Joseph Maguire (born August 14, 1951) is an American officer who served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Acting Director of National Intelligence under President Donald Trump. He retired from the United States Navy as a vice admiral in 2010 after 36 years of military service. Prior to retiring from active duty, he was the deputy director for strategic operational planning at National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Appointed by President Donald Trump, Maguire became Acting Director of National Intelligence on August 16, 2019, a role he held during the Trump–Ukraine scandal. On September 13, 2019, the House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena to Maguire alleging that he was unlawfully withholding a whistleblower complaint from the committee; he testified before the committee on September 26. Early life Maguire is from Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974. Naval career Maguire joined the Navy in November 1974 and spent his career as a Naval Special Warfare Officer. His first sea duty tour assignment was aboard USS Coronado. Maguire then received orders to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. After six months of training, Maguire graduated with BUD/S class 93 in July 1977 despite having a broken leg. His first operational assignment was with Underwater Demolition Team TWENTY ONE and received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the Special Warfare Insignia. From 1979 to 1981, Maguire was the Flag Lieutenant to Commander Amphibious Forces Seventh Fleet (CTF 76). Maguire served with SEAL Team TWO from January 1982 to July 1983 and completed a deployment to Europe with Naval Special Warfare Unit TWO. Maguire attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and graduated with a master's degree in Scientific and Technical Intelligence in 1985. His staff tours include operations officer, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO from Apr 1985 to January 1987; executive officer, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team TWO from February 1987 to March 1988; Naval Special Warfare's Assignment Officer and Community Manager, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. from 1989 to 1991; Chief Staff Officer, Naval Special Warfare Development Group from March 1991 to December 1992. He then served as Commanding Officer, SEAL Team TWO from December 1992 to 1994. He was a 1994–95 National Security Fellow at Harvard University. He was Commanding Officer, Naval Special Warfare Center from 1997 to 1999 and then