While many of us take a well-deserved vacation break over the summer... and things usually slow down a bit in the corporate office... it's important to remember that for anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines & coast guardsmen, June, July & August means a getting a new job assignment.  These summer months are prime-time for service members being sent to new posts, moving to new cities, feeling out new bosses/co-workers, and stepping into crises that are already in progress.

Every 2-3 years most our military flag officers and SES'ers, just like the officers and enlisted that serve under them, spend their summer taking-on an entirely new command position.  Across the Federal Government our Military Services, Combat Support Agencies, Intel & Security organizations take these personnel changes in stride, and in-fact thrive on a culture where letting grass grow under your feet is not an option.  Because all of those changes represent the sacrifice of individual service members AND their families, WE SALUTE THEM. We marvel at how some of the most stable institutions in our democracy rely on the momentum that comes from this change in leadership.

In case you might have missed these Military Moves over the summer... take a look at how many leaders that are important to the Defense IT community took on the heat of a new job, during the hottest months of the year.  Please both update your rolodex accordingly, and when you see them... thank them for their service!  And, if you know of someone we are missing, email info@afceadc.org and we will add them to the list.

U.S. Army

• GEN Ray Odierno, USA, takes on the assignment of Army Chief of Staff (CSA), leaving the post of Commander, USJFCOM
• MG John Campbell, USA, is appointed to LTG, & takes on the assignment of Deputy Chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, leaving the post of Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
  
• MG Joseph Martz, USA, is appointed to LTG, & takes on the assignment of Military Deputy for Budget, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller)
• MG Keith Walker, USA, is appointed to LTG & takes on the assignment of Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center, TRADOC
• MG William Grisoli, USA, is appointed to LTG, and takes on the assignment Director, Office of Business Transformation, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, leaving the post of Deputy Commanding General, Civil & Emergency Ops, USACE
• BG James Walton, USAR, is appointed to MG, & takes on the assignment of remaining the Chief Integration officer (CXO), Office of the Army CIO/G-6, but now with more weight on his shoulders
  
  

U.S. Navy

• ADM Jonathan Greenert, USN, takes on the assignment of Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), leaving the post of VCNO
• VADM Mark Ferguson, III, USN, is appointed to ADM, & takes on the Assignment of Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), leaving the post of Deputy CNO for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (N1)
  
• RADM Frank Pandolfe, USN, is appointed to VADM, & takes on the assignment of Commander, Sixth Fleet/Striking and Support Forces NATO/Joint Force Maritime Europe, & Dep Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, leaving the post of Director, Surface Warfare Division, N86, Office of the CNO
• RADM Michael Rogers, USN, is appointed to VADM, & takes on the assignment of Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet, leaving the post of J2, JCS
• RADM Matthew Nathan, USN, is appointed to VADM, & takes on the assignment of Navy Surgeon General/BUMED Chief, leaving the post of Commander, Bethesda National Naval Medical Center
• RADM Michael Mittelman, USN, takes on the assignment of Deputy Chief, BUMED, leaving the post of Fleet/Command Surgeon, U.S. Pacific Fleet//USPACOM
• RDML Diane Webber, USN, takes on the assignment of Director, Net-Centric Capabilities Division, N2/N6, leaving the post of J6, NORTHCOM/NORAD
• RDML Terry Kraft, USN, takes on the assignment of Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command
• RDML Matthew Kohler, USN, takes on the assignment of Deputy Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet, leaving the post of Deputy Chief, Tailored Access Operations, S32, NSA
• RDML Jan Tighe, USN, takes on the assignment of Director, Decision Superiority, N2/N6F4, leaving the post of Dep Dir Ops (J3), USCYBERCOM
• RDML Matthew Klunder, USN, takes on the assignment of Chief of Naval Research & Dir, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements (N091), and is leaving the post of Dir, ISR Capabilities (N2/N6F2)
• CAPT Althea Coetzee, USN, is appointed to RDML, and takes on the assignment of Executive Director, DASN (Acquisition and Procurement), Office of the ASN (RDA, leaving the post of Reserve Program Manager, Detachment 106, N4, Military Sealift Command
• CAPT William Leigher, USN, is appointed to RDML, & takes on the assignment of Director of Concepts, Strategies and Integration for Information Dominance (N2/N6F), leaving the post of Deputy Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet
  
  

U.S. Air Force

• Maj. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, USAF, is appointed to Lt. Gen., & takes on the assignment of Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, leaving the post of Vice Commander, AFMC
• Maj. Gen. Clyde Moore, II, USAF, is appointed to Lt. Gen., & takes on the assignment of Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), leaving the post of Deputy Director, Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, Under SecDef (AT&L)
  
• Maj. Gen. Robert Otto, USAF, takes on the assignment of Commander, Air Force ISR Agency, leaving the post of Director of ISR Capabilities, Office of the DCS for ISR
  
  

Intel

• MG Michael Flynn, USA, is appointed to LTG, & takes on the assignment of Assistant DNI for Partner Engagement
  
  

• GEN Martin Dempsey, USA, takes on the assignment of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, leaving the post of Army Chief of Staff
• LTG Charles Jacoby, USA, is appointed to GEN & takes on the assignment of Commander, USNORTHCOM/NORAD
• VADM Cecil Haney, USN, is appointed to ADM, & takes on the assignment of Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, leaving the post of Dep Commander, USSTRATCOM
  
• VADM Harry Harris, Jr., USN, takes on the assignment of Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, leaving the post of Commander, Sixth Fleet
• Maj. Gen. Bradley Heithold, USAF, is appointed to Lt. Gen., & takes on the assignment of Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), leaving the post of Commander, AFISR Agency
• RADM Janice Hamby, USN, takes on the assignment of Military Deputy to the DoD CIO/ASD-NII, leaving the post of Vice J-6, JCS
• RADM Samuel Cox, USN, takes on the assignment of Director of Intelligence (J2), USCYBERCOM, leaving the post of Director, National Maritime Intelligence Center
• BG Lynn Collyar, USA, is appointed to MG, & takes on the assignment of remaining the Director, Logistics Operations (J3) for DLA, but now with more weight on his shoulders
• BG Brian Donahue, USA, takes on the assignment of Chief of Staff for DISA, leaving the post of J6, USCENTCOM
• BG William Gamble, USA, takes on the assignment of Deputy Director, Tricare Management Activity
• RDML Sean Filipowski, USN, takes on the assignment of Dep Dir of Ops (J3), USCYBERCOM, leaving the post of Director, Cyber, Sensors and Electronic Warfare, (F3), Navy N2/N6
• Brig. Gen. Linda R. Urrutia-Varhall, USAF, takes on the assignment of Director of Intelligence (J2), USSOUTHCOM, leaving the post of Senior Military Assistant to the DNI
• CAPT Willie Metts, USN, is appointed to RDML, & takes on the assignment of Deputy Chief, Tailored Access Operations, S32, leaving the post of J2, USCYBERCOM

• SES Mr. Terry Duncan, takes on the assignment of Director, Communications and Network Programs, Office of the DoD CIO, leaving the post of Director, Systems Engineering, Office of the DoD CIO
• SES Mr. Mark Krzysko, takes on the assignment as Deputy Director, Enterprise Information/SecDef Studies, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (AT&L), leaving the post of Asst Dep Under SecDef for Strategic Sourcing and Acquisition Processes, Office of the AT&L