Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson have nominated Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck to become the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, officials said Tuesday.

A career naval flight officer who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1983, Buck currently helms U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet in Mayport, Florida.

If he’s confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Buck, 58, will pick up a third star.

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An Indianapolis native, Buck was designated a naval flight officer in 1985.

Flying the P-3C Orion long-range, anti-submarine warfare patrol plane, he later finished a disassociated sea tour on the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt as the V-2 catapult and arresting gear division officer.

He held flag commands at Fleet Air Forward and Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 5th/7th Fleet and Patrol and Reconnaissance Group.

He also served as a senior fellow on the CNO’s Strategic Studies Group, a think tank for the Navy in Newport, Rhode Island, according to his official biography.

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