Special Notices
General Officer Announcements
On 5 August MajGen George J. Flynn was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as the Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration; Commanding General (CG), Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Strategic Command; CG, Marine Corps National Capital Region Command; and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces National Capital Region.
The Pentagon announced on 17 July that LtGen John M. Paxton, Jr., currently serving as the Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, has been nominated to serve as the Director, Operations, Joint Staff.
Brigadier General Selectees
On 10 July the Secretary of Defense, Robert M. Gates, announced that the President had nominated the following Marine colonels for promotion to brigadier general:
- Col Juan G. Ayala is currently serving as the Commander, 2d Marine Logistics Group (2d MLG), Camp Lejeune.Col William M. Faulker is currently serving as the Commander, 3d MLG, Okinawa, Japan.
- Col Gregg A. Sturdevant is currently serving as Associate to the Deputy Commander, Plans, Policies, and Operations Department, HQMC.
- Col Ronald Baczkowski is currently serving as the Director, Tactical Training and Exercise Group, Twentynine Palms.
- Col Walter L. Miller is currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command, Germany.
- Col Glenn M. Walters is currently serving as the Head, Aviation Weapons Systems Requirements, HQMC.
- Col William B. Crowe is currently serving as the CO, Marine Barracks, Washington, DC.
- Col Michael G. Dana is currently serving as the Chief of Staff, J–5 (Plans), U.S. European Command, Germany.
- Col Jospeh L. Osterman is currently serving as the Director, Expeditionary Warfare School, Quantico.
- Col Christopher S. Owens is currently serving as the Head, Concepts Department, Joint Operations, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA.
Notice
3/5 Vietnam will hold its reunion from 19–21 September 2008 in Quantico, VA. For more details visit www.40threunion.com or contact Gary Crowell at 717–763–8832 or John Olsen at 360–941–0810.
New Amphibious Assault Ship
The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship will bear the name, USS America (LHA 6). The LHA 6 will be the fourth Navy ship to bear the name America. This amphibious assault ship will provide presence and power projection as an integral part of joint and multination maritime expeditionary forces. LHA 6 will support Marine aviation requirements from small-scale contingency operations to forcible entry missions during major theater war.
The America will replace the aging Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship and represents a decision to increase the aviation capability of larger deck amphibious ships. LHA 6 will provide increased aviation fuel capacity and stowage for aviation parts and support equipment and will be able to embark and launch the MV–22, cargo and attack helicopters, the AV–8B, and the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the F–35B Joint Strike Fighter.
Delivery of the LHA 6 to the Navy is expected in 2012.
