Winter Takes Navy Chair: The seat probably was still warm for Donald C. Winter, the new Secretary of the Navy, after Gordon England formally vacated the chair on Dec. 29. Winter took leadership of the Navy on Jan. 3. Previously, Winter was president of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems sector and rose through several TRW positions to be president and CEO of that company. He has a doctorate in physics.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held meetings with defense leaders from the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea during a trip to the Indo-Pacific this week.