The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California.
Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Johnston Jr., United States Navy, was appointed Vice Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command, (NAVAIR) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland in December 2001.
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) provides materiel support for aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy. It is one of the Echelon II Navy systems commands (SYSCOM), and was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons.
Vice Admiral Thomas Francis Connolly Jr. was a three-star rank admiral in the United States Navy, aviator, gymnast and Olympic medalist in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Mark E. Ferguson III is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe, United States Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Ferguson previously served as the 37th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 22, 2011 to July 1, 2014. Prior to that, he served as the 55th Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. He also served as chief of legislative affairs and assistant commander for distribution, Navy Personnel Command. He retired from active duty on July 1, 2016.
Naval Air Warfare Centers are research organizations within Naval Air Systems Command. The centers are grouped within the following divisions:
Vice Admiral Walter Black Massenburg is a retired US Navy admiral and former commander of the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.
Commander, Naval Air Forces is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet.
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.
Thomas John Kilcline Jr. is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy who served as Commander, Naval Air Forces from June 22, 2007, to July 1, 2010.
Cindy Louise Jaynes is an American retired rear-admiral. An aeronautics maintenance specialist, she managed several programs relating to US Navy aircraft. Jaynes became the first female flag officer in Naval Air Systems Command when she was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 August 2012. She retired from the US Navy on 1 May 2016.
Brian Bentley Brown is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and navigator who last served as commander of the U.S. Naval Information Forces from June 2018 to May 2021. Brian became the second naval officer to assume the NAVIFOR office since it was established. In 1990, he served as a surface warfare officer and was subsequently transferred to the navy's operational arm oceanography command. He was also appointed as the chief of the Navy Space Cadre. As a navigator and administrator, he served aboard aircraft carriers, including USS La Salle and USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Keith Bently Davids is an American United States Navy special warfare officer with the rank of Rear Admiral. He is currently the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command since August 19, 2022. He was the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command South, United States Southern Command from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as director of the White House Military Office during the Presidency of Donald Trump. Earlier in his career, he was commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center and SEAL Team One.
Vice Admiral Michelle Coyne Skubic is a United States Navy officer serving as the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency since July 24, 2020.
John Blackwelder Nowell Jr. is a retired 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.
Walter Jackson Davis Jr. is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy who served as Director of Space and Electronic Warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). From 28 February 1996 until his retirement on 1 January 1997, he was U.S. naval aviation's Gray Eagle. Davis was the second African American to become the most senior naval aviator on active duty.
John Fredric G. Wade is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as the commander of Joint Task Force Red Hill since September 12, 2022. He previously served as the director of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from October 2020 to September 2022.
Donald Dean Gabrielson is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who last served as the 10th commander of the United States Naval Forces Southern Command and United States Fourth Fleet from May 21, 2019 to September 3, 2021.
Frank Mitchell Bradley is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command since August 10, 2022. He most recently served as the Commander of Special Operations Command Central from July 20, 2020 to July 1, 2022. Previously, he served as the Assistant Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command from 2018 to 2020.
