BREAKING : Leading Candidate to Replace Flynn is Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward
According to sources, retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward is quickly emerging as a leading candidate to replace former national security adviser Mike Flynn.
In the wake of Flynn’s resignation Monday night, Harward’s name entered circulation, along with retired Gen. David Petraeus and retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who assumed Flynn’s job after he resigned.
Harward enlisted in the Navy out of high school, got a fleet appointment to Annapolis, rose through the ranks to become a Navy SEAL, and ultimately became that community’s top commander. He retired in 2013 after serving as the three-star deputy to then-Gen. Jim Mattis at U.S. Central Command, who is now the defense secretary.
A source close to Mattis told the Washington Examiner that Harward was already being considered to be undersecretary of defense for intelligence, confirming the view that Mattis is likely leaning toward the retired SEAL.
