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WASHINGTON — Vice Adm. James F. Caldwell Jr., was formally announced Wednesday by the Pentagon to become the next director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, commonly known as "NR."
Caldwell, selected for a fourth star and appointment to the rank of admiral, would succeed Adm. John Richardson as the 7th director of naval reactors.
Richardson has been nominated to become the next chief of naval operations (CNO), succeeding retiring Adm. Jon Greenert. Richardson has yet to be confirmed in the new post pending a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing tentatively scheduled for the first week of August.
The NR billet is unique in the Navy, with an eight-year tour of duty. Richardson, who assumed the NR job in November 2012, would become the first admiral to leave before completing a full eight-year term since 1988.
The NR job is one of the most powerful positions in the US military, and is dual-hatted with the Department of Energy. The position was established in 1949 by Hyman Rickover, who fought off numerous attempts to replace him by skillfully balancing his military and civilian responsibilities. Rickover was finally retired in February 1982 by President Ronald Reagan after serving 33 years in the position.
Caldwell, selected for a fourth star and appointment to the rank of admiral, would succeed Adm. John Richardson as the 7th director of naval reactors.
Richardson has been nominated to become the next chief of naval operations (CNO), succeeding retiring Adm. Jon Greenert. Richardson has yet to be confirmed in the new post pending a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing tentatively scheduled for the first week of August.
The NR billet is unique in the Navy, with an eight-year tour of duty. Richardson, who assumed the NR job in November 2012, would become the first admiral to leave before completing a full eight-year term since 1988.
The NR job is one of the most powerful positions in the US military, and is dual-hatted with the Department of Energy. The position was established in 1949 by Hyman Rickover, who fought off numerous attempts to replace him by skillfully balancing his military and civilian responsibilities. Rickover was finally retired in February 1982 by President Ronald Reagan after serving 33 years in the position.