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 secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy,a military department within the United States Department of Defense.
The Northrop GrummanEA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine,four-seat,mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft derived from the A-6 Intruder airframe. The EA-6A was the initial electronic warfare version of the A-6 used by the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy;it was used during the Vietnam War. Development on the more advanced EA-6B began in 1966. An EA-6B aircrew consisted of one pilot and three Electronic Countermeasures Officers,though it was not uncommon for only two ECMOs to be used on missions. It was capable of carrying and firing anti-radiation missiles (ARMs),such as the AGM-88 HARM.
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor,on Whidbey Island,in Island County,Washington.
Edmund Peter Giambastiani Jr. is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the seventh vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007. He retired in 2007,after 37 years of service.
Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135),known as the "Black Ravens",is a United States Navy electronic attack squadron that currently operates the EA-18G Growler carrier-based electronic warfare jet aircraft. The squadron is permanently stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island with a radio callsign of "Thunder".
Michael Harold "Mike" Miller is a former Vice Admiral in the United States Navy,and was the first active-duty officer to direct the White House Military Office. He was the 61st Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
James F. "Jim" Amos is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator,Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006. He served as the 31st assistant commandant of the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2010,and was the first Marine Corps aviator to serve as commandant. He retired from the Marine Corps in December 2014.
Admiral James Oren Ellis Jr. is a retired 4-star admiral and former Commander,United States Strategic Command,Offutt Air Force Base,Nebraska. He was President and Chief Executive Officer,Institute of Nuclear Power Operations until May 2012. He joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin in 2004,and served until 2024.
The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies:the Office of the Secretary of the Navy,the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,the operating forces,and the Shore Establishment.
William L. "Spider" Nyland,a veteran of the Vietnam War,is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star General who served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Marine Corps in November 2005 after over 37 years of distinguished service.
Joseph Devereux Kernan is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and the former under secretary of defense for intelligence. His last military assignment was serving as the military deputy commander of the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM),Miami,Florida,from May 23,2011,to September 2013. He was the second-in-command of one of nine unified commands under the Department of Defense.
The Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) is an independent and objective agency within the United States Navy for the operational testing and evaluation (OT&E) of naval aviation,surface warfare,submarine warfare,C4I,cryptologic,and space systems in support Navy and Department of Defense acquisition programs.
Terry B. Kraft is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy,formerly commanding the U.S. Naval Forces Japan. He is a Naval Flight Officer whose previous commands include Electronic Attack Squadron 131 (VAQ-131),USS Shreveport (LPD-12),and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
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.
In the United States Navy,United States Coast Guard,United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps,captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer. The equivalent rank is colonel in the United States Army,Air Force,Space Force,and Marine Corps.
Dee Leon Mewbourne is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as 16th deputy commander of United States Transportation Command between July 2,2019 and June 29,2022.
Mark Stephen Boensel is a former rear admiral in the United States Navy. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,Maryland,with the class of 1978,he became a naval flight officer,and served on aircraft carriers,including operational deployment in Operation Desert Shield in 1990. He commanded Navy Region Southeast from December 2005 to October 2007,and Navy Region Mid-Atlantic from November 2007 until September 2011. He officially retired from the Navy on 1 January 2012 and since then has pursued a business career in Jacksonville,Florida.
Rear Admiral Timothy Stirling Matthews is a former United States Navy admiral. His naval career began in 1982 and spanned almost 32 years. In early 2014,he retired from the Navy and later joined Lockheed Martin,providing aviation sustainment operations support to the US military.
John Vincent Fuller is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the 42nd Naval Inspector General since June 11,2021. Prior to that,Fuller served as deputy director for force protection of the Joint Staff and before that as the director of strategy,plans,and policy of the United States Northern Command.
