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31 O-6s nominated for flag rank

These captains, holding the listed assignments, have been nominated for the rank of rear admiral, lower half.

* Douglass T. Biesel, director, platforms, manpower policy and budget, N871, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

* Barry L. Bruner, chief of staff, Carrier Strike Group 5, Yokosuka, Japan.

* Jerry K. Burroughs, major program manager for special operating forces and undersea mobility, Program Executive Office for Submarines, Washington.

* James D. Cloyd, special assistant to the Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.

* Cynthia A. Covell, executive assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs), Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

* Thomas A. Cropper, deputy director for operations and plans, N31B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington.

* Dennis E. Fitzpatrick, head, Fleet Warfare Requirements and Program Planning Division, N80, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk.

* Michael T. Franken, chief of staff, 3rd Fleet, San Diego.

* Donald E. Gaddis, the program manager for presidential helicopters, Program Executive Office for Aviation, Patuxent River, Md.

* Bradley R. Gehrke, chief of staff, Submarine Group 7, Yokosuka.

* Robert P. Girrier, executive assistant to the commander, Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy.

* Paul A. Grosklags, major program manager for H-60 programs, Program Executive Office for Aviation, Patuxent River.

* Sinclair M. Harris, assistant deputy director for international affairs and military affairs, J5, Joint Staff, Washington.

* Norman R. Hayes, the commander for Center of Naval Intelligence, Virginia Beach, Va.

* David C. Johnson, the major program manager for Virginia (SSN 774) class submarine programs, Program Executive Office for Submarines, Washington.

* Margaret D. Klein, commandant, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

* Terry B. Kraft, commanding officer, the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, San Diego.

* William E. Leigher, commanding officer, Fleet Information Warfare Center, Norfolk.

* Patrick J. Lorge, chief of staff, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Bahrain.

* Brian L. Losey, director, combating terrorism, National Security Council, Washington.

* Michael E. McLaughlin, chief of staff, U.S. Strategic Command Special Activities Atlantic, Norfolk.

* Thomas J. Moore, the major program manager for aircraft carriers, Program Executive Office for Carriers, Washington.

* William F. Moran, executive assistant to the chief of naval operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington.

* Samuel Perez Jr., assistant deputy director for regional operations, J3, Joint Staff, Washington.

* James J. Shannon, executive assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development and acquisition), Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

* Clifford S. Sharpe, division director for the surface warfare officer career management division, PERS 41, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tenn.

* Troy M. Shoemaker, executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

* Dixon R. Smith, commanding officer, Naval Base San Diego.

* Robert L. Thomas Jr., director, training and readiness, N3/N5, Naval Special Warfare Command, San Diego.

* Douglas J. Venlet, deputy director, Maritime Security Cooperation Division, N52B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington.

* Maude E. Young, the major program manager for National Reconnaissance Office and National Remote Sensing System, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Space Field Activity, Chantilly, Va.