Rodney P. Rempt

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Rodney P. Rempt
Navy Commendation Medal
(3 awards with Combat "V")

Rodney Paul Rempt (born June 13, 1945)

Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy
from 2003 to 2007.

Biography

Rempt was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Van Nuys and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1966. His initial assignments at sea included deployments to Vietnam aboard Coontz (DLG-9) and Somers (DDG-34) followed by command of Antelope (PGM-86), one of four missile-armed patrol gunboats homeported in Naples, Italy.

Rempt commanded

Seventh Fleet
.

Duties ashore included three years in the Weapon Prototyping office of the

Ballistic Missile
Defense Organization (BMDO) where he initiated the development of Naval Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD).

Initial flag assignments were as Director, Theater Air Defense (N865), followed by Program Executive Officer, Theater Air Defense (PEO TAD), concurrently serving as the U.S. Steering Committee Member for the

Sea Sparrow and Rolling Airframe Missile multi-national programs. Vice Adm. Rempt subsequently served as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Theater Combat Systems and as the first Assistant Chief of Naval Operations
for Missile Defense. In this position, Vice Adm. Rempt additionally served as Director, Surface Warfare (N76), responsible for all Surface Warfare people initiatives, ship programs and combat systems. His final Flag assignment before retirement was as Superintendent, United States Naval Academy.

His education includes master's degrees in Systems Analysis from Stanford University and in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He served one year as the Director of the PCO/PXO Department at the Surface Warfare Officers Schools Command and two years as the 49th President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Decorations

His personal awards include the

Combat "V"
).

Retirement

Vice Admiral

Annapolis and the Academy
.

On 15 September 2008, OEWaves, a producer of microwave photonic products and solutions, announced that Rempt has joined the company's Board of Directors.

See also

  • List of superintendents of the United States Naval Academy

References

  1. ^ Biography and Genealogy Master Index.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt. United States Navy.

Military offices
Academic offices
Preceded by President of the Naval War College
August 22, 2001–July 9, 2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Superintendent of United States Naval Academy

2003-2007
Succeeded by