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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 128-09
February 26, 2009

Flag Officer Assignments

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the following assignments:
 
Rear Adm. Christine M. Bruzek-Kohler will be assigned as commander, Navy Medicine West / commander, Naval Medical Center / director of the Nurse Corps, San Diego, Calif. Bruzek-Kohler is currently assigned as deputy chief, medical operations, M3/5, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery / director of the Nurse Corps, Washington, D.C.
 
Rear Adm. Christine S. Hunter will be assigned as deputy director, Tricare Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Washington, D.C. Hunter is currently serving as commander, Navy Medicine West / commander, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, Calif.
 
Rear Adm. (lower half) Kendall L. Card, who has been selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, warfare integration, N6F/N83, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Card is currently assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Three, San Diego, Calif.
 
Rear Adm. (lower half) Patrick Driscoll will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Va. Driscoll is currently serving as deputy director, Navy Quadrennial Defense Review, N09B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.