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{{Short description|United States Navy admiral (1943–2020)}}
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'''Archie Ray Clemins''' is a retired [[United States Navy]] [[List of United States Navy four-star admirals|four star admiral]] who served as Commander in Chief, [[United States Pacific Fleet]] (CINCPACFLT) from 1996 to 1999.
'''Archie Ray Clemins''' (November 18, 1943 – March 14, 2020) was a [[United States Navy]] [[List of United States Navy four-star admirals|four star admiral]] who served as Commander in Chief, [[United States Pacific Fleet]] (CINCPACFLT) from 1996 to 1999.


==Military career==
==Military career==
Clemins was born in [[Mount Vernon, Illinois]] and graduated from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.<ref name="NAVOR">[http://navalorder.org/clemens.htm 2002 Distinguished Sea Service Award Honoree biography]</ref> He was commissioned upon graduation and entered the Naval Nuclear Power program, serving aboard ballistic missile submarines.<ref name="NAVOR"/> He returned to the University of Illinois for a master’s degree.<ref name="NAVOR"/>
Clemins was born in [[Mount Vernon, Illinois]] on November 18, 1943, and graduated from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid%3D851 |title=Defense.gov News Release: FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT |accessdate=2010-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129130010/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=851 |archivedate=2010-11-29 }}</ref> He was commissioned upon graduation and entered the Naval Nuclear Power program, serving aboard ballistic missile submarines. He returned to the University of Illinois for a master's degree.<ref name="NAVOR">{{cite web|url=http://navalorder.org/clemens.htm |title=Naval Order of the United States |accessdate=2008-03-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311005338/http://navalorder.org/clemens.htm |archivedate=2008-03-11 }} 2002 Distinguished Sea Service Award Honoree biography</ref>


Before being promoted to flag rank in 1991, Clemins commanded the [[USS Pogy (SSN-647)]].<ref name="NAVOR"/> As an admiral he commanded [[Pacific Fleet Training Command]] in San Diego, California and the [[Seventh Fleet]] in [[Yokosuka]], Japan.<ref name="NAVOR"/> His final assignment was Commander in Chief of the [[United States Pacific Fleet]].<ref name="NAVOR"/> He retired from active duty on December 1, 1999 and settled with his wife, Marilyn, in [[Boise, Idaho]].<ref name="NAVOR"/>
Before being promoted to flag rank in 1991, Clemins commanded the [[USS Pogy (SSN-647)]]. As an admiral he commanded [[Pacific Fleet Training Command]] in San Diego, California, and the [[Seventh Fleet]] in [[Yokosuka (city)|Yokosuka]], Japan. His final assignment was Commander in Chief of the [[United States Pacific Fleet]]. He retired from active duty on December 1, 1999, and settled with his wife, Marilyn, in [[Boise, Idaho]].<ref name="NAVOR"/>

==Awards and honors==
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|[[File:U.S. Navy - Submarine Warfare Insignia (Gold Dolphins).gif|180px]] [[Submarine Warfare insignia]] (Officer)
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=80}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -58px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|18px]]</span>
|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] with two gold [[award star]]s
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=80}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -58px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|18px]]</span>
|[[Legion of Merit]] with two award stars
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Commendation Medal]] with award star
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Achievement Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation]] with one bronze [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Unit Commendation]] with service star
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|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Battle Effectiveness Award ribbon, 1st award.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy "E" Ribbon]] with one [[Battle E]] award
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Expeditionary Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with service star
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|{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] with silver service star
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=80}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon]]
|}


==Post military career==
==Post military career==
After retiring from the navy, he established Caribou Technologies, Inc., and became co-owner of TableRock International LLC, both consulting firms for technology and business development.<ref name="NAVOR"/> He was the 2002 recipient of the [[Naval Order of the United States]] Distinguished Sea Service Award.<ref name="NAVOR"/>
After retiring from the navy, he established Caribou Technologies, Inc., and became co-owner of TableRock International LLC, both consulting firms for technology and business development.<ref name="NAVOR"/> He was the 2002 recipient of the [[Naval Order of the United States]] [[Distinguished Sea Service Award]].<ref name="NAVOR"/>


Clemins recommended Australia as a location for new military testing sites to be used by both the [[Australian Defence Force]] and the US military as a result of disappearing sites in America. Speaking to The West Australian, he stated "You have to have places to drop bombs, you have to have places to shoot live weapons, places to fly planes over that make noise, places where you can actually test and exercise your capabilities. I think Australia in the future is going to be one of the places we'd like to exercise with the Australians, as well as with the US Navy. You now have some of the finest ranges in the Western Pacific which we cannot get anywhere else." Later the US military would indeed use Australia as a military excerising camp in the form of Excerise Talisman Sabre, which is held every 2 years from 2001 from about July.
Clemins recommended Australia as a location for new military testing sites to be used by both the [[Australian Defence Force]] and the US military as a result of disappearing sites in America. Speaking to The West Australian, he stated "You have to have places to drop bombs, you have to have places to shoot live weapons, places to fly planes over that make noise, places where you can actually test and exercise your capabilities. I think Australia in the future is going to be one of the places we'd like to exercise with the Australians, as well as with the US Navy. You now have some of the finest ranges in the Western Pacific which we cannot get anywhere else." Later the US military would indeed use Australia as a military exercising camp in the form of [[Exercise Talisman Sabre]], which is held every 2 years since 2001 in about July.

He died at his home in Boise, Idaho, on March 14, 2020.<ref name=obituary>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/archie-clemins-obituary?pid=195728182|accessdate=2020-03-19|title=Archie Clemins Obituary|website=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 30 January 2023

Archie R. Clemins
Admiral Archie R. Clemins
Born(1943-11-18)November 18, 1943
Mount Vernon, Illinois
DiedMarch 14, 2020(2020-03-14) (aged 76)
Boise, Idaho
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1966–1999
RankAdmiral
Commands heldPacific Fleet
AwardsNavy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit

Archie Ray Clemins (November 18, 1943 – March 14, 2020) was a United States Navy four star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) from 1996 to 1999.

Military career[edit]

Clemins was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois on November 18, 1943, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.[1] He was commissioned upon graduation and entered the Naval Nuclear Power program, serving aboard ballistic missile submarines. He returned to the University of Illinois for a master's degree.[2]

Before being promoted to flag rank in 1991, Clemins commanded the USS Pogy (SSN-647). As an admiral he commanded Pacific Fleet Training Command in San Diego, California, and the Seventh Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan. His final assignment was Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet. He retired from active duty on December 1, 1999, and settled with his wife, Marilyn, in Boise, Idaho.[2]

Awards and honors[edit]

Submarine Warfare insignia (Officer)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two gold award stars
Legion of Merit with two award stars
Meritorious Service Medal
Gold star
 Navy Commendation Medal with award star
Navy Achievement Medal
Bronze star
 Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze service star
Bronze star
 Navy Unit Commendation with service star
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy "E" Ribbon with one Battle E award
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with service star
Silver star
 Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star
Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon

Post military career[edit]

After retiring from the navy, he established Caribou Technologies, Inc., and became co-owner of TableRock International LLC, both consulting firms for technology and business development.[2] He was the 2002 recipient of the Naval Order of the United States Distinguished Sea Service Award.[2]

Clemins recommended Australia as a location for new military testing sites to be used by both the Australian Defence Force and the US military as a result of disappearing sites in America. Speaking to The West Australian, he stated "You have to have places to drop bombs, you have to have places to shoot live weapons, places to fly planes over that make noise, places where you can actually test and exercise your capabilities. I think Australia in the future is going to be one of the places we'd like to exercise with the Australians, as well as with the US Navy. You now have some of the finest ranges in the Western Pacific which we cannot get anywhere else." Later the US military would indeed use Australia as a military exercising camp in the form of Exercise Talisman Sabre, which is held every 2 years since 2001 in about July.

He died at his home in Boise, Idaho, on March 14, 2020.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Defense.gov News Release: FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Naval Order of the United States". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 2002 Distinguished Sea Service Award Honoree biography
  3. ^ "Archie Clemins Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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