Eugene H. Black III

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Eugene H. Black III
Vice Adm. Eugene H. Black III.jpg
Black in 2019
Nickname(s)Gene
Born1964 (age 59–60)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1986–2024
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held United States Sixth Fleet
Carrier Strike Group Eight
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55)
USS Mason (DDG 87)
Battles/wars Gulf War
Awards Legion of Merit (7)
Alma mater United States Naval Academy (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)

Eugene Henry Black III (born 1964) [1] is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and career surface warfare officer who last served as the deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy from 2022 to 2024. [2] He previously served as the 30th Commander of United States Sixth Fleet, deputy commander of United States Naval Forces Europe, deputy commander of United States Naval Forces Africa, and as the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander from 2020 to 2022.

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Early life and education

A New Jersey native, Black is a 1986 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He later earned a Master of Science degree in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California in March 1994. [3]

At sea, Black served as commanding officer of USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) from January 2010 until November 2011. While in command, Leyte Gulf deployed to the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea. Black commanded USS Mason (DDG 87) from May 2004 until January 2006, also deployed to the Persian Gulf.

Black's other sea duty assignments include executive officer on USS Ramage (DDG 61), weapons officer and combat systems officer on board USS Normandy (CG 60), fire control officer on USS Leyte Gulf, combat information center officer and damage control assistant on board USS Gallery (FFG-26) and the staff of the Commander, South Atlantic Force, United States Atlantic Fleet.

Black's shore duty assignments include director, Surface Warfare Officer Distribution, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee; Future Ships branch head, Surface Warfare Directorate (N86) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; and Afghanistan/Pakistan Politico-Military Policy branch head, Joint Staff, Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), in Washington, D.C. Other assignments include Commander detailer, Navy Personnel Command and Surface Warfare Officer School department head instructor, Newport, Rhode Island.

For his first flag officer assignment, he served as deputy commander, United States Naval Forces Central Command/United States Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain from June 2015 until July 2017. Following this assignment, he commanded Carrier Strike Group Eight from September 2017 to April 2019. He served as the director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C. from May 2019 to May 2020.

Black assumed duties as commander of United States Sixth Fleet, deputy commander of United States Naval Forces Europe and United States Naval Forces Africa, and as Joint Force Maritime Component Commander in June 2020, and served in this position until September 2022.

In April 2022, Black was nominated for appointment as deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and strategy. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 124. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), October 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Graduation Exercises" (PDF). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. March 24, 1994. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Flag Officer Announcements". United States Department of Defense . April 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "PN1915 — Vice Adm. Eugene D. Black III — Navy". United States Congress . April 4, 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by
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 Deputy Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command
2015–2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Carrier Strike Group 8
2017–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Surface Warfare of the United States Navy
2019–2020		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
2020–2022		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy of the United States Navy
2022–2024		Succeeded by
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