▁War fare ▁Division ▁branch ▁head ▁for ▁Com bat ▁Systems , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁deput y ▁director ▁for ▁Sur face ▁Sh ips . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁J oint ▁Staff ▁as ▁the ▁J - 3 , ▁Current ▁Read iness ▁branch ▁chief . ▁ ▁Flag ▁officer ▁Gu ill ory ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁flag ▁officer ▁rank ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Force , ▁United ▁States ▁Se vent h ▁Fle et ▁and ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Group ▁ 1 / Exp ed ition ary ▁St rike ▁Group ▁ 7 ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁During ▁this ▁tour , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁J oint ▁and ▁Com b ined ▁am ph ib ious ▁operations ▁throughout ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁for ▁Com b ined ▁Support ▁Force ▁ 5 3 5 ▁( S out heast ▁Asia ▁T sun ami ▁Rel ief ▁Oper ations ) ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gu ill ory ▁returned ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁and ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁Sur face ▁War fare ▁( OP NA V ▁N 8 6 B ). ▁He ▁assumed ▁the ▁duties ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁Sur face ▁War fare ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁war f ight ing ▁requirements ▁and ▁resources