Capt. Thomas Ishee has been selected for promotion to the rank of rear admiral, and has been nominated to be the Deputy Commander of U.S. Strategic Command’s Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced yesterday. The position is located at Offutt AFB, Neb. Ishee currently serves as special assistant to the Director of the Undersea Warfare Division (N97) in the CNO’s office in Washington. Prior to his current position, Ishee served as Commander of Submarine Squadron 11 and Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet Representative West Coast.
Navy Capt. Nominated for STRATCOM JFCC Deputy Cmdr.
Australia lands purchase order from Electric Boat
The Australian government July 29 announced Australia’s Bisalloy Steel received a $2 million purchase order from U.S. submarine shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat, the first time an Australian company received such an order under the tripartite AUKUS agreement. The agreement covers an order for HY80 steel plate to support production and construction of Virginia-class submarines […]