Kendall L. Card | |
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| Born | 15 July 1955 Reeves County, Texas, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1977–2013 |
| Rank |  Vice admiral |
| Commands | USS Abraham Lincoln USS Rainier HS-15 |
Vice Admiral Kendall Lee Card [1] (born 15 July 1955) [2] [3] is a retired United States Navy aviator and flag officer and the former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and Director of Naval Intelligence; succeeded by Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch in July 2013. [4]
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Card was born in Reeves County, Texas [2] and raised in Fort Stockton. He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1977. [5]
From 1979, he made various operational tours at sea, flying off the decks of the carriers USS Forrestal (CV-59), USS America (CV-66), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Saratoga (CV-60) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He went on to command Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), as well as the USS Rainier (AOE-7) and the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). He accumulated over 3,900 flight hours in the SH-3H Sea King, SH-60F Seahawk, and the S-3A Viking aircraft. Under his command, the Abraham Lincoln took part in operations Enduring Freedom, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
He was named a flag officer in 2006, and in June 2011 was named deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance and the 64th Director of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy. [6]
