Admiral Roughead

Admiral Gary Roughead is the 31st Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2400x3000, 3118 KB) Admiral Gary Roughead (Commander US Pacific Fleet) Source: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2400x3000, 3118 KB) Admiral Gary Roughead (Commander US Pacific Fleet) Source: http://www. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is part of the US Navy. ... USN redirects here. ...

He is a 1973 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a Surface Warfare Officer. His initial assignment was in the Weapons Department in Josephus Daniels. This was followed by duty as Executive Officer in the patrol gunboats Douglas and Tacoma, the former home ported in Naples, Italy. He was the commissioning Chief Engineer in O'Bannon and Executive Officer in Spruance. The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland and Washington D.C. The Academy is often referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in... USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. ... USS Tacoma (PG-92) was decommissioned in 1982 at Little Creek, Virginia. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... USS OBannon (DD-987), an Spruance-class destroyer, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley OBannon (1776–1850), an early hero of the US Marine Corps. ... USS Spruance (DD-963), affectionaly nicknamed The Spru-Can, is the lead ship of the Spruance-class destroyers in the United States Navy. ...

Tours ashore include assignments as Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the Surface Warfare Analyst at the Navy's Office of Program Appraisal; Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy; Executive Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Commandant, United States Naval Academy; the Department of the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs; and most recently, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. The Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in around the Atlantic Ocean. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ...

Roughead was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the Aegis destroyer Barry and upon assuming command of the cruiser Port Royal, became the first naval officer to command both classes of Aegis ships. While he was in command, Port Royal was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation and received the Golden Anchor Award for excellence in retention and crew support programs. He was Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and the George Washington Battle Group, deploying to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. His latest assignment afloat was as Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Commander, NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East in Norfolk, Virginia. USS Barry (DDG-52) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1992. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73) is a United States Navy guided missile cruiser, the last to be constructed in the 20th century, and the first cruiser to integrate women into the crew. ... The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions. ... It has been suggested that Persian Gulf States be merged into this article or section. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ...

Roughead's awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, and various unit and service awards. The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a United States military award which is presented for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security or defense of the United States. ... The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919. ... Defense Superior Service Medal The Defense Superior Service Medal of the United States is a senior decoration of the Department of Defense. ... The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. ... The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, 1969. ... The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. ... The Achievement Medal is the lowest of the United States military’s non-combat meritorious service medals. ...

Roughead was a keynote speaker at the End of WWII Commemoration aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island in Hawaii. *[1] Ford Island is located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... -1...

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