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Will his XO be Capt. Marc Antony?

The Navy on Monday announced that Rear Adm. Julius Caesar has been named to the post of vice director, joint concept development and experimentation, J9, U.S. Joint Forces Command, located in Suffolk, Va. Actually “joint development” would be a better job for Rear Adm. Bob Marley.

By Thomas E. Ricks

| December 29, 2009, 3:54 PM

The Navy on Monday announced that Rear Adm. Julius Caesar has been named to the post of vice director, joint concept development and experimentation, J9, U.S. Joint Forces Command, located in Suffolk, Va.

Actually “joint development” would be a better job for Rear Adm. Bob Marley.

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1

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The Navy on Monday announced that Rear Adm. Julius Caesar has been named to the post of vice director, joint concept development and experimentation, J9, U.S. Joint Forces Command, located in Suffolk, Va. Actually “joint development” would be a better job for Rear Adm. Bob Marley.

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