Gary Roughead
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| Gary Roughead | |
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 Admiral Gary Roughead |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1973-present |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Forces Command U.S. Pacific Fleet |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Navy Commendation Medal Navy Achievement Medal (2) |
Admiral Gary Roughead, USN is the 29th and current Chief of Naval Operations. He previously served as Commander, Fleet Forces Command. He assumed his current assignment on September 29, 2007.
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[edit] Biography
Roughead graduated high school from Valley Forge Military Academy (Wayne, PA) in 1969. He is a 1973 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a Surface Warfare Officer. His initial assignment was in the Weapons Department in USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27). This was followed by duty as Executive Officer in the patrol gunboats USS Douglas (PG-100) and USS Tacoma (PG-92), the former home ported in Naples, Italy. He was the commissioning Chief Engineer in USS O'Bannon (DD-987) and Executive Officer in USS Spruance (DD-963).
Tours ashore include assignments as Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the Surface Warfare Analyst at the Navy's Office of Program Appraisal; Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy; Executive Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Commandant, United States Naval Academy; the Department of the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs; and most recently, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.
Roughead was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the Aegis destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) and upon assuming command of the cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73), became the first naval officer to command both classes of Aegis ships. While he was in command, Port Royal was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation and received the Golden Anchor Award for excellence in retention and crew support programs. He was Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and the George Washington Battle Group, deploying to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. His latest assignment afloat was as Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Commander, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East in Norfolk, Virginia.
Roughead was a keynote speaker at the End of WWII Commemoration aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island in Hawaii. *[1]
[edit] Awards and decorations
Roughead's awards include:
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Defense Distinguished Service Medal |
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 award star) |
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Defense Superior Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit (with 3 award stars) |
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Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 award star) |
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Navy Commendation Medal |
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Navy Achievement Medal (with 1 award star) |
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
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Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 2 service stars) |
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Navy "E" Ribbon (2) |
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National Defense Service Medal (with 2 service stars) |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 service stars) |
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Vietnam Service Medal (with 1 service stars) |
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Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with 1 silver service stars) |
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- Official Biography This work is in the public domain.
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on March 19 2007, ADM Roughhead was nominated to head the Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk Va
on July 27 2007, ADM Roughead was nominated to be the Chief of Naval Operations
| Preceded by Michael Mullen |
United States Chief of Naval Operations 2007- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by George Casey |
United States order of precedence as of 2007 |
Succeeded by Thad W. Allen |
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