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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 702-05
July 12, 2005

Flag Officer Assignments

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

 

Rear Adm. (lower half) David J. Dorsett is being assigned as Director, J2, Joint Staff Defense Intelligence Agency, Arlington, Va. Dorsett is currently Director for Intelligence, J2, U.S. Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

 

Rear Adm. (lower half) John W. Goodwin is being assigned as Commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, Everett, Wash. Goodwinis currently Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

 

Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael J. Lyden is being assigned as Director, Logistics and Security Assistance, J4 U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. Lyden is currently Commander, Defense Supply Center Richmond, Defense Logistics Agency, Richmond, Va.

 

Rear Adm. (lower half) (selectee) Stephen S. Voetsch is being assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Policy, N3/N5, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Voetsch is currently Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.