William D. Byrne Jr.

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William D. Byrne Jr.
USS Halyburton
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (5)

William Declan Byrne Jr. is a retired

Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy from May 2013 to June 2015.[7][8]

Byrne attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1987 with a B.S. degree in political science. While there, he was a record-setting starting quarterback for three football seasons.[9] Byrne later earned an M.S. degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2004.

Awards and decorations

Bronze star
Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Defense Superior Service Medal
award stars
Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
with three award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Wreathed Battle E devices
Navy Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
with six service stars
Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
with two service stars
Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon Order of National Security Merit, Cheonsu Medal (Korea) Navy Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon
Command at Sea insignia
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

In 2015, Byrne was selected as a co-recipient of the Distinguished American Award by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PN348 — Navy". U.S. Congress. May 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (Public), June 2021" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. Joint Staff. August 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain
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  5. ^ "Syrian Democratic Forces Reap Benefit From Oil Money". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  6. ^ "DOD Confronts Coronavirus Head-On". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  7. ^ Brown, Matthew Hay (February 13, 2013). "Naval Academy names new commandant". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "USNA Announces 86th Commandant of Midshipmen". U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs. March 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Wagner, Bill (August 29, 2015). "In good company: Reynolds seeks to solidify status as one of Navy's all-time greats". Capital Gazette. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "NFF Distinguished American Award Recipients". National Football Foundation. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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Military offices
Preceded by Commanding Officer of
USS Cape St. George (CG-71)

2009-2011
Succeeded by
Donald D. Gabrielson
Preceded by
Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy

2013–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of United States Naval Forces Korea
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Richard A. Brown
Commander of the Carrier Strike Group 11
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Carrier Strike Group 15
2017–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Director of the
Joint Staff

2019–2021
Succeeded by
Director of the Joint Staff
Acting

2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development and Director of Warfare Integration of the United States Navy
2021–2022
Succeeded by