The Silent Service will soon get a new top bubblehead.
The president has tapped Rear Adm. Joe Tofalo to take command of Submarine Forces, a post that comes with a third star and oversees the submarine force's manning, gear and training.
If confirmed, Tofalo will take over the Norfolk, Virginia-based SUBFOR from Vice Adm. Michael Connor, who has held the job for three years.
The nomination is the latest in a string of new assignments at the top rungs of the nuclear Navy. Adm. John Richardson, the head of Naval Reactors, has been nominated to be the next chief of naval operations; a new NR boss hadn't been named as of May 20.
Tofalo, a 1983 Naval Academy graduate, has commanded the ballistic missile submarine Maine, Submarine Squadron 3, and Submarine Group 10, according to his bio. He currently is serving as the director of undersea warfare on the chief of naval operations' staff at the Pentagon.
