Military Wiki


Rear Admiral Walter E. "Ted" Carter, Jr.
Nickname Ted
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch US-DeptOfNavy-Seal United States Navy
Years of service 1981-present
Rank US-O8 insignia Rear Admiral
Commands held
Battles/wars
  • Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Operation Southern Watch
  • Operation Allied Force
  • Awards
  • Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
  • Legion of Merit (3)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat V
  • Bronze Star
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal (4)
  • Air Medal (2 with Combat V and 5 Strike/Flight)
  • Navy Commendation Medal ((6), 2 with Combat V)
  • Rear Admiral Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr. is a Naval Flight Officer who serves as the 54th President of the U.S. Naval War College.

    Biography[]

    Rear Admiral Walter E. “Ted” Carter, Jr., became the 54th President of the U.S. Naval War College on 2 July 2013. A native of Burrillville, R.I., he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1982, and graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) in 1985.

    His career as an aviator includes sea assignments in Fighter Squadron VF-161 on board USS Midway, in VF-2 “Freelancers” on board USS Independence and in Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5). He commanded the VF-14 “Tophatters,” and served as Executive Officer of USS Harry S. Truman, culminating in command of USS Camden and USS Carl Vinson. His subsequent Fleet-command assignment was Commander of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG-12). Shore assignments include instructor duty in VF-124 “Gunslingers”; Chief of Staff for Fighter Wing Pacific; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command; Chief of Staff for Joint Warfighting Center, U.S. Joint Forces Command; and Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command where he also served as lead for the Transition Planning Team during the disestablishment of U.S. Joint Forces Command. He was most recently charged with leading Task Force RESILIENT as Director, 21st Century Sailor Office (N17).

    Carter is the recipient of various personal awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (three awards), Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat V, Bronze Star, Air Medal (two with Combat V and five strike/flight), and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two with Combat V). He was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership award and the U.S. Navy League’s John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership. Carter was also appointed an Honorary Master Chief by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. He accumulated 6,150 flight hours in F-4, F-14, and F-18 aircraft during his career and safely completed 2,016 carrier-arrested landings, the record among all active and retired U.S. Naval Aviation designators. He also flew 125 combat missions in support of joint operations in three different theaters of operation.

    Awards and Decorations[]

    Bronze oak leaf cluster
    US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon
    Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards)
    Gold star
    Legion of Merit ribbon
    Legion of Merit (three awards)
    V
    Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon
    Distinguished Flying Cross (with Combat V)
    Bronze Star ribbon Bronze Star
    Defense Meritorious Service ribbon Defense Meritorious Service Medal
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Meritorious Service ribbon
    Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 award stars)
    V
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Air Medal ribbon
    Air Medal (with Combat V, 2 award stars and Strike/Flight numeral 5)
    V
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Gold star
    Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon
    Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat V and 4 award stars)
    Us jointservachiev rib Joint Service Achievement Medal
    Bronze oak leaf cluster
    Bronze oak leaf cluster
    Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon
    Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Navy Unit Commendation ribbon
    Navy Unit Commendation (with 3 service stars)
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon
    Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 4 service stars)
    USN - Battle E Ribbon 4 Navy "E" Ribbon (with Wreathed Battle "E" devices)
    Navy Expeditionary ribbon Navy Expeditionary Medal
    Bronze star
    National Defense Service Medal ribbon
    National Defense Service Medal (with 1 service star)
    Bronze star
    AFEMRib
    Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 service star)
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Southwest Asia Service ribbon
    Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 service stars)
    Bronze star
    KosovoRib
    Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 1 service star)
    Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
    Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
    Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon Armed Forces Service Medal
    Humanitarian Service ribbon Humanitarian Service Medal
    Silver star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Bronze star
    Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
    Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with 3 service stars)
    Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon Navy Overseas Service Ribbon
    NATO Medal w Służbie Pokoju i Wolności BAR NATO Medal for Kosovo
    Us kw-kwlib rib Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
    USN Expert Rifle Ribbon Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
    USN Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

    References[]

    External links[]

    All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
    The original article can be found at Walter E. Carter, Jr. and the edit history here.