Division Commander, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, and Commanding General, 2d Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Charles S. Bishop, Jr., USMCR, was assigned the mobilization billet of Director, Marine Corps Reserve Support Center.
Brigadier General Robert F. Milligan was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General Norman H. Smith as Assistant Division Commander, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Gene A. Deegan was frocked to that grade and assigned as Special Assistant for Amphibious and Prepositioning Matters, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Richard P. Trotter, USMCR, was frocked to that grade and assigned the mobilization billet of Commanding General, 4th Force Service Support Group.
June
Major General Richard T. Trundy was frocked to that grade and relieved Major General Gregory A. Corliss as Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Major General Corliss relieved Major General Bernard E. Trainor as Director, Plans Division, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps. Major General Trainor relieved Lieutenant General William R. Maloney as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps. Lieutenant General Maloney relieved Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper as Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Headquarters Marine Corps. Lieutenant General Cooper relieved Lieutenant General John K. Davis as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and Commander, Marine Corps Bases, Pacific.
Major General Dennis J. Murphy was assigned as Director, Personnel Management Division, and assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Norman H. Smith relieved Brigadier General John I. Hudson as Commanding General, 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, and Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, Atlantic. Brigadier General Hudson was assigned as Deputy for Education and Director, Education Center, Marine Corps Development and Education Command.
Brigadier General Walter J. Donovan, Jr., relieved Brigadier General William H. J. Tiernan as Director, Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Paul D. Slack was assigned additional duty as Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, relieving Brigadier General Hollis E. Davison. Brigadier General Davison relieved Brigadier General William R. Etnyre as Deputy Fiscal Director of the Marine Corps.
July
General Paul X. Kelley became the 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, relieving General Robert H. Barrow, who retired.
General John K. Davis was promoted to that grade and relieved General Paul X. Kelley as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Lieutenant General Bernard E. Trainor was promoted to that grade in his assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Orlo K. Steele was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General Jacob W. Moore as Commanding General, 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Moore was frocked to the grade of major general and relieved Brigadier General James R. Van Den Elzen as Chief of Staff, U. S. Central Command.
Brigadier General William H. J. Tiernan retired.
Brigadier General William R. Etnyre relieved Brigadier General Joseph B. Knotts as Commanding General, 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center.
Brigadier General John P. Monahan was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General William A. Bloomer as Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Brigadier General Jim R. Joy was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General Robert F. Milligan as Assistant Division Commander, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Milligan was assigned as Commanding General, 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force.
August
Major General Clyde D. Dean was assigned as Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Brigadier General James M. Mead was frocked to that grade and relieved Major General Anthony Lukeman as Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Major General Lukeman relieved Major General Kenneth L. Robinson as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.
Brigadier General William A. Bloomer was assigned as Assistant Wing Commander, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force
Brigadier General Joseph B. Knotts relieved Brigadier General Paul D. Slack as Deputy Commanding General, I Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, and Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Slack relieved Brigadier General George H. Leach as Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Brigadier General Leach relieved Brigadier General Richard A. Gustafson as Assistant Wing Commander, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Gustafson was assigned as Assistant Wing Commander, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force.
September
Major General Kenneth L. Robinson retired.
Brigadier General James R. Van Den Elzen relieved Brigadier General Joseph B. Knotts as Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Hollis E. Davison was assigned additional duty as Inspector General of the Marine Corps.
November
Brigadier General Jim R. Joy was assigned additional duty as Commanding General, 22d Marine Amphibious Unit, Fleet Marine Force.