Prez to nominate new SECNAV

President Donald Trump formally announced Feb. 28 that he intends to nominate current US ambassador to Norway, Kenneth Braithwaite, to be Secretary of the Navy. The White House notice comes months after the President first announced his decision to tap Braithwaite, a retired rear admiral, to replace former SECNAV Richard Spencer, who was forced to resign in November by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Braithwaite, 59, is a Michigan native who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1984, became a Naval Aviator, and was first in his class to USNA to earn flag rank. His final post before retiring in 2011 from the Naval Reserves was as Vice Chief of Information for the Navy. Following the 2016 election, Braithwaite was nominated by the President as ambassador to Norway in February 2018 filling a post that had been vacant for nearly two years. (CNN.com 02/28/20) https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/trump-navy-secretary-nominee-ken-braithwaite/