SECDEF Announces Flag Officer Nomination

From the Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced Nov. 10 that the president made the following nomination:

Capt. James W. Crawford III, Judge Advocate General Corps, for appointment as legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half).

Crawford is currently serving as legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C.