Rear Adm. Charles Rock '86 to Command Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

Rear Admiral Charles "Chip" Rock took over leadership of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic fleet. The region includes 14 installations across 20 states from Wisconsin to North Carolina. He previously served as 90th commandant of the Naval District Washington. He is also married to an Aggie, Kathy Rock ’87. Rock is assisted by an Aggie, Commander Rob Michael ’93.

While in the Corps of Cadets, he was in Company S-2.

His assignments at sea include combat information center officer aboard USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27), electrical officer aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), operations officer on USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), executive officer aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), and commanding officer on High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2.

Ashore he has served as command, control and communications plans officer, U.S. European Command; military assistant to the political advisor, U.S. Joint Forces Command; deputy executive assistant and flag secretary to the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command and the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation; division chief, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), the Joint Chiefs of Staff; chief of staff, Navy Installations Command; commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan; and as Commandant, Naval District Washington.

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