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Navy Personnel Command Head Named New Commander Of Naval Surface Forces

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

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Navy Personnel Command Head Named New Commander Of Naval Surface Forces

Rear Adm. Richard Brown, commander of Navy Personnel Command, is nominated to lead Naval Surface Forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Thursday that the president nominated Rear Adm. Richard Brown, commander of the Navy Personnel Command (NPC), to be appointed vice admiral and assigned as commander of Naval Surface Forces.If confirmed by the Senate for the new position, Brown would also serve as commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He has headed NPC since September 2016.Earlier in his career Brown served as commanding officer of the USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), the USS…

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