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Admiral James G. Stavridis
Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN has been selected as the prospective NATO Supreme Allied Commander / European
Command (SACEUR) and is the current Commander, United States Southern Command. He is a 1976 distinguished
graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a native of south Florida. He has been recommended to be the next Supreme Allied
Commander Europe, to replace General Bantz J. Craddock when the latter retires.[1]
A Surface Warfare Officer, he has served at sea in carriers, cruisers, and destroyers.
Stavridis commanded destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) from 1993-1995, completing deployments to Haiti, Bosnia, and the
Persian 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 Persian Gulf in 1998, winning the Navy League’s John
Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
From 2002-2004, Stavridis commanded Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, conducting combat operations in the Persian Gulf in
support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Afterwards, VADM Savridis served as senior
military assistant to the Secretary of Defense. In October 19, 2006 he became the first Navy Commanding Officer of the U.S.
Southern Command in Miami, FL.
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. At the start of the "Global War on Terror," he was selected as the Director of the Navy Operations
Group, Deep Blue. 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 1992 distinguished graduate of the
National War College. He frequently publishes his thoughts, opinions and analyses at myriad publications, including the
Western Hemisphere policy publication Americas Quarterly.
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.
Stavridis is married to Laura Hall, author of Navy Spouses Guide, and has two daughters, Christina and Julia.
Sent by: Maria Soumela
source: wikipedia
Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN has been selected as the prospective NATO Supreme Allied Commander / European
Command (SACEUR) and is the current Commander, United States Southern Command. He is a 1976 distinguished
graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a native of south Florida. He has been recommended to be the next Supreme Allied
Commander Europe, to replace General Bantz J. Craddock when the latter retires.[1]
A Surface Warfare Officer, he has served at sea in carriers, cruisers, and destroyers.
Stavridis commanded destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) from 1993-1995, completing deployments to Haiti, Bosnia, and the
Persian 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 Persian Gulf in 1998, winning the Navy League’s John
Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
From 2002-2004, Stavridis commanded Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, conducting combat operations in the Persian Gulf in
support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Afterwards, VADM Savridis served as senior
military assistant to the Secretary of Defense. In October 19, 2006 he became the first Navy Commanding Officer of the U.S.
Southern Command in Miami, FL.
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. At the start of the "Global War on Terror," he was selected as the Director of the Navy Operations
Group, Deep Blue. 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 1992 distinguished graduate of the
National War College. He frequently publishes his thoughts, opinions and analyses at myriad publications, including the
Western Hemisphere policy publication Americas Quarterly.
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.
Stavridis is married to Laura Hall, author of Navy Spouses Guide, and has two daughters, Christina and Julia.
Sent by: Maria Soumela
source: wikipedia
