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Cao appoints Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker to lead PAE Maritime

Rucker will oversee acquisition programs for carriers, combatants and auxiliary vessels as the Navy expands a reform effort across the shipbuilding enterprise.

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Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has appointed Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker to serve as the maritime portfolio acquisition executive, where he will lead the organization charged with delivering surface ships. “President Trump has given me a clear mandate: build the Golden Fleet,” Cao stated today. “Adm. Rucker is the right leader at the right time to bring accountability to and accelerate our American shipbuilding program.” Rucker currently serves as…

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The U.S. Navy appointed Rear Admiral Jonathan Rucker as the new head of the naval procurement office PAE Maritime, one of the structures responsible for overseeing surface ship building programs. The appointment was announced by the interim secretary of the naval force, Hung Cao, who linked the decision to [...]

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USNI News broke the news on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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