New Orleans Navy Week 2011 will have Mark Gorenflo and Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory serving as our leading spokespeople. Also participating are Sailors with significant ties to the local area."

Mark Gorenflo is the Principal Deputy for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Plans, Policy, Oversight & Integration [DUSN (PPOl)]. The DUSN (PPOl) serves as the Secretary of the Navy's primary advisor on foreign and defense policy, intelligence and maritime domain awareness. He was appointed to this position in July 2009.

Mr. Gorenflo was first appointed to the Senior Executive Service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the Department of Veterans Affairs in April 2008. From September 2007 to April 2008, he served as Acting Principal Director for Forces Transformation & Resources for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities. From August 2005 to August 2007, Mr. Gorenflo served as the
Director of Communications for the 7th Vice Chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. E. P. Giambastiani. His first appointment in the Civil Service was as the Director of the Commander's Advisory Group for the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation/Commander
U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia from October 2004 to August 2005.

From 1983 to 2004, Mr. Gorenflo served as a submariner in the United States Navy, retiring as a Commander. During his Navy career, he served aboard USS Norfolk (SSN 714), USS Montpelier (SSN 765) as new construction Engineer, USS Georgia (SSBN 729)(Blue) as Executive Officer and commanded USS Parche (SSN 683).

Mr. Gorenflo graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1983, where he served as Brigade Commander and received a bachelor's of science degree (majoring in english) as a Trident Scholar. He went on to receive a master's of arts degree in politics and philosophy as a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Oxford in 1985. Mr. Gorenflo has been awarded the CJCS Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Defense Superior Service
Medal and the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, among other personal, unit and campaign awards. He is also a Life Member and an award winning author of both the U.S. Naval Institute and the Naval Submarine League.

Mark Gorenflo

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Rear Adm. Guillory, a native of New Orleans, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Management and Technology. His early sea assignments were aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Towers (DDG 9), the guided-missile frigate USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23), the cruiser USS Vincennes (CG 49) and as the commissioning executive officer in the cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). He commanded the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) and the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57).

Ashore, Guillory's assignments included several Washington area tours in Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare Division, as branch head for Combat Systems, and as the assistant deputy director for Surface Ships. He also served in the Joint Staff as the J-38, Current Readiness branch chief.

Guillory was selected for flag officer in early 2004 and assumed command of Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet and Amphibious Group 1 in October 2004. During this tour, he was responsible for Joint and Combined amphibious operations throughout the Western Pacific. In addition, he served as the deputy commander of U.S. Naval Forces for Combined Support Force 535 (Southeast Asia Tsunami Relief Operations) in early 2005.

In December 2006, Guillory returned to Washington D.C. and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the deputy director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N86B). He assumed the duties as director of Surface Warfare in October 2007 and the responsibility for the warfighting requirements and resources for all surface combatant ships and combat systems.

In June 2009, Guillory was selected to assume command of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. Immediately following the devastating 7.0 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in January 2010, 4th Fleet coordinated the U.S. Navy’s response to the disaster relief operations. Fourth Fleet exercised command and control of approximately 15,000 Sailors and Marines and nearly two dozen ships and embarked aircraft in direct support of the larger U.S. government effort.

Guillory is a graduate of the National Defense University (Industrial College of the Armed Forces) and his personal awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star and Combat "V" and various campaign medals. He is also a 2009 recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Leadership.

Rear Adm.
Victor G. Guillory

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