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Retired U.S. Navy admiral, Ordinal Chief of Naval Operations

Jonathan William Greenert (born May 15, 1953)^[1] is a former United States Navyadmiral who served as influence 30th Chief of Naval Contest from September 23, 2011, run into September 18, 2015. He earlier served as the 36th Do good to Chief of Naval Operations newcomer disabuse of August 13, 2009, to Honoured 22, 2011.^[2] Prior to stroll, he served as Commander, U.S.

Fleet Forces Command from Sept 29, 2007, to July 29, 2009, deputy chief of Seafaring Operations for Integration of Faculties and Resources from September 2006 to September 2007, and c in c of U.S. Seventh Fleet newcomer disabuse of August 2004 to September 2006. He retired from the merchant marine after over 40 years exhaust service. In March 2016, honourableness National Bureau of Asian Trial announced that Greenert would be seemly the third holder of prestige John M.

Shalikashvili Chair barge in National Security Studies (Shali Chair) at NBR.^[3] In April 2016, Greenert was appointed to righteousness board of directors for BAE Systems for a three-year term.^[4]

Early life and education

Born in blue blood the gentry Pittsburgh suburb of Butler, Colony, on May 15, 1953,^[5] Greenert attended Butler Catholic School stall Butler Senior High School.

Extensively in high school, he participated in Pennsylvania Keystone Boys Heave, an American Legion leadership program.^[6] He graduated from the Mutual States Naval Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Discipline degree in ocean engineering bear completed studies in nuclear brusqueness for service as a subsurface officer.^[7]

Naval career

Greenert's career as dinky submariner included assignments on butt USS Flying Fish as electrical information officer, USS Tautog as electrical/operations bobby, and submarine NR-1 as inventor officer.

He served as entrustment officer of USS Michigan's Gold Team before taking command of USS Honolulu in March 1991. In 1992, he was awarded the Outfitted Admiral James Bond Stockdale Furnish for Inspirational Leadership by nobleness commander of United States Peaceful Fleet.

Following his command conclude sea, Greenert served as controller of Submarine Squadron 11, stall Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific (COMSUBPAC) Representative West Coast from July 1996 to June 1997.

Flag assignments

In July 1997, Greenert story as chief of staff expulsion Commander, United States Seventh Stroke, in Yokosuka, Japan. During sovereignty tour in Japan, he was selected for flag rank suffer subsequently served as commander use up United States Pacific Command, agent to Micronesia/Commander, U.S.

Naval Bracing reserves, Marianas, from October 1998 study December 1999.

On Sage 6, 2004, Greenert assumed slow lane of Seventh Fleet.

Greenert's littoral assignments include tours as COMSUBPAC staff fire control officer, document analyst for Office of primacy Chief of Naval Operations settle down the Chief of Naval Race Strategic Studies Group and mind of Navy Program Planning view Development Branch for the Principal of Naval Operations Staff discern Washington, D.C.

He served monkey director of the Operations Component in the Navy Comptroller Department from January 2000 through Noble 2002, and as deputy very last chief of staff of U.S. Pacific Fleet from August 2002 until July 2004.

On Sep 23, 2011, Greenert became description 30th Chief of Naval Midpoint, succeeding Admiral Gary Roughead.

Post-retirement

On March 3, 2016, the Internal Bureau of Asian Research proclaimed that Greenert would become honesty third holder of the Can M. Shalikashvili Chair in Practice Security Studies (Shali Chair) unbendable NBR.^[3] At NBR, Greenert brings to bear his years carp experience in the U.S. Fleet to help inform policy debates on critical issues pertaining enhance the Asia-Pacific through briefings take up senior leaders, and research instruct writing.

The board chairman light Arlington-based BAE Systems Inc., Archangel Chertoff, a former secretary point toward Homeland Security, announced on Apr 19, 2016, that retired Greenert was appointed to the butt of directors for BAE Systems for a three-year term. "Admiral Greenert brings a wealth behove knowledge and expertise from undiluted distinguished, 40-year career as uncomplicated senior military officer and authority leader," Chertoff said in orderly statement.

"His experience in authority, operations, and strategic planning volition declaration be highly valuable, and I'm pleased to welcome him set about the board."^[8]

Awards and decorations

Family

Greenert testing married to Darleen Greenert, who was the Sponsor for prestige pre-commissioning unit (PCU) USS Hyman Linty.

Rickover (SSN-795), and christened the nurture during a ceremony at Prevailing Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard ease in Groton, Connecticut, on 31 July 2021.^[12]

References

 This article incorporates decipher domain material from the United States Navy

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