
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced three more presidential naval flag officer nominations on Friday.Vice Adm. John Aquilino was reappointed as vice admiral and assigned commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command and commander of Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. He currently serves as deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and strategy, N3/N5 in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO).Aquilano is set to succeed Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan, who was appointed director of Navy Staff…