New Air Boss Named For Navy

President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. David Buss to command U.S. Navy aviation forces, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune.

If confirmed by the Senate, Buss will serve as commander of Naval Air Forces and the Pacific Fleet's naval air forces, both based at North Island Naval Air Station, Calif.

A naval flight officer who flew in the A-6 Intruder, Buss is currently the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces in Norfolk, Va.

Vice Adm. Allen Myers, who has held the post...