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Karl Owen Thomas [1] (born 1 November 1963) [2] [3] is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and Director of Naval Intelligence. [4] He most recently served as the 53rd commander of the United States Seventh Fleet from 2021 to 2024. [5]
The Seventh Fleet was formed on 15 March 1943 in Brisbane, Australia, during World War II, under the command of Admiral Arthur S. "Chips" Carpender. [3] It served in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) under General Douglas MacArthur. The Seventh Fleet commander also served as commander of Allied naval forces in the SWPA.
William Rhode Merz [1] (born March 10, 1963) [2] [3] is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy from August 6, 2021 to October 7, 2022. [4] [5] He previously served as commander of U. S. Seventh Fleet from 2019 to 2021. [6] [7]
Frederick William Kacher [1] (born 1968) [2] is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet since February 15, 2024. He most recently served as the acting superintendent of the United States Naval Academy [3] from August 2023 to January 2024.
On January 3, 2022, USS Abraham Lincoln deployed from Naval Air Station North Island under the command of Bauernschmidt. [7] In February 2023, Bauernschmidt was nominated for promotion to rear admiral (lower half). [8] [9] In December that year, she was assigned as Deputy Commander of the United States Seventh Fleet in Japan. [10]
As a deputy commander, he served United States Pacific Fleet, [6] and as commander of Seventh Fleet. [7] [8] Education. Sawyer was born in Phoenix, Arizona.
After the United States entry into World War II in December 1941, the new commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Royal E. Ingersoll, was designated a vice admiral after his predecessor, Ernest J. King, was appointed commander in chief of the United States Fleet (COMINCH, formerly CINCUS) and took the Atlantic Fleet's four-star designation ...
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 of U.S. Seventh Fleet from August 2004 to September 2006. He retired from the navy after over 40 years of ...