The secretary of the Navy is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy,a military department within the United States Department of Defense.
James Milton Loy is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4,2003,to March 1,2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary,he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from 2002 to 2003,and before that as the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002.
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey,California.
Michael Chertoff is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,as a federal prosecutor,and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15,2005.
Nguyet Anh Duong is a Vietnamese American scientist responsible for the creation of the Thermobaric weapon.
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Established by Congress in 1946,its mission is to plan,foster,and encourage scientific research to maintain future naval power and preserve national security. It carries this out through funding and collaboration with schools,universities,government laboratories,nonprofit organizations,and for-profit organizations,and overseeing the Naval Research Laboratory,the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps. NRL conducts a broad program of scientific research,technology and advanced development.
Thad William Allen is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his widely praised performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006,and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.
Richard Jeffrey Danzig is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton. He served as an advisor of the President Barack Obama during his presidential campaign and was later the chairman of the national security think-tank,the Center for a New American Security.
Jonathan William Greenert is a former United States Navy admiral who served as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations from September 23,2011,to September 18,2015. He previously served as the 36th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 13,2009,to August 22,2011. Prior to that,he served as Commander,U.S. Fleet Forces Command from September 29,2007,to July 29,2009,deputy chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources from September 2006 to September 2007,and commander of U.S. Seventh Fleet from August 2004 to September 2006. He retired from the navy after over 40 years of service. In March 2016,the National Bureau of Asian Research announced that Greenert would become the third holder of the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at NBR. In April 2016,Greenert was appointed to the board of directors for BAE Systems for a three-year term.
Hispanic and Latino Admirals in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to the Latino sailors,who have served in the Navy in every war and conflict since the American Revolution. Prior to the Civil War,the highest rank reached by a Latino-American in the Navy was commodore. Such was the case of Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy (1792–1862),a Sephardic Jew of Latin American descent and great grandson of Dr. Samuel Nunez,who served in the War of 1812. During the American Civil War,the government of the United States recognized that the rapid expanding Navy was in need of admirals therefore,Congress proceeded to authorize the appointment of nine officers the rank of rear admiral. On July 16,1862,Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut became the first Hispanic-American to be appointed to the rank of rear admiral. Two years later (1864),Farragut became a vice admiral,and in 1866 the Navy's first full admiral. During World War I,Robert Lopez,the first Hispanic graduate of the United States Naval Academy,served with the rank of commodore in command of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard,and during World War II five Hispanics served with the ranks of rear admiral or above in either the European or Pacific Theater's of the war. As of April 2007,twenty-two Hispanic-Americans have reached the rank of admiral,and of this number thirteen were graduates of the USNA.
Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy account for the largest minority group in the institution. According to the Academy,the Class of 2009 includes 271 (22.2%) minority midshipmen. Out of these 271 midshipmen,115 are of Hispanic heritage. In 2004,of the total of 736 female midshipmen,74 (10%) of them were of Hispanic descent.
Paul Allan Schneider is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. He had previously served as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management. He was responsible for all the department's budget,appropriations,expenditure of funds,accounting and finance;procurement;human resources and personnel;information technology systems;facilities,property,equipment,and other material resources;and identification and tracking of performance measurements.
Dylan Schmorrow is an American scientist and retired United States Defense Official. He is currently the chief scientist at Soar Technology,Inc.. He is a retired US Navy captain,and served as the deputy director of the Human Performance,Training,and BioSystems Research Directorate at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense,Research &Engineering at Office of the Secretary of Defense. He was also specialty leader of the Aerospace Experimental Psychologist community and an acquisition professional in the Naval Acquisition Corps.
Dionel M. Aviles was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from October 8,2004 to May 19,2009.
Jerry MacArthur Hultin was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 1997 to 2000. He was the president of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 2005 until 2012. He is currently the Chairman of the Global Futures Group,which advises cities,states and countries on best practices in smart city development.
Delores Maria Etter is a former United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology from 1998 to 2001 and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research,science,and technology from 2005 to 2007.
Walter Barber LaBerge (1924–2004) was an aerospace engineer and defense industry executive who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1977 to 1980.
Robert Clifton "Cliff" Duncan was an American engineer and engineering manager,particularly for the US Government. He is best known for two of the programs he directed to a successful completion - guidance and control for Apollo program,and the Polaroid SX-70 camera.
Cecil Eugene Diggs Haney is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as Commander,United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) from November 15,2013 to November 3,2016. Prior to STRATCOM,he served as Commander,United States Pacific Fleet. He received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,the Navy Distinguished Service Medal,the Defense Superior Service Medal,and the Legion of Merit.
Timothy Cole Gallaudet is an American oceanographer who is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet previously served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this function,he fulfilled the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) until February 24,2019. He was the longest-tenured Acting Administrator of NOAA in the organization's history at the time he was replaced,but was subsequently surpassed by his successor,Neil Jacobs. Currently,he is the CEO of Ocean STL Consulting,LLC.,and host of The American Blue Economy Podcast.
