▁Sc itu ate , ▁Massachusetts ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁track ▁ath lete ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Sc itu ate ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁P and ol fe ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁later ▁obtained ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁The ▁F let cher ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Diplom acy ▁at ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁P and ol fe ▁commanded ▁USS ▁Mit scher ▁( DD G - 5 7 ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Battle ▁E ffic iency ▁Award ▁three ▁times . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( 2 0 0 1 – present ). ▁ ▁Other ▁positions ▁he ▁has ▁held ▁include ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Off ices ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁J oint ▁Staff ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Commander , ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Six th ▁Fle et . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Chief ▁Str ategy ▁Officer ▁and ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁Corpor ate ▁Development ▁for ▁Cal ib urn ▁International . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Navy ▁adm ir als ▁Category : American ▁naval ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( 2 0 0 1 – present ) ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁al umn i ▁Category : The