Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Friday that the President Obama has made the following nominations:

• Rear Adm. Paul Bushong, who has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral, will be U.S. security coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority. He is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Marianas/U.S. Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau/commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas, Guam.

• Rear Adm. Michael Connor, who has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral, will be commander, Naval Submarine Forces, Norfolk, Va. Bushong, who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981, is currently assistant deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems, N9B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

• Rear Adm. Nanette DeRenzi, who has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral, will be judge advocate general of the Navy, Pentagon, Washington. DeRenzi is currently deputy judge advocate general of the Navy, Washington.

• Rear Adm. (lower half) James Crawford III, who has been nominated for a second star, will replace DeRenzi as deputy judge advocate general of the Navy. Crawford is currently commander, Rule of Law Field Force-Afghanistan.