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Revision as of 16:28, 8 December 2017
James O. Ellis, Jr. | |
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Born | July 20, 1947 |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1969–2004 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | U.S. Naval Forces, Europe United States Strategic Command |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War 1999 NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia[1] |
Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Other work | Lockheed Martin |
Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. (born July 20, 1947) is a retired 4-star admiral and former Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He was President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations until May 2012 and serves on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin.[2]
Biography
Ellis, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina,[3] is a 1969 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971 and has held a variety of sea and shore assignments since 1972.
- Tours of Duty
His sea duty billets as a Navy fighter pilot included tours with Fighter Squadron 92 aboard USS Constellation (CV-64) and Fighter Squadron 1 aboard USS Ranger (CV-61). Ellis was the first Commanding Officer of Strike/Fighter Squadron 131, deploying in 1985 with new F/A-18 Hornets aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43). He served as Executive Officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and as Commanding Officer of USS La Salle (AGF-3), the Persian Gulf flagship of the Commander, Joint Task Force, Middle East. In 1991 he assumed command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and participated in Operation Desert Storm while deployed during her maiden voyage in the western Pacific and Persian Gulf. In June 1995, Ellis assumed command of Carrier Group Five/Battle Force Seventh Fleet, breaking his flag aboard USS Independence (CV-62), forward deployed to the Western Pacific and homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. As Carrier Battle Group Commander he led contingency response operations to both the Persian Gulf and Taiwan Straits.
Ellis' shore and staff assignments include tours as an experimental/operational test pilot, service in the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs, and duty as F/A-18 Program Coordinator, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). He has also served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force FIVE, the counter-narcotics force for U.S. Commander in Chief Pacific. In November 1993 he reported as Inspector General, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and subsequently served as Director for Operations, Plans and Policy (N3/N5) on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He assumed duties as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) in November 1996. Ellis became Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe headquartered in London, England, and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe headquartered in Naples, Italy, in October 1998.
- Achievements
Ellis holds Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and in Aeronautical Systems from the University of West Florida. He is also a 1975 graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. He completed United States Navy nuclear power training in 1987 and is a graduate of the Senior Officer Program in National Security Strategy at Harvard University.
Awards and decorations
Ellis retired from the Navy in 2004.[4]
References
- ^ http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1900s/p/alliedforce.htm
- ^ "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
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External links
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: https://web.archive.org/web/20070113055906/http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/ellis_bio.html
- 1947 births
- United States Navy admirals
- Harvard University alumni
- University of West Florida alumni
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- United States Naval Aviators
- Georgia Institute of Technology alumni
- Living people
- Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal
- Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal