ARTICLE: "Pacific security called key for Asia: Pacific Fleet leader Adm. Gary Roughead will head Fleet Forces Command in Virginia," By Gregg K. Kakesako, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 6, 2007

Glad to see Roughead move from head of Pacific Fleet to Fleet Forces Command. He was great out in Pac, a truly visionary leader who saw the big picture and acted on it. Having him as boss force provider for the entire Navy will be great, pushing naval forces into the SysAdmin directions it needs to go. Yes, stay the preeminent blue-water navy on the planet, but also reconnect to a globalized world where transparency on the high seas is everything.

There's trying to find needles in haystacks and then there's having the capacity to watch the haystack get built.

Roughead's office at PACFLT is very cool. His secretary uses Nimitz's old desk from WWII and his artifacts are everywhere.

When I was there with Kevin a year ago, the Admiral gave him a command coin, which Kev still treasures (he's got one from Gen. Doug Brown too, longtime head of SOCOM , who I think steps down soon).

Again, a good move for Navy.