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Obama nominates admirals for second star

President Barack Obama has made his first flag nominations. These six admirals will get their second star:

• Navy Rear Adm. Kathleen Dussault is serving as commander, Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.

• Navy Rear Adm. Mark Handley is serving as director, Ashore Readiness Division, office of the Chief of Naval Operations and deputy commander, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.

• Navy Rear Adm. Mark Heinrich is serving as director, Logistics and Readiness, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.

• Navy Rear Adm. Michael Mittelman is currently serving as medical officer, Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.

• Navy Rear Adm. Christopher Mossey is serving as commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.

• Navy Rear Adm. Matthew Nathan is serving as commander, Navy Medicine Capital Area and commander, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.