he following is a list of Navy flag promotions issued by the Department of Defense on Nov. 14th and Nov. 20th.

From the notifications

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Alexander is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, San Diego, California.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Bradley J. Andros for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Andros is currently serving as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Sean R. Bailey for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Bailey is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian H. Bennett for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Bennett is currently serving as deputy director, Special Operations and Counter Terrorism, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Adan G. Cruz for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Cruz is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington.

Rear Adm. (lower half) John E. Dougherty IV for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Dougherty is currently serving as commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division; and chief engineer, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas M. Henderschedt for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Henderschedt is currently serving as director of Integration, Associate Directorate of Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher A. Kijek for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Kijek is currently serving as director, Learning to Action Board, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Max G. McCoy Jr. for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. McCoy is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Four, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas P. Moninger for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Moninger is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Martin J. Muckian for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Muckian is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory D. Newkirk for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Newkirk is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan E. Rucker for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Rucker is currently serving as program executive officer, Attack Submarines, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Mark A. Schafer for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Schafer is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Command South, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Nicholas R. Tilbrook for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Tilbrook is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Nine, Silverdale, Washington.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Douglas L. Williams for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Williams is currently serving as director for Test, Missile Defense Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert E. Wirth for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Wirth is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael S. Wosje for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Wosje is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, California.

Capt. Erin E. O. Acosta for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Acosta is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

Capt. Walter H. Allman III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Allman is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

Capt. Andrew M. Biehn for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Biehn is currently serving as director of Development and Integration, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Wesley P. Bringham for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Bringham is currently serving as strategic integration group director for the vice chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Kertreck V. Brooks for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Brooks is currently serving as transformation integration branch head, N16, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Richard G. Burgess for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Burgess is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Daryle D. Cardone for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Cardone is currently serving as aircraft carrier branch head, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Cameron R. Chen for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Chen is currently serving as branch head, N957, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Jereal E. Dorsey for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Dorsey is currently serving as special assistant for public affairs to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Matthew J. Duffy for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Duffy is currently serving as director, Operations Division, Fiscal Management and Budget, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Reginald S. Ewing III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Ewing is currently serving as fleet surgeon, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Damian D. Flatt for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Flatt is currently serving as assistant judge advocate general (operations and management), Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. John P. Friedmann for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Friedman is currently serving as executive assistant to the Director, Naval Reactors, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. William K. Gantt Jr. for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Gantt is currently serving as director, Senate Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Affairs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Michael R. Jarrett Jr. for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Jarrett is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Daniel L. Lannamann for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Lannamann is currently serving as officer in charge/program manager, Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. David Loo for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Loo is currently serving as division chief, Program and Budget Analysis Division, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Brian A. Metcalf Jr. for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Metcalf is currently serving as acting vice commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Gary G. Montalvo Jr. for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Montalvo is currently serving as executive assistant to commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Capt. Raymond P. Owens III for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Owens is currently serving as branch head for Security Cooperation and International Affairs, N51, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Davidtavis M. Pollard for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Pollard is currently serving as executive assistant to Commander Naval Air Forces/Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.

Capt. Matthew T. Pottenburgh for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Pottenburgh is currently serving as executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. William R. Reed for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Reed is currently serving as executive assistant to commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Karrey D. Sanders for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Sanders is currently serving as executive assistant to the deputy chief of naval operations, Integration of Capabilities and Resources, N8, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Charles R. Sargeant for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Sargeant is currently serving as executive assistant to the vice chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Benjamin A. Snell for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Snell is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. John W. Stafford for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Stafford is currently serving as chief of staff, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

Capt. Omarr E. Tobias for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Tobias is currently serving as commanding officer, Naval Facilities, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Thomas J. Zerr for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half). Zerr is currently serving as chief of staff, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.