page_title: Frank Bowman
section_title: Promotion to Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Bowman / Naval career / Promotion to Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion
caption_attribution_description: English: At sea aboard Precommissioning Unit (PCU) Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) May 5, 2003 -- Adm. Frank "Skip" Bowman (right) tours the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) spaces aboard PCU Ronald Reagan with Cmdr. William Bransom, AIMD Officer during a visit to the ship for Builder’s Sea Trials. Bowman embarked aboard the Navy's newest aircraft carrier and witnessed landmark evolutions during its first underway period. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Chad McNeeley. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: Frank Lee "Skip" Bowman a retired four-star Admiral, is the former Chief of Naval Personnel and former Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion.
  In 2006, Bowman was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
context_section_description: The third successor to Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Bowman assumed duties as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, on September 27, 1996. He received his fourth star on October 1, 1996. As Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, he was also Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors in the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
caption: Touring the USS Ronald Reagan
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