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  • The Secretary of Defense recently announced the following Presidential flag officer appointments: Rear Adm. James F. Dorsey Jr., USN, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Commander Third Fleet.

    Rear Adm. Henry H. Mauz Jr., USN, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Commander Seventh Fleet.

    Vice Adm. William E. Ramsey, USN, to be placed on the retired list in his current grade. He is scheduled to retire March 1, 1989.

    Vice Adm. Walter T. Piotti Jr., USN, was placed on the retired list at his last rank. He retired after 35 years of active service. His last appointment was as Commander Military Sealift Command.

    Vice Adm. Diego E. Hernandez, USN, for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command.

    Vice Adm. Paul D. Miller, USN, for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Deputy Chief Naval Operations, Naval Warfare, OP-07, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

    Vice Adm. Clyde R. Bell, USN, retired after 35 years of active service.

    His last appointment was as Vice Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff.

    Rear Adm. (Lower Half) John E.

    Gordon, JAGC, USN, for appointment as Deputy Judge Advocate General for the Navy with the rank of rear admiral.

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  • , Inc., has appointed Walter S. Szczypinski as vice president of the engineering services company located in Arlington, Va. He joined the firm after 25 years of commissioned service in the U.S. Navy as an engineering specialist. He has filled a wide range of engineering and management positions associated

  • by William A. Rouse, vice president, t r a n s p o r t a t i o n. Mr. LeCompte is succeeding Roy F. Dobson, who retired following more than.-35 years of company service. Mr. LeCompte joined Bethlehem Steel in 1958 as a member of the firm's management training program and was initially assigned to

  • Orleans, La., announced the board of directors has elected George F. Ellis Jr. vice president of government operations. A former rear admiral with 32 years of Navy service, Mr. Ellis joined the Babcock & Wilcox Company in 1976. He headed B&W's Washington office from 1978 until he was named director of

  • he will be responsible for West Coast marketing activities. Mr. Lieggi graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1965. After four years in naval service, he was employed by Newport News Shipbuilding as a mechanical engineer for fluid systems design. In 1973 he joined CDI Marine

  • announced the appointment of Capt. Robert E. Stark as assistant vice president. Captain Stark joined Gibbs & Cox, Inc. in 1972, after completing 26 years of naval service as an engineering specialist. Since joining Gibbs & Cox, Inc., Captain Stark has been associated with the design of the Navy's

  • Planning Division of Decca Survey Ltd. The Marine Planning Division of Decca Survey Ltd. is headed by Capt. Roy K. Nicholls, who joined Decca two years ago as manager of the Euroshelf Planning and Development Division after nearly 30 years of marine service with Shell International Petroleum Ltd

  • , recently promoted to general manager of Simrad's sale and service activities on the West Coast, will be in charge of the Seattle office. He has 12 years of sales, service, and engineering experience with Simrad USA and Simrad, Norway. Prior to his new appointment, Mr. Ulven was service manager

  • and the contiguous waters extending eastward to the European and Mideast areas. Mr. Madeo joined Murphy Pacific in 1971 as a Salvage Master after 30 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Navy, including a stint as the Commanding Officer of Harbor Clearance Unit One during the heyday of Vietnam

  • operations- Pacific Northwest for American President Lines, Ltd., assuming the position held by Capt. Harry Greenwood, who has retired after almost 27 years of service with APL and its former subsidiary, American Mail Line. The announcement was made by APL vice president-Marine Operations Charles M

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