Gary Roughead
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| Gary Roughead | |
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 Admiral Roughead |
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| Allegiance | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1973-present |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | U.S. Pacific Fleet |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
Admiral Gary Roughead is the 31st Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roughead was a keynote speaker at the End of WWII Commemoration aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island in Hawaii. *[1]
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- Official Biography This work is in the public domain.
on March 19 2007, ADM Roughhead was nominated to head the Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk Va
