Jonathan Greenert

Jonathan Greenert
Jonathan Greenert
Born	May 15, 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1975–present (49 years)
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chief of Naval Operations; Vice Chief of Naval Operations; U.S. Fleet Forces Command; U.S. Seventh Fleet; Submarine Squadron 11; U.S. Naval Forces Marianas; USS Honolulu (SSN-718)
Awards	Submarine Warfare insignia; Deep Submergence insignia; Navy Distinguished Service Medal (6); Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4); Meritorious Service Medal (2); Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4); Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3)

Jonathan William "Jon" Greenert (born May 15, 1953)^[1] is a United States Navy admiral currently serving as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations. He previously served as the 36th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 13, 2009, to August 22, 2011.^[2] Prior to that, he served as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command from September 29, 2007, to July 29, 2009, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources from September 2006 to September 2007 and Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet from August 2004 to September 2006. He assumed his current assignment on September 23, 2011.

Early life and career[]

A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Butler, Pennsylvania,[1] he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and completed studies in nuclear power for service as a submarine officer.

His career as a submariner included assignments onboard USS Flying Fish (SSN-673) as Electrical Material Officer, USS Tautog (SSN-639) as Electrical/Operations Officer, and Submarine NR-1 as Engineer Officer. He served as Executive Officer of USS Michigan (SSBN-727) Gold Crew before taking command of USS Honolulu (SSN-718) in March 1991.

Following his command at sea, Greenert served as Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, and Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific (COMSUBPAC) Representative West Coast from July 1996 to June 1997.

Flag assignments[]

In July 1997, Greenert reported as Chief of Staff for Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, in Yokosuka, Japan. During his tour in Japan, he was selected to flag rank and subsequently served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, representative to Micronesia/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas, from October 1998 through December 1999. On August 6, 2004, Greenert assumed command of U.S. Seventh Fleet.

Greenert's shore assignments include tours as COMSUBPAC Staff Fire Control Officer, Program Analyst for Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group and Head, Navy Program Planning and Development Branch for the Chief of Naval Operations Staff in Washington, D.C.

He served as Director, Operations Division in the Navy Comptroller Office from January 2000 through August 2002, and as Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet from August 2002 until July 2004.

On September 23, 2011, Admiral Greenert became the 30th Chief of Naval Operations, succeeding Admiral Gary Roughead.

Awards and decorations[]

Greenert's decorations include:

Submarine Warfare insignia

Deep Submergence insignia

Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

	Navy Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 silver award star)
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit (with 3 award stars)
	Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 award star)
	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with 3 award stars)
	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (with 2 award stars)
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 2 bronze service stars)
	Navy "E" Ribbon with Wreathed Battle E device
	Navy Expeditionary Medal (with 1 service star)
	National Defense Service Medal (with 2 service stars)
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Korea Defense Service Medal
	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with 3 service stars)
	Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (with 2 service stars)
	Special Operations Service Ribbon
	Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) 13 May 2013

In 1992, he was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

References[]

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "[2]".

↑ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
↑ J. W. Greenert (August 13, 2009). "VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS CHANGE OF OFFICE". U.S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. http://www.npc.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/3616B541-9DFB-456C-8421-98F9973F1CBE/0/NAV09235.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2009.

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Military offices
Preceded by Patrick M. Walsh	Vice Chief of Naval Operations 2009 – 2011	Succeeded by Mark E. Ferguson III
Preceded by Gary Roughead	Chief of Naval Operations 2011–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Raymond Odierno as Chief of Staff of the Army	Order of Precedence of the United States as Chief of Naval Operations	Succeeded by Robert Papp as Commandant of the Coast Guard

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[1] Marquis Who's Who on the Web

[DoDNR235-09-2] J. W. Greenert (August 13, 2009). "VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS CHANGE OF OFFICE". U.S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. http://www.npc.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/3616B541-9DFB-456C-8421-98F9973F1CBE/0/NAV09235.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2009.

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