Robert Conway (admiral)

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Vice Admiral Robert T. Conway, an officer in the United States Navy, is currently Commander, Navy Installations Command, Washington D.C. He previously served in various leadership positions aboard several combatant vessels, including USS Vesole (DD-878), USS Towers (DDG-9), USS Bainbridge (CGN-25), USS Gridley (CG-21), and USS John Young (DD-973).

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Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a 1972 graduate of St. Francis College (now Saint Francis University), Loretto, Pennsylvania, Vice Admiral Conway graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and joined the Navy as an ensign the same year. Later he went on to receive his master's degree from Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, and attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University, D.C. He has served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Operational Test and Evaluation Force Pacific, Officer Candidate School, and Naval Facility Cape Hatteras.

Among his many commands, Vice Admiral Conway has commanded USS John Young (DD-973), Destroyer Squadron 7, Expeditionary Strike Group 1, Navy Region Hawaii, Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet, and Task Force WARRIOR. He is the first Commander, Naval Installations Command at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C.

A strong proponent of leadership by example, Vice Admiral Conway has had a significant impact on several generations of naval officers through such leadership tools as C.A.D.I.F. (Complete Attention to Detail, Immediate Follow-up), compartment certification, minimum knowledge requirements, continuous feedback, and many other similar dynamic approaches.