NEWS RELEASE: Flag Officer Assignments, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), March 27, 2009

The selection of Buzby to head Military Sealift Command is a real feather in the cap of the US Merchant Marine Academy (he is a graduate). It also signals a desire in the Navy to improve the ship handling and maritime skills of the Surface Community in general. Lotsa mistakes lately, leading to articles in naval journals. So this appointment viewed by many as a confidence-building measure.