Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark announced the following flag officer assignments:

Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey B. Cassias is being assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Cassias is currently commander, Navy Region Northeast/commander, Submarine Group Two, Groton, Conn. and commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Ga.

Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael H. Miller is being assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven, San Diego, Calif. Miller is currently deputy director, White House Military Office, Washington, D.C.