Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
REAR ADM. CEDRIC PRINGLE Deputy Director, Joint Inter-agency Task Force–South, U.S. Southern Command
Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle reported to the Joint Inter- agency Task Force—South in September 2015 from the Secretary of the Navy’s Offi ce of Legislative Aff airs. In July he was selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half) and assigned to his current post. A native of Sumter, SC, he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in economics and received his commission via NROTC from the
University of South Carolina. At sea, he served on USS Ranger and USS Portland. Other sea tours include USS Fort McHenry. He served as commanding offi cer, USS Whidbey Island, from July 2004 to February 2006. In 2012 he took command of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. During his tour, the crew won numerous retention excellence and public aff airs awards. Pringle also earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award in recognition of the ship’s outreach with two local schools.
REAR ADM. JOHN SMITH JR. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command
Rear Adm. John Smith reported as Chief of Staff , U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, in August 2015. Smith served as Commander, Joint Task Force–Guantanamo, from 2012 to 2013 prior to serving as Commandant, Joint
Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, VA, from 2013 to 2015. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from South Carolina State College and a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and various campaign, service, and unit awards. He has fl own more than 4,200 hours in H-3 and H-60-F/H/B aircraft.
REAR ADM. JESSE A. WILSON, JR. Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic
Rear Adm. Jesse Wilson most recently commanded Carrier Strike Group 10, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, during a combat deployment,
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leading them during Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Odyssey Resolve, and Operation Oaken Steel in the Arabian Gulf and eastern Mediterranean Sea during spring/ summer 2016. He also served as the director, Assessments
Division (N81), on the OPNAV Staff . Wilson is currently assigned as the commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic. He assumed those duties July 14, 2017. Additionally, Wilson is a 2007–2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellow and is a graduate of the Navy Corporate Business Course at University of Virginia–Darden.
REAR ADM. (RET.) COY YOUNG Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command
Rear Adm. Young is a native of Abilene, TX, and a 1984 graduate of Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He received his commission as an ensign from Offi cer Candidate School. He holds a Master of Science in fi nancial management and a Master of Arts in national security. His tours as a surface warfare offi cer include ordnance offi cer, navigator, operations offi cer,
combat systems offi cer, executive offi cer, commanding offi cer, and commander, Destroyer Squadron One. During his command tour, his crew won fi ve of fi ve Command Excellence awards. In October 2009 Destroyer Squadron One was assigned as Sea Combat Commander for the Carl Vinson Strike Group, and Rear Adm. Young commanded Destroyer Squadron One from 2009 through 2010. He spearheaded Destroyer Squadron One’s transformation into an operational-focused destroyer squadron. He also served as Commander, Regional Corps advisery Command–Central, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. “Langley created a comprehensive mentoring program that transformed the 201st Corps into war fi ghting that successfully executes counterinsurgency operations,” states the citation. Langley, a Fort Worth, TX, native, was also described as “an exemplary leader, a role model” and praised for “establishing personnel standards in the critical areas of accountability and preparation for combat,” which are hallmarks of his leadership.
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