Ronald A. Route is a retired Vice Admiral and former Naval Inspector General of the United States Navy and a former President of the Naval War College. On July 16,2013,Vice Admiral Route was named President of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Albert Joseph Herberger is a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy,and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank.
Vice Admiral David Charles Nichols Jr. is a retired senior U.S. Navy officer and Naval Flight Officer. At the time of his retirement in September 2007,he was the Deputy Commander of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) at MacDill AFB,Florida.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,or USD (P&R),is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the United States Department of Defense responsible for advising the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on recruitment,career development,pay and benefits,and oversight of the state of military readiness. The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.
Rear Admiral Terence Edward "Terry" McKnight,United States Navy,is a former American naval officer who commanded a multi-national naval force tasked to confront piracy activities off the coast of Somalia.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5136.1 in 1994. This DoDD states that the ASD(HA) is the principal advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense on all "DoD health policies,programs and activities." In addition to exercising oversight of all DoD health resources,ASD(HA) serves as director of the Tricare Management Activity.
An international decoration is a military award which is not bestowed by a particular country,but rather by an international organization such as the United Nations or NATO. Such awards are normally issued as service medals,for participation in various international military operations,and not for specific acts of heroism or bravery. The first medal from an international organization accepted for wear by the United States Military was the United Nations Korea Medal in 1951. Subsequent acceptance of other United Nations Medals did not come until 1964 with Executive Order 11139. Acceptance of the medals of other international multilateral organizations finally came with Executive Order 11446 in 1969. Acceptance of these international decorations must be approved by not only the Secretary of Defense,but also the Secretary of State.
Elizabeth Ann Hight is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as the vice director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). She assumed this post in December 2007. In 2008,she was nominated for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as director,Defense Information Systems Agency;commander,Joint Task Force –Global Network Operations;and deputy commander,U.S. Strategic Command Global Network Operations and Defense,Arlington,Virginia. Her nomination was rejected by the Senate due to a perceived conflict of interest with her husband,retired Air Force Brigadier General Gary Salisbury,who is vice president of business development and sales for Northrop Grumman Corp.'s mission systems sector,defense mission systems division. She retired from the Navy in 2010.
Vice Admiral Walter Black Massenburg is a retired US Navy admiral and former commander of the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River,Maryland.
Daniel S. Mastagni is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy Reserve who,from July to September 2003 served as Commander Naval Forces Korea.
Bernard Daniel Rostker was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979;Director of the United States Selective Service System from 1979 to 1981;Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1994 to 1998;Under Secretary of the Army from 1998 to 2000;and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 2000-2001. From 1996 to 2001,he also served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses.
Derwood Clayiborne Curtis is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy who served as the Commander,Naval Surface Forces and concurrently Commander,Naval Surface Force,U.S. Pacific Fleet from March 2008 to June 2011.
Clifford Lee Stanley was the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,having resigned that office in 2011.
Craig William Duehring was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force from 2007 to 2009.
Robert C. Hinson is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.
Anthony Michael Kurta is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and government official. Having served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for most of 2017,he is President Donald Trump's nominee to become Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Kurta previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy and Director of Navy Flag Officer Management and Development.
James F. Geurts is an American former government official and retired United States Air Force colonel who most recently served as the official Performing the Duties of United States Under Secretary of the Navy.
Jon Christopher Kreitz is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and former Deputy Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).
James N. Stewart is a retired American military officer and civil servant. Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs in the administration of Donald Trump,he served throughout his tenure as acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,before resigning the following year.
