John A. Baldwin Jr.
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John Ashby Baldwin Jr. (born April 20, 1933) is a retired
vice admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War. He commanded destroyers and a carrier battle group, saw service in the Vietnam War, served on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense, and was President of the Naval War College and of the National Defense University
.
Baldwin was born in
postgraduate studies in oceanography before being transferred to the Naval Oceanographic Office in March 1964.[2]
Over the following seven years Baldwin served as
Oceanographer of the Navy.[3]
After a brief assignment to
Sea Control Branch. In 1975, after more than two years with the Office of the CNO, he became Commander, Destroyer Division 33, remaining there until August 1977.[4]
Following his tour with Destroyer Division 33, Baldwin returned to Washington, D.C., serving in the Office of the
Deputy Secretary of Defense. Following this, he served from 1981 to 1982 as Director of the Systems Analysis Division in the Office of the CNO.[5]
From 1982 to 1986, Baldwin served in the
Carrier Battle Group during a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. In October 1984, he reported to the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans.[6]
From 2 September 1986 to 11 August 1987, Baldwin served as the 44th
Strategic Studies to facilitate accreditation and retain talented faculty, and restored the college library after a fire inflicted serious damage on it.[7]
Baldwin next served as Director of the Strategic Plans and Policy Division (J-5) on the
Joint Staff, responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the strategic direction of the United States Armed Forces.[8]
Baldwin's last assignment was as President of the
Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and two specialized institutes, including the Institute for National Strategic Studies, increased its faculty by over 25 percent while reducing staff by 15 percent during his tenure. Additionally, he gained approval from the Department of Defense and Department of Education to seek accreditation for the university to award master's degrees.[9]
Baldwin retired from active duty on 1 October 1992 after 37 years as a naval
Notes
- ISBN 9780837971001.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ Past Presidents page at Naval War College official Web site Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ Anonymous, "Here's To…Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin Jr., Who Was Born In... Baltimore Sun, May 17, 1992.
References
- Past Presidents page at Naval War College official Web site
- Anonymous, “Here’s To…Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin Jr., Who Was Born In...." Baltimore Sun, May 17, 1992.
Attribution
This article includes public domain text from the Naval History and Heritage Command Web site's page Papers of Vice Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., USN, 1975-1989 Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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