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Houston Takes Over Top Post at Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Houston Takes Over Top Post at Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Naval Reactors Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony in honor of Admiral Frank Caldwell, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Adm. Caldwell was relieved by Admiral William Houston in a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard Jan. 10. The official party included the Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy; the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy; and Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)

More than six months after his nomination, and just shy of a month after his Senate confirmation, Adm. Bill Houston on Thursday took over as director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program that develops reactors for Navy warships and submarines. Houston took over for Adm. Frank Caldwell, who became director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in August 2015. The change of command took place during a ceremony at Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. In his new capacity as head…

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