Vernon Eugene Clark is a retired admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the United States Navy. He retired on July 22,2005,making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arleigh Burke. He currently sits on the board of directors of Raytheon and SRI International. In November 2009,he was selected along with former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to lead the military investigation into the Fort Hood massacre.
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps,though its broad mandate includes national security,counterintelligence,counter-terrorism,cyber warfare,and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS),which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.
William Francis Raborn,Jr.,was the United States Director of Central Intelligence from April 28,1965 until June 30,1966. He was also a career United States Navy officer who led the project to develop the Polaris missile system and retired from the Navy in 1963 as a Vice Admiral.
Vice Admiral Charles J. "Joe" Leidig,Jr.,USN was the Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations,U.S. Africa Command from August 2010 until June 2013. Leidig retired in September 2013.
Rear Admiral Matthew Lewis Klunder was the Chief of Naval Research at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington,Virginia from 2011 to 2014. In July 2010,Klunder reported as director of Intelligence,Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities Division,OPNAV N2/N6F2 following his assignment as the 83rd Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy.
William A. "Andy" Brown was a vice admiral in the United States Navy last serving as the director for logistics,J4 for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Raquel Cruz Bono is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy,and the former director of the Defense Health Agency.
Robert Peter Burke is an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 10 June 2019 until 29 May 2020,having previously served as the 58th Chief of Naval Personnel from 27 May 2016 to 23 May 2019. On 17 July 2020,he took over as commander of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples.
Frank J. Ruocco was fifth director of National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC) from February 1988 to February 1991.
Rear Admiral Joseph John "Jack" Dantone Jr. of U.S. Navy,was last director of Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) from May 1996 to September 1996. He was also the Acting Director of National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from October 1996 to March 1998. He played a major role in transition of DMA into NIMA.
Shannon D. Cramer Jr. was a United States Navy Vice Admiral. He was second director of the Defense Mapping Agency from September 1974 to August 1977. From April to September 1974,he was deputy director for Plans,Defense Intelligence Agency.
Rear Admiral Edward Anderson Wilkinson Jr. of United States Navy was the Director Defense Mapping Agency from July 1983 to July 1985. He was also the deputy director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1979 to May 1981.
Major General Robert Alan "Rosie" Rosenberg of United States Air Force was Director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1985 to September 1987. Throughout his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force,he was instrumental to the U.S. satellite program. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.
William Declan Byrne Jr. is a United States Navy rear admiral who serves as director of warfare development (N72) in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He previously served as the vice director of the Joint Staff. Byrne also served as the 85th Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy from May 2013 to June 2015.
Frank Dixon Whitworth III is an active duty United States Navy vice admiral and career intelligence officer who is currently serving as the Director for Intelligence of the Joint Staff.
Rear Admiral Cedric E. Pringle is a retired United States Navy officer and career Surface Warfare Officer who served as the 31st Commandant of the National War College. He served in this position from October 16,2019 until July 2021,when he relinquished command to Air Force Brigadier General Jeffrey H. Hurlbert. As the commandant,Pringle was responsible for formulating academic policies,supervising curriculum planning,preparation,and ensuring excellence in classroom teaching. Prior to serving as Commandant,Pringle served as Commander,Expeditionary Strike Group 3,from December 2017 to September 2019.
Scott David Conn is an active duty United States Navy vice admiral and career naval aviator who served as the 30th commander of the United States Third Fleet from September 2019 to May 2021. He now serves as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities since July 30,2021.
John Blackwelder Nowell Jr. is a vice admiral in the United States Navy. Nowell assumed duties as the navy's 59th Chief of Naval Personnel on May 24,2019. Nowell is a distinguished graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering and holds a Master of Science in Weapons Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Michael William Studeman is a United States Navy rear admiral who is the Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command since July 3,2019. Previously,he was the Director of Intelligence of the United States Southern Command.
