Navy Names New Director of Undersea Warfare

Rear Adm. Charles Richard will be assigned as Director of the Undersea Warfare Division, N97, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced yesterday. Richard is currently serving as commander of Submarine Group Ten at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Rear Adm. Randy Crites will be reassigned from his current position as Director of Maritime Headquarters (N03), U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to serve as commander of Submarine Group Ten. Rear Adm. Joe Tofalo currently serves as Director of Undersea Warfare, and has been selected for promotion to the rank of vice admiral and for the position of commander of U.S. Submarine Forces.