New Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Selected

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic was selected by the President of theUnited States as the Acting Under Secretary of the Navy June 22. Slavonic has been serving as the 18th Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN (M&RA)) since June 2018.

“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Greg Slavonic for a number of years and value his

leadership abilities, foresight and friendship,” said Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). “I look forward to the innovation and inspiration he will continue to bring to the Department of the Navy (DoN) in his new position.”

As the Acting Under Secretary of the Navy, Slavonic serves as the deputy and principal assistant to the SECNAV, as well as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Management Officer for the DoN. Additionally, he oversees intelligence activities, intelligence-related activities, special access programs, critical infrastructure, and sensitive activities within the department.

“Over the past two years, I’ve been very fortunate to work with a great team of Sailors, Marines and Civilians to make advances and improvements in manpower and reserve component affairs for the DoN,” said Slavonic. “I am honored to have been selected to this new position, being able to do a job that I love, engaging with a broader scope of issues and personnel.”

The majority of Slavonic’s professional life has been in service to the DoN, both in uniform and out. He enlisted as a Seaman Recruit and retired after a distinguished military career at the rank of Rear Admiral in the Navy Reserve.

During his time as a service member, he held four command assignments, served in combat deployments to Vietnam, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His final assignment was as the Navy’s Sixth Special Assistant to the Chief of Information and Director of the Navy Reserve Public Affairs Program.

The Secretary also served as the co-chair for the design and building of the USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor to remember the 429 Sailors and Marines who served aboard the battleship and lost their lives on December 7, 1941.

Prior to serving as ASN (RA), Slavonic served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and was Lankford’s last chief when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

For the past 40 years, Slavonic has held various civilian senior level positions in the

communications industry and held positions with broadcasting and print organizations.

Read Secretary Slavonic's biography at www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=1184

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