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 investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate major criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps,though its broad mandate includes national security,counterintelligence,counterterrorism,cyberwarfare,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.
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) is the military intelligence agency of the United States Navy. Established in 1882 primarily to advance the Navy's modernization efforts,it is the oldest member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and serves as the nation's premier source of maritime intelligence.
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.
Thomas Ray Wilson is a retired United States Navy vice admiral. He previously served as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from July 1999 to July 2002.
Donald Floyd Hagen was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Surgeon General of the United States Navy from 1991 to 1995. Hagen was commissioned in 1951 as an ensign and retired on June 29,1995 as a vice admiral.
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 sdmiral. 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 retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served 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 serves as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency since June 3,2022. He most recently served as the Director for Intelligence of the Joint Staff.
Nancy Ann Norton is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who previously served as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. Prior to that,as a flag officer she served as vice director of the same agency.
Kenneth R. Blackmon is a reserve United States Navy officer who has been serving as Vice Commander,of United States Fleet Forces Command since October 1,2023. In his civilian career,he is a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial,LLC in Voorhees,NJ.
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.
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.
Samuel John Paparo Jr. is a United States Navy admiral who has served as the commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command since May 3,2024. He most recently served as commander of the United States Pacific Fleet from 2021 to 2024.
Michael William Studeman is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence from August 1,2022 to July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from July 3,2019 to July 2022,and previously was the Director of Intelligence of the United States Southern Command.
