CONGRATULATIONS, SIRS!

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination:

Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez has been nominated for re-appointment to the rank of Lieutenant General and assignment as Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Gen. Rodriguez is currently serving as the Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. (lower half) Jerry K. Burroughs will be assigned as Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif. Adm. Burroughs is currently serving as Chief Engineer Directorate, Code 05, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Anatolio B. Cruz III will be assigned as Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/Deputy Commander, Fourth Fleet, Mayport, Fla. Adm. Cruz is currently serving as Deputy Commander, Navy Region Southwest, San Diego, Calif.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Dennis E. Fitzpatrick will be assigned as Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic, Norfolk, Va. Adm. Fitzpatrick is currently serving as Director, Joint Operations, N3, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.

Rear Adm. Timothy M. Giardina will be assigned as Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Adm. Giardina is currently serving as Director, Readiness and Training, N4/N7, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert J. Kamensky will be assigned as Deputy/Reserve Deputy Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va. Adm. Kamensky is currently serving as Chief of Staff, Submarine Force Reserve Component, Norfolk, Va.

Rear Adm. Charles W. Martoglio will be assigned as Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command, Germany. Adm. Martoglio is currently serving as Director of Operations, J3, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Scott E. Sanders will be assigned as Deputy Commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Va. Adm. Sanders is currently serving as Vice Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command, Bahrain.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination:

Navy Vice Adm. Paul S. Stanley has been nominated for reappointment to the rank of Vice Admiral and assignment as Principal Deputy Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. Adm. Stanley is currently serving as Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.