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WEST 2014 is the largest event on the West Coast for the Sea Services and the contractors that support them. Senior leaders, including the three Sea Service Chiefs, will address "The New Maritime Strategy: How Do We Make It Work?" The timing of WEST 2014 gives active duty U.S. and allied military, government, industry and academia decision-makers the opportunity to engage on multiple levels to discuss the ways, means and ends of the new strategy. Now in its 22nd year, WEST 2014 is co-sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute and AFCEA International, both non-profit, non-lobbying membership associations. Registration is free for military and government.
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12:00PM - 1:30PM | Luncheon Keynote
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10:00AM - 11:15AM | What About China?
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Commandant of the Marine Corps
On October 22, 2010 General James F. Amos assumed the duties of Commandant of the Marine Corps. A graduate of the University of Idaho, General Amos has held command at all levels from Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenant General.
General Amos' command tours have included: Marine Wing Support Squadron 173 from 1985-1986; Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 – attached to Carrier Air Wing 8 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) – from 1991-1993; Marine Aircraft Group 31 from 1996-1998; 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in combat during Operations IRAQI FREEDOM I and II from 2002-2004; II Marine Expeditionary Force from 2004-2006; and Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration from 2006 to 2008. Additional operational tours have included Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons 212, 235, 232, and 122.
General Amos' staff assignments include tours with Marine Aircraft Groups 15 and 31, the III Marine Amphibious Force, Training Squadron Seven, The Basic School, and with the MAGTF Staff Training Program. Additionally, he was assigned to NATO as Deputy Commander, Naval Striking Forces, Southern Europe, Naples Italy where he commanded NATO's Kosovo Verification Center, and later served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Task Force Noble Anvil during the air campaign over Serbia. Transferred in 2000 to the Pentagon, he was assigned as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation. Reassigned in December 2001, General Amos served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters, Marine Corps. From 2008-2010 General Amos served as the 31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Admiral Gortney graduated from Elon College in North Carolina, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science in 1977. He entered the Navy as an aviation officer candidate, received his commission in the United States Naval Reserve in September 1977, and earned his wings of gold in December 1978.
Gortney commanded on three occasions in the U.S. Central Command area of operations supporting Maritime Security Operations and combat operations for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OIF). These include U.S. Naval Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet / Combined Maritime Forces, NSA Bahrain, 2008-2010; Carrier Strike Group 10, onboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), 2007-2008; and Carrier Air Wing 7, onboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), 2002-2003. Additional command tours include Strike//Fighter (VFA) Squadron 106, the East Coast FA-18 Fleet Replacement Squadron, Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Fla., 1996-1997; and VFA-15, 1994-1995, onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
Fleet assignments include Attack (VA) Squadron 82, 1981-1984, onboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68); VFA-87, 1988-1990, onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt; Executive Officer, VFA-132, 1991-1992, onboard USS Forrestal (CV 59); executive officer, VFA-15, 1992-1994, onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt; and deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing Seven, onboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Overseas assignments include deputy for Current Operations, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia, 1999; chief, Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element to the Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, for the opening months of OIF at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; and chief of staff, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet, Naval Supply Activity Bahrain, 2003-2004.
Shore assignments include Training (VT) Squadron 26, NAS Beeville, Texas, 1978-1980; VFA-125, NAS Lemoore, Calif., 1984-1988; aide and flag lieutenant to the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare), Washington D.C., 1990-1991; Joint Staff, J-33 Joint Operations Department U.S. Central Command Division, 1998-1999. He is a 1996 graduate of the Naval War College, earning a Master of Arts in International Security Affairs. His first flag tour was as the deputy chief of Staff for Global Force Management and Joint Operations, Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., 2004-2006. His last assignment was as director, Joint Staff, 2010-2012.
Gortney has flown over 5,360 mishap free flight hours and 1,265 carrier-arrested landings, primarily in the A-7E Corsair II and the FA-18 Hornet. He is authorized to wear the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (four awards), Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Air Medal (three awards: Gold Numeral One, two Strike/Flight), Defense Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Sea Service Ribbon (8 awards), and the Overseas Service Ribbon (2 awards).
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert is a native of Butler, Pa. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 and completed studies in nuclear power for service as a submarine officer.
His career as a submariner includes assignments aboard USS Flying Fish (SSN 673), USS Tautog (SSN 639), Submarine NR-1 and USS Michigan (SSBN 727 - Gold Crew), culminating in command of USS Honolulu (SSN 718) from March 1991 to July 1993.
Subsequent fleet command assignments include Commander, Submarine Squadron 11; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas; Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (August 2004 to September 2006); and, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (September 2007 to July 2009).
Greenert has served in various fleet support and financial management positions, including deputy chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8); deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; chief of staff, U.S. 7th Fleet; head, Navy Programming Branch and director, Operations Division Navy Comptroller. Most recently he served as 36th vice chief of naval operations (August 2009 to August 2011).
He is a recipient of various personal and campaign awards including the Distinguished Service Medal (6 awards), Defense Superior Service Medal and Legion of Merit (4 awards). In 1992 he was awarded the Vice Admiral Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership. He considers those awards earned throughout his career associated with unit performance to be most satisfying and representative of naval service.
Greenert became the 30th Chief of Naval Operations Sep. 23, 2011.
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Admiral Harris was born in Japan and raised in Tennessee and Florida. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978 and designation as a naval flight officer, he was assigned to VP-44. His subsequent operational tours include tactical action officer aboard USS Saratoga (CV 60); operations officer in VP-4 at Barbers Point, Hawaii; three tours with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1 at Kami Seya, Japan; Director of Operations for U.S. 5th Fleet at Manama, Bahrain; and Director of Operations for U.S. Southern Command.
Harris commanded VP-46, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1, Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, the U.S. 6th Fleet, and Striking and Support Forces NATO.
Harris has served in every geographic combatant command region, and participated in the following major operations: S.S. Achille Lauro terrorist hijacking incident, Attain Document III (Libya, 1986), Earnest Will (Kuwaiti reflagged tanker ops, 1987-88), Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Willing Spirit (Colombia hostage rescue, 2006-7), and Odyssey Dawn (Libya, 2011). For Odyssey Dawn, he served as the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander afloat.
Harris' graduate education focused on East Asia security. He attended Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, and Oxford University. He was a MIT Seminar 21 fellow.
Harris' staff assignments include aide to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan; chief speechwriter for the Chairman of the JCS; and three tours on the Navy Staff, including as an action officer in the Strategic Concepts Branch, director for the current operations and anti-terrorism/force protection division, and Deputy CNO for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6).
In October 2011, he was assigned as the Assistant to the Chairman of the JCS where he served as the Chairman's direct representative to the Secretary of State and as the U.S. roadmap monitor for the Mid-East Peace Process.
Harris was promoted to Admiral and assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in October 2013.
Harris has logged 4,400 flight hours, including more than 400 combat hours, in maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. His personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), Defense Superior Service Medal (three awards), Legion of Merit (three awards), the Bronze Star (two awards), the Air Medal (one strike/flight), and the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award. He is a recipient of the Navy League's Stephen Decatur and the Who's Who in Asian American Communities' Spirit awards.
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. assumed the duties of the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on May 25, 2010. He leads the largest component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), comprised of 42,000 active duty, 8,200 Reserve, 8,000 civilian and 31,000 volunteer Auxiliarists.
The Coast Guard is "Semper Paratus" – Always Ready – to use its distinctive blend of military, humanitarian and law enforcement capabilities to save lives and property at sea, protect and maintain our ports and maritime transportation system, secure our borders, respond to natural disasters, protect our marine environment and defend our Nation. The Coast Guard is also America's oldest continuous seagoing service and one of the Nation's five armed services. We trace our history back to August 4th, 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. Our people are committed to the Coast Guard's core values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty.
As a flag officer, Admiral Papp served as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, where he was operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the eastern half of the world and provided support to the Department of Defense; as the Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard and Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Headquarters; as Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, with responsibilities for Coast Guard missions on the Great Lakes and Northern Border; and as Director of Reserve and Training where he was responsible for managing and supporting 13,000 Coast Guard Ready Reservists and all Coast Guard Training Centers.
Admiral Papp has served in six Coast Guard Cutters, commanding four of them: RED BEECH, PAPAW, FORWARD, and the training barque EAGLE. He also served as commander of a task unit during Operation ABLE MANNER off the coast of Haiti in 1994, enforcing United Nations Sanctions. Additionally, his task unit augmented U.S. Naval Forces during Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY.
He is a 1975 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Additionally, he holds a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College and a Master of Science in Management from Salve Regina College.
Admiral Papp is the 13th Gold Ancient Mariner of the Coast Guard. The Gold Ancient Mariner is an honorary position held by an officer with over ten years of cumulative sea duty who has held the qualification as a Cutterman longer than any other officer.
Senior Navy Test Pilot for F-35 and Integrated Test Force Operations Officer, Naval Air Systems Command
Lieutenant Commander Michael Burks graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After earning his wings of gold in February 2000, he reported to the "Grim Reapers" of VF-101 at NAS Oceana for training in the F-14 Tomcat.
LCDR Burks' first operational tour was with the "Red Rippers" of VF-11 from 2001-2004 where he twice deployed. First on the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and second on the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During this tour he served in various positions including Schedules Officer, Readiness Officer, and Air-to-Air WTO and qualified as a FAC(A).
In 2004 LCDR Burks was selected to attend the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School (Class 127). After graduation he received orders to VX-23 where he led more than 40 developmental test projects. His test and evaluation efforts included: flying qualities and performance of the F/A-18G, F/A-18 weapons separation, F/A-18 and T-45 carrier suitability.
During his test tour, LCDR Burks earned a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Before reporting for department head duty, he attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS.
LCDR Burks reported to the "Bounty Hunters" of VFA-2 in 2009. His assignments included Administration Officer, Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer. As the Operations Officer he led the Bounty Hunters through a demanding workup cycle and combat deployment on the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and NEW DAWN, earning the 2011 Pacific Fleet Battle "E" and RADM C. Wade McClusky Awards.
LCDR Burks is currently assigned as an F-35 test pilot at VX-23 in Patuxent River, MD. As the Operations Officer for the F-35 Integrated Test Force he is responsible for the operations of nine unique F-35B/C developmental test aircraft and a diverse test team of over 900 personnel.
LCDR Burks' awards include the Strike/Flight Air Medal (2), Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy Achievement Medal (2) and numerous unit and campaign medals. LCDR Burks has accumulated over 2900 total flight hours and piloted more than 30 different aircraft. He has flown 65 combat sorties, amassing over 340 combat hours and 550 carrier arrested landings.
former Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan
General John R. Allen assumed his duties as the Commander, International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan and United States Forces - Afghanistan on 18 July 2011.
Following commissioning, he attended The Basic School and was assigned to Second Battalion, 8th Marines where he served as a platoon and rifle company commander. His next tour took him to Marine Barracks 8th and I, Washington D.C. where he served at the Marine Corps Institute and as a ceremonial officer. General Allen then attended, and was the Distinguished Graduate of the Postgraduate Intelligence Program of the Defense Intelligence College. He would serve subsequently as the Marine Corps Fellow to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He was the first Marine Corps officer inducted as a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Returning to the Fleet Marine Force in 1985, he commanded rifle and weapons companies and served as the operations officer of Third Battalion, 4th Marines. During this period he received the Leftwich Leadership Trophy. In 1988, General Allen reported to the Naval Academy where he taught in the Political Science Department and also served as the Jump Officer and Jump Master of the Academy. In 1990, he received the William P. Clements Award as military instructor of the year.
General Allen reported to The Basic School as the Director of the Infantry Officer Course from 1990-1992 and was subsequently selected as a Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow, serving as a special assistant on the staffs of the 30th Commandant and the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command. In 1994, he served as Division G-3 Operations Officer for the Second Marine Division and subsequently assumed command of Second Battalion, 4th Marines; re-designated as Second Battalion, 6th Marines. This unit served with JTF 160 in Operation SEA SIGNAL during Caribbean contingency operations in 1994, and as part of the Landing Force of the 6th Fleet in Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR during Balkans contingency operations in 1995-1996.
Following battalion command, General Allen reported as the Senior Aide de Camp to the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, ultimately serving as his Military Secretary. He commanded The Basic School from 1999 to 2001, when he was selected in April 2001 to return to the Naval Academy as the Deputy Commandant. General Allen became the 79th Commandant of Midshipmen in January 2002, the first Marine Corps officer to serve in this position at the Naval Academy.
General Allen's first tour as a General Officer was as the Principal Director, Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a position he occupied for nearly three years. From 2006-2008, General Allen served as Deputy Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Commanding General, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, deploying to Iraq for OIF 06-08, serving as the Deputy Commanding General of Multinational Force - West (MNF-W) and II MEF (Forward) in the Al Anbar Province. General Allen's most recent tour as a General Officer was as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, a position he held from July 2008 - June 2011.
General Allen graduated with military honors from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1976, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Analysis. He is a 1998 Distinguished Graduate of the National War College. He holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, a Master of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College, and a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. Personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit with three Gold Stars in lieu of four awards.
Foreign awards include the Mongolian Meritorious Service Medal, First Class; the Gold Medal of the Polish Armed Forces; the Polish Afghan Star Medal; and the Taiwan Order of the Resplendent Banner with Special Cravat
Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (International and Operations Law), Office of the Judge Advocate General
Commander, Naval Air Forces, and Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Vice Admiral Buss is a native of Lancaster, Pa. and graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1978. He was designated a naval flight officer and completed initial training in the venerable A-6 Intruder in 1979.
Buss' early flying assignments include aircraft carrier-based squadron tours aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). He commanded Attack Squadron 34, the "Blue Blasters," embarked in USS George Washington (CVN 73) in 1995-96. The "Blasters" were one of the Navy's last A-6 squadrons. Following squadron command, Buss completed Naval Nuclear Propulsion training and served as executive officer in Nimitz.
He commanded USS Sacramento (AOE 1) during the opening stages of Operation Enduring Freedom following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Buss then commanded USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), our nation's 7th Nimitz-class carrier, from 2003 through 2006.
As a flag officer, Buss has served twice on the Chief of Naval Operations' (CNO's) staff as well as serving 14 months in Baghdad, Iraq as Director, Strategy/Plans/Assessments (J-5). He commanded Carrier Strike Group 12, USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, and commanded Task Force 20 while also serving as Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Va.
Buss has been privileged to serve with teams that excelled in combat operations and he wears the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (5 awards), Distinguished Flying Cross (with Combat V), Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal (5 individual, 4 strike/flight awards) as representative of those teams.
Vice Admiral Buss became Naval Aviation's 6th "Air Boss" in October 2012.
Editor-in-Chief, Military.com
Ward spent the first 17 years of his life traveling wherever his father's job as a Marine Corps attack pilot sent the family, a series of journeys that took them from California to Holland to Washington, D.C. with dozens of stops to attempt some semblance of normal life in between. His destiny was revealed to him during the summer of 1972 at a Who concert in Amsterdam; however, the ill-timed popularity of disco killed his fledgling rock star career in his late teens and pushed him into the United States Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1982. After a few years of flying around the world in the backseat of U.S. Navy jet fighters, Ward returned to the world of rock n' roll, fronting The Cheaters, a three-piece alternative band based in Pensacola, Florida. Besides dominating the local club scene, The Cheaters are best remembered as the band who had their smash hit, "The Politics of Surfing," played once on radio station TK-101 and for, in the course of one Meat Puppets cover, driving hundreds of Marines and their dates out of the Pensacola Civic Center the evening of their birthday ball in 1988.
The Cheaters disbanded early in 1989, and Ward became the editor of Approach, the Naval Aviation Safety Review. He used the job as an opportunity to fully explore his cartoon artistry, and "Brownshoes in Action Comix," a regular feature on the back cover of Approach, became and remains a cult hit among naval aviators. Ward fed off of the creative energy that surrounded the production of Approach and began freelance writing. His work has appeared in Hits, Golf World, and Proceedings. He was on the staff of Flash, a regional entertainment magazine, for four years, a job that made him enough money to buy new golf clubs and increased his CD collection one thousand fold. He also got to talk to real rock stars on the phone a lot and, in a moment of uncharacteristic altruism by his editor, was comp'd front row seats to an Indigo Girls show at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.
Desert Storm forced Ward back into the cockpit, and, although by the time he arrived with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) the war was over, he did enjoy the peace enough to spend the next seven years attempting to preserve it.
Ward left the action of the seagoing life in 1998 and worked for four years as sage mentor to the next generation of leadership matriculating at Annapolis. He taught English and ethics. In 2001 his first novel, Punk's War, was published to wide critical acclaim.
His fifth novel, Militia Kill, was released by Signet during the summer of 2006 before quickly finding its way to eBay and other after-market holes in the Internet.
Ward is currently working as the editor of Military.com. He is also (slowly) writing his next novel, working title August of the Sea Wolves, about a group of Annapolis classmates who decide to sail up the Chesapeake for their 25th class reunion after the sudden death of another classmate.
Commander, Naval Surface Forces, and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Vice Admiral Copeman graduated from high school in Honolulu after which he attended Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., where he received a bachelor's in Biology in 1981. He was commissioned April 2, 1982, at Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I.
Copeman has served aboard cruisers and destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. His first assignment was as electrical officer and main propulsion assistant aboard USS Leftwich (DD 984). His second division officer tour was as a gas turbine inspector for Pacific Fleet Propulsion Examining Board. Following his graduation from Surface Warfare Officer School Department Head Course in 1987, he reported aboard USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) as the commissioning engineer officer in participation of combat operations in the Persian Gulf War. Subsequent sea tours include, executive officer aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and commanding officer aboard USS Benfold (DDG 65). Following a tour as fleet operations officer in U.S. 2nd Fleet, Copeman commanded Destroyer Squadron 28 where he deployed as the sea combat commander, in the George Washington Carrier Strike Group to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
While ashore, Copeman served in the U.S. Strategic Command, Omaha, Neb., as an action officer in the Current Operations Directorate (J31). His next shore tour was as a requirements officer in the Theater Air Warfare Branch in the Surface Warfare Directorate (N76), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He served as executive assistant to the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the director of Navy Senate Liaison in the Office of Legislative Affairs; and the chief of staff for Naval Surface Forces, San Diego. He served as deputy chief of staff for Operations and Training for U.S. Pacific Fleet. His next assignment was commander, Joint Task Force, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his most recent assignment was chief of legislative affairs.
Copeman is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He also completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI program on National Security Affairs.
Copeman has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, as well as various unit and campaign awards.
CEO, U.S. Naval Institute
Peter Daly is the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Naval Institute, one of the most respected professional associations and thought leaders in the country. Comprising almost 50,000 members, the Institute has served for 140 years as an independent forum that fosters increased understanding of the sea services and their enduring contributions to the Nation. The Naval Institute supports and advances the naval profession and the development of those who serve.
Prior to accepting the CEO post in 2011, Vice Admiral Daly served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. His Navy career, spanning more than 30 years, includes command of the destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), Destroyer Squadron 31, and Carrier Strike Group 11 – Nimitz Strike Group. During each of these commands, he deployed to the 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility – participating in Operation Desert Strike in 1996 in Russell and as Sea Combat Commander for the Lincoln Battle Group in the Gulf immediately after the attack on USS Cole in 2000. As Nimitz Strike Group Commander in 2005, he led Task Forces 50, 152 and 58 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and maritime intercept operations in the Arabian Gulf.
Shore assignments include executive assistant and program analyst, J-8, Joint Staff; executive assistant to the Commander, Pacific Fleet; and executive assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. As a flag officer, he served as Deputy for Resources and Acquisition (J-8) Joint Staff; Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy; and as Deputy N3/N5 (Operations, Plans and Strategy) in the Navy Staff.
Vice Admiral Daly is a Life Member of the Naval Institute and former member of the Institute's Editorial Board.
He is a native of Chicago, a graduate of the College of Holy Cross (A.B. Economics), receiving a regular commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He holds a Master's degree in Operations Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.
Director, Center for a New American Security and former Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Danzig was sworn in as the 71st Secretary of the Navy on November 16, 1998. He served as Under Secretary of the Navy between November 1993 and May 1997. In the period between these two jobs, he and his wife lived in Asia and Europe while Mr. Danzig served as a Traveling Fellow of the Center for International Political Economy and as an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.
Mr. Danzig was born in New York City in 1944. He received a B.A. degree from Reed College, a J.D. degree from Yale Law School, and Bachelor of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Upon his graduation from law school, Mr. Danzig served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White.
Between 1972 and 1977, Mr. Danzig taught contract law at Stanford and Harvard Universities. He also was awarded a Prize Fellowship of the Harvard Society of Fellows, and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. From 1977 to 1981, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, first as a Deputy Assistant Secretary and then as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics. In these roles, he contributed particularly to the development of the Department's ability to mobilize manpower and material for deployment abroad. In 1981, he was awarded the Defense Distinguished Public Service Award.
From 1981 to 1993, Mr. Danzig was a Washington, D.C., partner of the national law firm of Latham & Watkins. He served as Deputy Chair of the firm's International Practice Group, and also as Director of its Japan Group. He was also a Director of the National Semiconductor Corporation, a Trustee of Reed College, and interim Director of Litigation and then Vice Chairman of the International Human Rights Law Group. During this time, Mr. Danzig was co-author of the book, National Service: What Would It Mean?, that contributed to the development of America's present civilian National Service system.
As Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Danzig has particularly emphasized four themes: treating Sailors and Marines as skilled workers (ridding the Services of "a conscript mentality") and directing new capital investments and personnel systems to better support them; achieving better synergy between the Navy and Marine Corps; strengthening the ability of the sea services to influence events on shore; and embracing information age and other new technologies that can better achieve these goals.
Programs developed or expanded during his tenure of which he is especially proud include: The Navy College Program (college credits for all Navy training); Smart Ship (greatly enhanced automation on ships); Smart Work (use of civilian teams for painting ships and providing better tools and working conditions for Sailors and Marines); Electric Drive and Integrated Power Systems for the next class of ships; the Navy and Marine Corps Foreign Area Officers and the Marine Corps "Year Out" programs; and Lifelines and the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (programs using internet technology to make data consistently accessible throughout the Department). During his time in office, the Navy and Marine Corps have met recruiting and end strength goals, substantially reduced unfilled billets at sea and improved pay, benefits and living conditions for Sailors and Marines.
Mr. Danzig and his wife, Andrea, reside in Washington DC where Mrs. Danzig has an active practice as a psychotherapist. They have two adult children, David and Lisa.
Assistant Commandant, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence and Information Operations
Captain Jim Fanell, a native of California, is a graduate from San Diego State University in 1985 with a B.A. degree in History and Political Science and the University of Hawaii with a M.A. in History in 1997.
Commissioned through OCS in 1986, he graduated from Naval Intelligence Officer Basic Course in Virginia in 1987. He reported as a plankowner to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 and deployed to the Mediterranean aboard USS Coral Sea (CV 43) with VAQ-133. During that deployment CAPT Fanell was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy and surgery in Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.
Upon recovery, he was assigned to the Intelligence Center of the Pacific (IPAC) at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, where he was assigned to the Targeting Division, responsible for Soviet Far East air defense targets. As a distinguished graduate of the USAF Combat Targeting Officer Course, he was a team chief for one of Pacific Command's bomb damage assessment (BDA) teams responsible for BDA reporting of Iraqi targets during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
In 1991, he reported as a plankowner to the Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific (JICPAC), where he was selected as one of the first Chinese maritime watch officers, was one of the last Soviet bastion watch officers and served as the operations intelligence officer, responsible for the current operational intelligence support to all of Pacific Command's deployed forces.
In 1993, CAPT Fanell again reported as a plankowner, this time to the Joint Intelligence Training Activity, Pacific (JITAP) where he developed joint training courses, instructed Targeting, BDA and JFACC courses and served as the assistant operations officer for JITAP and the collocated Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific (FITCPAC). He also conducted a four-month temporary assignment as the Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) J2's chief of targets supporting Operation Southern Watch during the summer of 1994.
From 1996 to 1998, he was assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 as the intelligence officer, with deployments to the Arabian Gulf aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). From 1998-1999, CAPT Fanell was a distinguished graduate of the USAF Air Command and Staff College, earning a Master of Military Operational Art and Science degree. From 1999 to 2003 he was assigned to the staff of Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Intelligence Directorate as the Fleet Support, Intelligence Readiness, and as a plankowner for Joint Task Force 519 as its first targeting officer.
From 2003 to 2005 he served as the Carrier Strike Group 5 intelligence officer again aboard Kitty Hawk this time with the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. CAPT Fanell continued his analysis of China and their navy as a national security affairs fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from 2005 to 2006.
From 2006 to 2008 he served as the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)'s China senior intelligence officer. CAPT Fanell returned to the Far East when from 2008 to 2010 he served as the assistant chief of staff for intelligence to Commander U.S. 7th Fleet aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).
CAPT Fanell is the moderator of the defense and academic related Red Star Rising information service dedicated to monitoring the rise of China and its impact upon U.S. national security interests throughout Asia. He has also authored several articles in the Hoover Digest, Proceedings, and Naval Intelligence Professionals Quarterly.
He most recently served as the deputy director for the Navy's Information Dominance Corps Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities Division. He has earned his Private Pilot, Single Engine Land (SEL) license and completed Ironman Australia.
Commander, THIRD Fleet
Vice Admiral Floyd hails from Lewisburg, W.Va., and was commissioned through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NROTC program in May 1980. He was designated a naval flight officer in August 1981 and completed training in the F-14A at Fighter Squadron (VF) 101 in May 1982.
Floyd served in several F-14 Tomcat squadrons including tours with the Jolly Rogers of VF-84, the Grim Reapers of VF-101 as an instructor, and the Red Rippers of VF-11. He participated in Operation Desert Storm while serving as a department head with the Starfighters of VF-33. He served as the executive officer and subsequently the commanding officer of the VF-32 Swordsmen from November 1994 to September 1997.Subsequent sea tours include a tour as the executive officer of USS Constellation and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 7 where he participated in Operation Enduring Freedom. He commanded Carrier Air Wing 7 from February 2003 to July 2004.
Ashore Floyd served on the staff of the Naval Space Command in Dahlgren, VA as aide to the commander and subsequently as flag lieutenant, commander Carrier Group 8. He also attended the Naval War College graduating with a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies and served as the chief staff officer on the Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet staff. He completed a tour on the staff of the United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium, served as the deputy operations officer on the staff of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and served as chief of staff to commander, Naval Air Forces. He has served flag tours as director, Aviation and Aircraft Carrier Plans and Requirements (OPNAV N880) and deputy director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV N88B) prior to assuming command of Strike Force Training Pacific in February 2009. He returned to the OPNAV staff in June 2010 as director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV N88) followed by Warfare Integration (OPNAV N9I), and Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for warfare systems (N9B). In June 2013, he assumed command of U.S. THIRD Fleet headquartered in San Diego.
His awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medals, Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various campaign, unit, and service medals.
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5)
RADM Foggo is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a native of Virginia. He is also an Olmsted Scholar and Moreau Scholar, earned a master's degree in Public Administration at Harvard University, and a Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies in Defense and Strategic Studies from the University of Strasbourg, France.
His sea duties include tours aboard USS Sea Devil (SSN 664), USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN 658) and USS Narwhal (SSN 671). He commanded the attack submarine, USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) in 1998, which was awarded the Submarine Squadron Eight Battle Efficiency award and the Commander Fleet Forces Command Admiral Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy for being the most improved ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Foggo completed his major command tour of Submarine Squadron Six in 2007.
Ashore, he has served as Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology; Senior Member of the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board at Commander Fleet Forces Command; Executive Assistant to the Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion (NAVSEA 08); Division Chief, Joint Staff (J5) for Western Europe and the Balkans; Director, Strategic Actions Group (SAG), OPNAV N3/N5 where he was responsible for publication of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy released in the fall of 2007; Executive Assistant to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander, United States European Command.
In Naples, Italy, he served as Commander, Submarine Group Eight; Commander, Submarines, Allied Naval Forces South; Deputy Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and Director of Operations, Intelligence (N3), U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. During this period, he served as the Operations Officer (J-3) for Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (Libya). Additionally Foggo was a NATO CTF Commander in Joint Task Force Unified Protector (Libya).
Foggo's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, NATO Meritorious Service Medal and various unit and service awards. In addition, he was awarded the 1995 Admiral Charles A. Lockwood Award for Submarine Professional Excellence and the State of Oklahoma Distinguished Service award by The Adjutant General. In 2006, he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de Merité by the French government for his role in improving Franco-American relations. Foggo is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
F-35 Lighting II, FW Site/Production Lead Test Pilot, Lockheed Martin
President, General Dynamics NASSCO and Vice President, General Dynamics Corporation
Commander, Navy Air and Missile Defense Command and Program Director, AEGIS BMD, Missile Defense Agency
Commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command
Professor, Strategy and Policy, U.S. Naval War College
James Holmes is professor of strategy at the Naval War College and senior fellow at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. A former U.S. Navy surface warfare officer and combat veteran of the first Gulf War, he served as a gunnery and engineering officer in the battleship Wisconsin, engineering and damage-control instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School Command, and military professor of strategy at the Naval War College.
Jim is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vanderbilt University (B.A., mathematics and German) and completed graduate work at Salve Regina University (M.A., international relations), Providence College (M.A., mathematics), and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (M.A.L.D. and Ph.D., international affairs), where he was the A. Eiken Hohenberg Scholar. He earned the Naval War College Foundation Award, signifying the top graduate in his Naval War College class.
His most recent books (with long-time coauthor Toshi Yoshihara) are Red Star over the Pacific and Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age. Designated an Atlantic Monthly Best Book of 2010, Red Star over the Pacific has been named to the Navy Professional Reading List as Essential Reading. Copies have been placed aboard every major ship, squadron, and shore installation in the U.S. Navy. Translations have appeared in Germany, China, and South Korea and are in progress in Taiwan and Japan.
Jim has published over 20 book chapters and 100 scholarly essays, along with hundreds of opinion columns, think-tank analyses, and other works. He blogs as the Naval Diplomat and is an occasional contributor to Foreign Policy, The National Interest, CNN, and the Naval Institute Proceedings. He has been quoted or cited in outlets ranging from the Washington Post to Xinhua, and has appeared on NPR and the BBC World Service.
He has been a visiting scholar at National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and the Institute for Defense Studies & Analyses, India. He has testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and spoken at such institutions as Duke, Harvard, and Vanderbilt universities; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC; the French Institute of International Relations (ifri), Paris; the Clingendael Institute of International Relations, The Hague; and the Chinese Council for Advanced Policy Studies, Taipei.
In October 2013 he addressed the International Fleet Review in Sydney, Australia. On Memorial Day 2013 he was keynote speaker at a Medal of Honor ceremony convened by the American Legion to celebrate the life of Chief Gunner's Mate George Brady.
former Director, Navy Staff, Naval Operations
Vice Admiral Hunt graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology. He was commissioned in February 1976 through the Officer Candidate School Program in Newport, R.I. He attended the Naval Post Graduate School, receiving a Master of Science in Telecommunications
Hunt served in USS Sampson (DDG 10), USS Underwood (FFG 36) and USS Roark (FF 1053). As commanding officer of USS Crommelin (FFG 37) from August 1993 to May 1995, deployed as part of the Kitty Hawk Battle Group in support of Korean Contingency Operations. Following his command tour, he served as assistant chief of staff for Operations and Plans for Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 2, deploying twice to the Mediterranean Sea/Arabian Gulf as part of the George Washington Battle Group. He served as commanding officer, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and air warfare commander for the Enterprise Battle Group from December 1999 to July 2001. In July 2005, he assumed command of Carrier Strike Group Six. Additionally, he served as commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, United States Central Command from April 2006 to February 2007; Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet from June 2009 to April 2011, and commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet from June 2011 to July 2012. He became director, Navy Staff in August 2012.
Shore assignments include: assistant professor Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit, The Ohio State University; communications systems officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate (J6), Joint Staff; executive assistant to director Surface Warfare (N86); executive assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments (N8), and Executive Assistant to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He additionally served as deputy director, Strategy & Policy, Joint Staff (J5) and director, Programming Division (N80), Navy Staff.
Personal decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various service medals and unit awards.
former Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Admiral Timothy J. Keating retired in December 2009 after serving for three years as the Commander, United States Pacific Command, headquartered in Honolulu Hawaii. His area of responsibility included over 3.4 billion people and half the surface of the earth. While in command, Admiral Keating visited over 30 countries, meeting diplomats, military officials and commercial leaders to emphasize active engagement with national and international partners in preserving the security and stability upon which the Asia-Pacific region's success depends.
Prior to his tour at Pacific Command, Admiral Keating was Commander of the United States Northern Command, responsible for protecting the United States homeland and providing support to federal, state and local officials in time of crisis. Simultaneously, he was Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, providing aerospace warning, air sovereignty and defense for the United States and Canada.
Previous tours include service as the Director of the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, command of the United States Fifth Fleet and all naval forces in the United States Central Command headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) in the Pentagon, command of the USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group stationed in Yokosuka Japan, and Deputy Director for Operations (Current Operations) on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon.
Admiral Keating held command positions at the Naval Strike Warfare Center, a Carrier Air Wing and an F-18 Squadron. Admiral Keating is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was a Chief of Naval Operations Fellow with the Strategic Studies Group in Newport Rhode Island. He has accumulated over 5,000 hours of flight time in tactical jets and has landed on Navy aircraft carriers over 1,200 times. In addition to numerous awards from the United States, he has received military decorations from Great Britain, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and Singapore.
Commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
Rear Admiral Lewis is a native of Los Altos, Calif., and a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was designated a naval aviator in April 1987.
His command tours include Carrier Air Wing 3 deploying in USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, and VFA 15 deploying in USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
Lewis' sea tours include a division officer tour in Attack Squadron 72 deploying in USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), as an exchange pilot/tactics instructor in 800 Naval Air Squadron deploying in HMS Invincible (R05), and as a department head in VFA 192 deploying in USS Independence (CV 62). Other deployed tours have been as a battle director at the Combined Air Operations Center in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and as the Maritime Operations Center Director at Naval Forces Central Command, Bahrain.
Ashore, Lewis served as an instructor pilot in Air Training Squadron 23, as a branch chief at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, as the executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Air Force, and as the executive assistant for the Director, Joint Staff. Presently, he is the commander of Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, NV. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Military History from the University of Alabama.
He has flown over 100 combat missions in Operations DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, SOUTHERN WATCH, DENY FLIGHT, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. He has accumulated over 5,200 flight hours and 1,100 arrested landings. He was the recipient of the Naval Air Forces Pacific Pilot of the Year in 1996.
Lewis' personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4 awards), Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (7 Strike Flight and 4 Individual with Combat "V"), 3 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals (2 with Combat "V"), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, as well as various service and campaign awards.
Director, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Marine Corps
Director, Operations Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps
CEO and President, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Mike Petters is president and chief executive officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America's largest military shipbuilder.
Petters assumed this role on March 31, 2011, when Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding began operating as the newly formed and publicly owned Huntington Ingalls Industries in a spin-off from Northrop Grumman Corp. He is also a member of the HII board of directors.
Petters is responsible for leading the design, construction and overhaul of conventionally powered surface combatants, amphibious and auxiliary ships, and nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, as well as business opportunities in adjacent markets. Prior to this appointment and since 2008, Petters served as president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. Previous to this, he served as president of Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector.
Petters joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction division. He held a number of increasingly responsible positions throughout the organization, including production supervisor for submarines, marketing manager for submarines and carriers, vice president of aircraft carrier programs, vice president of contracts and pricing, and vice president of human resources.
A native of Florida, Petters earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982, served aboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS George Bancroft and spent five years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1993, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary.
Petters serves on the Commonwealth of Virginia's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, the board of directors for the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, and the board of directors and board of trustees of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. He also serves on the distinguished advisory board for the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation and the advisory council for the Naval Historical Foundation.
Chief Engineer Directorate, SPAWAR Systems Command
Rear Admiral Rodman is a native of West Berlin, N.J. He received his Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from West Virginia University in 1984, his Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law in 1991, and his Executive Masters in Technology Management from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and School of Engineering & Applied Science in 2005.
After receiving his direct commission into the Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) program in 1985, Rodman reported to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 104 as an EDO in training and assistant ship superintendent. In 1988, he reported to Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station 104 as a project officer and completed his EDO qualification. Rodman transferred to Naval Weapons Station, Earle, N.J., in 1993 where he served as ordnance safety officer and commanding officer of WEAP STA Earle Det 601 EOT. In 1996 he joined the Space and Naval Warfare Program and was assigned to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) 0366 at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) serving as the gaining command liaison officer for NRO's Operational Support Office.
In 2001, Rodman received orders to Naval Network and Space Operations Command (NNSOC) 0766 where he served as operations and executive officer. In 2003, he returned to the NRO as executive officer of SPAWAR 0866. He assumed command of Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) Network Engineering (formerly NNSOC 0266) in 2004 providing architecture, systems engineering, and integration support to NETWARCOM's worldwide space and terrestrial communications enterprise. In 2006, Rodman assumed command of SPAWAR 0466 supporting Program Executive Officer Space Systems and SPAWAR PMW-146 in the Assembly, Integration, and Testing of the Mobile User Objective System. In 2008, he served as Space Domain director on the national staff of the Navy Net-Centric Warfare Group (NNWG) and, in 2009, was named NNWG's vice commander. He returned to active duty in 2011 as SPAWAR's Chief Engineer.
In his civilian career, Rodman has held various systems engineering, management, and leadership positions in private industry in the operations, development, testing, and system-of-systems integration of specialized aerospace applications critical to national intelligence and defense. As a Senior Program manager, he provides Systems Engineering and Integration support to multiple Intelligence Community and Department of Defense agencies. He is also licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Rodman's decorations include Meritorious Service Medal (2 gold stars); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Force Personnel Officer, Naval Surface Forces
Lieutenant Commander Schneider was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is a 2002 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, earning a Bachelor's degree of Science in Economics with a minor in Russian. He is also a 2008 Graduate of the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island, earning a Masters in National Strategic Studies.
After attending Surface Warfare Officer's School in Newport, RI, Lieutenant Commander Schneider reported aboard USS ROSS (DDG 71) in Norfolk, VA, serving as CIC Officer. During this tour, LCDR Schneider earned his designation as Surface Warfare Officer. Thereafter, LCDR Schneider fleeted up in USS ROSS (DDG 71) serving as Navigator from 2005 - 2006.
Ashore, LCDR Schneider served as an instructor of Seamanship and Navigation at the U.S. Naval Academy where he was able to earn his Craftmaster qualification. From 2007-2008, he served as the Executive Assistant to the Director of Professional Development. Following Department Head School, LCDR Schneider was served as Engineering Officer in USS HALSEY (DDG 97), then as Operations Officer in USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62).
LCDR Schneider is currently serving as Force Personnel Officer at Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific headquarters. He lives here in San Diego with his wife Jennifer and son Teague.
former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Commander, U.S. European Command and Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Admiral James Stavridis assumed duties as Commander of the United States European Command and as the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe in early summer 2009.
Stavridis is a 1976 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a native of South Florida.
A Surface Warfare Officer, he commanded the Destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) from 1993-1995, completing UN/NATO deployments to Haiti, Bosnia, and the Arabian Gulf. Barry won the Battenberg Cup as the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet under his command.
In 1998, he commanded Destroyer Squadron 21 and deployed to the Arabian Gulf, winning the Navy League's John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
From 2002-2004, he commanded Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, conducting combat operations in the Arabian Gulf in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
From 2006-2009, he commanded U.S. Southern Command in Miami, focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ashore, he served as a strategic and long range planner on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has also served as the Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.
Stavridis earned a PhD and MALD from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in International Relations in 1984, where he won the Gullion Prize as outstanding student. He is also a distinguished graduate of both the Naval and National War Colleges.
He holds various decorations and awards, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal and five awards of the Legion of Merit. He is author or co-author of several books on naval shiphandling and leadership, including Command at Sea and Destroyer Captain.
Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lieutenant General John A. Toolan Jr. was commissioned in October 1976 and reported to Okinawa as an Infantry Officer with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines. Following this tour, he spent three years at MCRD San Diego, California, and was subsequently reassigned as a Company Commander with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines.
Lieutenant General Toolan served as the Marine Officer Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1987. He was then transferred to the II Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Lejeune as the Staff Secretary and then to 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion as Operations Officer and Executive Officer from 1987-1991; Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM highlighted his tour with the Carolina MAGTF. Manpower Officer Assignments was his next posting until 1994 when selected for command of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, "Wolfpack", in 29 Palms from 1994-1997.
Following Battalion command, Lieutenant General Toolan attended Air Force War College in Montgomery, Alabama, and was subsequently assigned as the Deputy J5 at Supreme Allied Headquarters, Mons, Belgium. Bosnia and Kosovo, particularly Operation ALLIED FORCE, consumed his attention during this tour.
From 2000-2002 he commanded Weapons and Field Training Battalion in Camp Pendleton and then joined the 1st Marine Division as the Operations Officer for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
In March 2003, Lieutenant General Toolan took command of Regimental Combat Team 1 and led the RCT in the march up to Baghdad. His RCT returned to Al Anbar Province, Iraq for OIF II in 2004. Following Regimental command, he was assigned as the Director of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia.
Promoted to Brigadier General in 2006, he was assigned as the Principal Director for Asia/Pacific Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in Washington, DC with follow on assignment as Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Japan from 2008-2010. He was promoted to Major General in 2009.
In July 2010, Lieutenant General Toolan was assigned as the Commander of the 2nd Marine Division. In March 2011, he deployed as the Commanding General, II MEF (Fwd) to Helmand Province, Afghanistan for duties as Commander, Regional Command (South West) until March 2012.
On September 7, 2012, Lieutenant General Toolan was promoted to his current rank and assumed command of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.


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Luxray, Ampharos and Magnezone.
Plusle / Minun / Pachirisu
Luxray, Ampharos and Magnezone.
I like Manectric way more than the other electric types : D
Electivire noo doubt.
My personal favorite is Ampharos, I don't know why, I just like it's design.
I chose Luxray because of it's looks, and I used it on my team for Platinum. I also like Jolteon because its an eeveelution, and Raichu because it is the evolved form of Pikachu. But overall I like Luxray the best.
I chose Ampharos. It's always been one of my favorites. I've used it in pretty much every playthrough of gen II games.
| she will get the truth out of him, whatever it may be. |
| letters 1/2 released 10/21/13 |
| this trainer is different. everyone knows it, but no one can explain it. |
Luxray in Diamond was definitely fun to raise, but when I raised my Electivire in Pearl, it was a real treat. <3 He's a very reliable battler.
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies."
- James Matthew Barrie (Peter Pan)
Between Ampharos and Electivire i went with Electivire.
White FC: 0261-2454-8369
Now Playing: SoulSilver (Restarted, Goldenrod city) White (Going for all legendaries and complete dex)
Current Pokedex: 436/503
Searching for:
Offering: and any starter, Magby, Elekid, Larvitar, Beldum, Bagon (After i breed), Pidgey, basically most breedable pokemon. I also have a level 100 Charizard, Manaphy, Phione, and Thundurus.
I can trade any starter. If interested, PM me.
I am a Christian and proud of it! Copy and paste this if you are too!
For some reason, Ampharos. Probably because it was my first ever electric type party member in Silver. (I played 1st Gen but I never had any memorable electric type there.) Luxray is a great one as well, and I do enjoy my Magnezone with Lock-On, Thunder, Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon! If that species had Levitate ability, it would be an absolute beast (at least in-game, why not competitively)!
My current and FINAL Red team.
I just can't start a new one since there are no Link Cables around these days. Requiscat in Pace! :´(
(^ Okay, gotta admit it looks better in COLOR! )
Manectric is, and will always be, my personal favourite Electric type. I have one on SS/PBR, and loved using it so much.
This is Bidoof. Many people loathe it with their lives. If you are of the few people who love this little beaver, put this in your sig. Started by Earth Wolf-Howl (formerly Warrior Scolipede)
Y Shiny Hunting:
In progress: Froakie (MM), Gulpin/Scraggy (HH)
Planned: Inkay, Mienfoo, Pancham
Captured: (Tuscany) (RE), (Skylar) (RE), (Vitticepa) (CF), (Fisk) (CF), (Draco) (CF), (Pyrite) (HH) (Deirdre) (CF)
Raichu. 'Nuff said.
He'll always be my favourite electric Pokemon.
Made by me, I take requests.
Spoiler:- Trades:
I'd say I've raised more Ampharos than any other electric pokemon...
but Rotom is just a really cool pokemon. I really should use one.
*needs to be updated*
3DS FC- 2148-8858-4747 Safari is FLYING type, Doduo, Hoothoot, 3rd unknown yet
3DS XL FC- 4398-9959-9579 Safari is BUG type, Illumise, Ledyba, and Heracross
Feel free to add either or both! Just please PM me your code so I can add back, thanks!
I like Electivire. Luxray is pretty cool, too, though not really as good as Electivire. Still cool, though.
I think Magnezone.
I have MK7! Total VR: 2102. Last Updated 5/27/12 11:49AM EDT
I would have to say Luxray, it was awesome but 5th gen made it even better.
Friend Safari: Psychic
Pokémon: Grumpig, Xatu, Sigilyph
Plusle minun or pachirisu never had a chance...
luxray.i love his design.
My favorite electric-type is Rotom-W.He can be a great asset to many different teams.I also like rotom because he is just a very cool and interesting pokemon.
It isn't the best battle-wise, but design wise no other non-legendary electric type beats Luxray.
I would say Electivire for battles, but I can't stand its design.
On another hand, Jolteon is pretty good for battles and looks pretty cool, too.
Why is rotom not an option on the poll?

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So you have an S197 GT, and while the 300hp figure on the 2005 to 2009 models is good, the 315hp on 2010s is better and the 412hp on the 2011 and 2012s is outright impressive, it's just not enough. The Mustang needs to roar and tear into battle against its rivals like a Viking berserker with slightly less pillaging and outright destruction (lawsuits ARE expensive, after all). In simpler terms, it's time for forced-induction. You've ruled out turbocharging, because there's not a decent kit on the market for Mustangs that makes installation easy or looks good, and the shrilly whine at high RPM sounds more schoolgirl than T-Rex. Nitrous systems are cool and all, but practical for the daily drive or anything outside of a 1/4 mile drag they are not. So supercharging it is, and because you like linear power curves and slick top-mount designs, you've chosen a roots-style blower, and because ROUSH is inherently awesome, you've arrived at the impasse that many Mustang pilots have likewise found themselves: do I go for their neat, compact M90 supercharger or the immensely powerful TVS 2300? If you're rocking a 2011 or 2012 5.0L, then the choice is made for you. The M90 is only meant meant for 4.6L Mustangs, and even if it could fit on a 5.0, the minimal power gains from the M90 could more easily be reached with simpler engine modifications, but the TVS 2300 is still an extremely viable option. For the 2005 to 2010 GTs, we can only provide the extremely typical, over-used response in the aftermarket parts sector: it depends on your application. At least we give you a decent explanation, right?
Despite that it's smaller, offers less power and generally doesn't look as impressive as other supercharger designs currently on the Mustang aftermarket, the ROUSH M90 is a excellent supercharger that we absolutely adore. The M90 is a 1.475L roots-style, positive displacement supercharger that can generate up to five pounds of boost using its standard 73mm pulley that brings the total power output of the 4.6L V8 up to 435hp with 400ft/lbs of torque directly out of the box. Not quite as much power as the lowest-end TVS 2300 phase with its 475hp, but with the right engine and exhaust modifications the M90 can be pushed to a maximum of 500hp before risking its life and limb. If 435hp to 500hp seem like fairly low numbers, you're not far off. Ford Racing, Whipple, Edelbrock and Saleen make roots-type blowers that are vastly more powerful, so why the M90? It's a great blower, that's why. It's reliable, tough, compact and the fact that it generates less power is one of its prime advantages. ROUSH's small supercharger is purpose-built for the daily driver looking for some extra oomph without making the Mustang an absolute menace to public safety. The M90 also found a home in road racing, autocross and other light track events where maintaining control over the car is more important than raw power as was the case with our 2005 Race Car project. That being said, a ROUSH 427R with extensive engine and exhaust modifications owned by Hank Major ran the 1/4 mile in the low twelves while using an M90. The key issue when it comes to talking about Jack Roush's smaller blower is that 400 horsepower is nothing to shrug off. Anything heavier than a ball-point pen landing on the accelerator puts the M90's 435 horses in full motion sending the rear wheels screaming for traction and tossing your Mustang out of the gate at breakneck pace. With a price tag that's up to several thousand dollars less than more intensive supercharger systems that may also require massive engine overhauls to keep your S197 from serious damage, the M90 provides the perfect bang for your buck. As a bonus, the M90 is 50-state legal for street use.
So now we arrive at the TVS 2300, ROUSH Performance's top of the line supercharger series that is offered up as competition to other major supercharger brands. The TVS derives its name from its Twin Vortices Series system first developed by the Eaton corporation and its 2300cc capacity. This ROUSHcharger comes in four varieties from the single-belt phase one with 475hp to the highest dual-belt phase two that pushes the Mustang's engine to 550hp with a fuel system and pulley overhaul. One of the most telling advantages of the TVS system is its unmatched ability for customization. In its standard configuration, the TVS can output up to seven pounds of boost with its standard pulleys. With the right modifications, the TVS can reliably handle up to 22psi of boost, turning your Mustang into an utter monster. All four variants are capable of reaching over 700hp once fully upgraded, though the dual belt variants are recommended for that sort of huge power. Not to mention the 4.6L V8 can only handle up to 500hp to 550hp with a new short block being required beyond that. The 5.0L on 2011 and 2012 cars can handle more. In essence, the only real flaw with the TVS series is the huge commitment of both money and sheer grunt work required to really push ROUSH's design to its maximum performance threshold, but having a car with massive power that's normally reserved for combat aircraft is well worth it for many Mustang drivers. The TVS 2300 found its way onto our T-Roush and ROUSH Trak Pak project cars, both of which make upwards of 540rwhp. While the M90 is at home on the street, the TVS longs for the track and anything less is doing this powerful ROUSHcharger a complete disservice.
We love both of our ROUSHchargers. Probably too much to be considered completely healthy, but with the performance gains provided by both models, it's hard for us not to. Given the choice, we'd like to just have two GT Mustangs with one of each superchargers, but that's definitely a dream currently on hold. If the choice can be summed up simply, it is thus: M90 for the street and for the impoverished, TVS 2300 for the track and those with deep pockets. Neither supercharger is bad, per se, and it offends us that the M90 takes the occasional beating for its lower output. Do what fits your style, even if that style involves possibly violating the Geneva Convention with a high-powered, 700hp Mustang equipped with a TVS or getting down the extra power on the street that allows you to smoke Camaros, ricers and Euro-sports cars at your local stop lights. ROUSH, as usual, provides something that pleases nearly everyone and allows their fans to cut their own path through the Mustang aftermarket.


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After 33 years at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies moved into their new state-of-the-art facility, Citizens Bank Park in 2004. The world-class ballpark – rated one of the best in the country – opened on April 3, 2004, with an exhibition game against the Cleveland Indians. Since that time, the Phillies have captured a World Series championship title, two National League pennants, and five consecutive NL East titles, while countless records have been broken both on and off the field.
Excellent regional highway access for vehicles and Broad Street Subway Line for public transportation.
21-acre site, north side of Pattison Avenue between Citizens Bank Way and Darien Street.
With the help of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) consultant, the park was designed to be universally accessible and comfortable for all fans with disabilities.
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Festive outfield entertainment area; 625' in length covering 50,000 square feet. Area opens early so fans can watch batting practice.
The Alley includes the Phillies All-Star Walk, Memory Lane and Phillies Wall of Fame presented by Toyota, bi-level bullpens, Citizens Bank Games of Baseball, Rooftop Bleacher seats, Greg Luzinski's Bull's BBQ and other food options, and the Mitchell & Ness Alley Store.
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Sapphire blue; Hussey Seating Co.
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Right field foul pole | 330' | 13'3" |
Right field power alley | 369' | 13'3" |
Center field, straight away | 401' | 6' |
"The Angle" (left of CF to LCF) | 409'-387'-385' | 19'-12'8" |
Left field foul pole | 329' | 10'6" |
Left field power alley | 374' | 10'6" |
Home plate to backstop | 49'5" | |
1st and 3rd bases to stands | 51' |
11, of which nine service guests in seating bowl.
Three, located near Sections 114, 126 and 140 to assist guests in reaching the Hall of Fame Club/Pavilion/Arcade and Terrace Level.
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Original artwork by four local artists, Dick Perez, Dane Tilghman, Max Mason and Jonathan Mandell, is on display throughout the ballpark. Also featured: "Phillies Dream Scene," a classic oil painting by Australian artist Jamie Cooper, on display in the Suite and Club Entrance Lobby.
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Citizens Bank, $95 million over 25 years; $57.5 million for naming rights and $37.5 million for the Phillies broadcast media package.
21,000 spaces in the Sports Complex.
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Total of 61; 24 women; 24 men; 13 family. All restrooms have a baby-changing table.
With the help of tremendous fan support, the Phillies have a .576 home winning percentage through their first eight seasons at Citizens Bank Park.
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Capacity: 43,651; Color of seats: Sapphire blue; Hussey Seating Co. Seats are angled toward the infield and equipped with cup holders.
In 2011, the Phillies have partnered with Sony Electronics' System Solutions Group and Daktronics to dramatically enhance the fans' viewing experience at Citizens Bank Park. This $10 million upgrade includes the installation of a massive, new Daktronics HD-15 video display and the latest in Sony HD production technology. The new Phillies HD display is the largest in the National League and among the largest in the world. Includes a dedicated closed captioning display to assist hearing impaired fans. All 800 televisions in the suites and public areas have been upgraded to HD.
By City of Philadelphia ordinance, smoking is only permitted in designated areas in the vicinity of the First Base Gate, Third Base Gate, Left Field Gate and the East Suite and Club Entrance.
Prior to every game, the Phillies starting lineup is displayed by large baseball cards on the wall behind the left field scoreboard building.
Richie Ashburn (Ashburn Alley); Steve Carlton (Left Field Gate); Mike Schmidt (Third Base Gate); Robin Roberts (First Base Gate); 10' high; sculptor, Zenos Frudakis. Harry Kalas (Main Concourse behind Section 141, near Harry the K's restaurant); 7 1/2' high; sculptor Lawrence J. Nowlan.
70; all located between the foul poles. The luxurious suites are located directly above field level and afford spectacular views of the action.
To commemorate the site of Veterans Stadium, the Phillies built a monument as an everlasting memorial to veterans. Located on Pattison Avenue, the monument includes bronze plaques representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and POW/MIA. Surrounding the memorial are seven poles that display the American, army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and POW/MIA flags, which fly year-round.
13 drinking locations with two fountains at each location (total of 26 water fountains); each drinking location has one standard and one accessible fountain.