Harvey Takes Over at Fleet Forces Command

It can be little things that make a difference, and while this may make news like a little thing, it may end up having significant long term influence on the future.

Adm. John Harvey Jr. relieved Adm. Jonathan Greenert as commander of the Norfolk-based Fleet Forces Command during a ceremony on board the carrier Harry S. Truman in a pier-side ceremony Friday where Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead — himself a former Fleet Forces Command commander — was the guest speaker.

It would be easy to say I like ADM Harvey because he is a voice in the blogosphere, but that isn't why this caught my attention.

Harvey taking over at Fleet Forces Command was water cooler talk this week. There are a lot of change of commands every year in the Navy, but this one became the situation where a specific person in a specific position elevated the expectations of several observers within the bubble. I thought that was noteworthy.

Good luck ADM Harvey, and congratulations.

Update: ADM Harvey set up a blog for Fleet Forces, check it out here. See the first post:

I plan to use the USFF Blog to help increase meaningful two-way communication throughout our organization. What I will need from you are straight-forward comments (positive and negative) about specific topics that will help us all learn, grow and accomplish our assigned missions.

I welcome all perspectives, and my first thread will be to ask for ideas from you that you would like me to address in future posts. I will not be able to respond to every post we receive in the Blog, but I will read them and do my best to respond appropriately to the issues that arise.