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Having served more than 35 years, Admiral Edward D. Sheafer Jr. retired from the Navy in 1995. |
Having served more than 35 years, Admiral Edward D. Sheafer Jr. retired from the Navy in 1995. |
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Following his retirement, Sheafer served as an advisor at senior levels in the defense and intelligence communities. |
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==References== |
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Edward D. Sheafer Jr. | |
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| Born | Edward David Sheafer Jr. November 27, 1940 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2016 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
| Known for | Intelligence assignments |
Rear Admiral Edward David Sheafer Jr.[1] (November 27, 1940 – June 27, 2016) was an officer of the United States Navy.[2]
After graduating from the Naval Academy, Sheafer served as a surface warfare officer for ten years, including command at sea of the USS Persistent (MSO-491), an oceangoing minesweeper. Following a tour in Vietnam, Sheafer attended graduate school at Georgetown University, where he received a master's degree in Foreign Service.
Sheafer's career includes assignments such as Chief Intelligence Officer (J-2) for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Admiral William J. Crowe and General Colin Powell, and Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency during Desert Storm. Sheafer served as Director of Naval intelligence from August 1991 to September 1994, commanding an organization of 2,500 people, with a budget of more than $2 billion. Sheafer pioneered a number of efforts in the intelligence world and is known as the father of the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS).[citation needed]
Other positions Sheafer has held include:
- Fleet Intelligence Officer for Commander Seventh Fleet (Pacific/Indian Ocean)
- Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center (Hawaii)
- OIC Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility (Japan)
- Soviet Submarine Analyst, Commander US Naval Forces Europe (London)
Current activities
Having served more than 35 years, Admiral Edward D. Sheafer Jr. retired from the Navy in 1995. Following his retirement, Sheafer served as an advisor at senior levels in the defense and intelligence communities.
References
- ^ "Human Source Intelligence, Autumn/Winter 1992/1993 (Volume 14, Number 1)". National Military Intelligence Association. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
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