John B. Nathman

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John Bernard Nathman (* 11. April 1948 in San Antonio , Texas ) is a former admiral of the US Navy , which between 2004 and 2005 Vice-Chief of Staff of the Navy ( Vice Chief of Naval Operations ) , and most recently 2005-2007 as commander US fleet Command ( US fleet Forces Command ) . As such, he was also the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet from 2005 to 2006 .

Life

Military training and employment as an officer and staff officer

Nathman was a sea ​​captain from April 16, 1992 to August 26, 1994 in command of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

After attending school, Nathman began officer training at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis , which he graduated with honors in 1970 as a lieutenant at sea . He completed his subsequent training as a naval aviator in 1972 with the Outstanding Pilot Graduate Award of the Naval Training Command . At the same time, he completed postgraduate studies in aerospace engineering with a Master of Science (M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering). In 1976 he joined the US Air Force Test Pilot School at the Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base also with honors. In the following period he was a pilot of McDonnell F-4 Phantom - fighter aircraft in the fight relay 213 (Fighter Squadron Two Thirteen) and of Grumman F-14 Tomcat -Kampfflugzeugen in the fight relay 51 (Fighter Squadron Fifty-one) .

Nathman was also instructor for tactical training at the US Navy Fighter Weapons School , known as the "TOPGUN" elite fighter pilot school of the US Navy at Naval Air Station Miramar and between 1982 and 1984 chief naval test pilot for all project aircraft of the 4475th Test and Evaluation Squadron stationed at Nellis Air Force Base . He flew 61 missions with Mikojan-Gurevich MiG-21 and 52 further missions with Mikojan-Gurevich MiG-23 . He then became in 1984 commander ( Commanding Officer ) of with McDonnell Douglas F / A-18 Hornet -Mehrzweckkampfflugzeugen equipped attack squadron 132 (Strike Fighter Squadron One Thirty-Two) , which under his command after the attack on the Berlin discotheque La Belle during operation El Dorado Canyon on April 15, 1986 air raids on Libya .

After that Nathman in 1987 Deputy Commander ( Executive Officer ) of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and was followed between March 31, 1900, the March 4, 1991 Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the amphibious transport dock USS La Salle , which during the Second Gulf War as a flagship for served as Commander of the US Forces in the Middle East (Middle East Force) . After another use, he was the captain of the sea from April 16, 1992 to August 26, 1994 in command of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz .

Promotion to admiral

After his promotion to Rear Admiral Nathman was in September 1994 officer on the staff of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces of NATO in southern Europe AFSOUTH ( Allied Forces Southern Europe ) and Director of the Logistics Department of the commander of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina that there replaced the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) on December 21, 1995 . In 1996 he then took over the post of Commander of Aircraft Carrier Seven (Carrier Group Seven) and, in personal union, of the Aircraft Carrier Group, which also operates in the Persian Gulf , and of the Armed Forces Fifty (Battle Force FIFTY) with the USS Nimitz as the flagship. After his return to the US, he became head of the department dogfight the Chief of Naval Staff ( Chief of Naval Operations ) and then in August 2000, commander of the naval aviation associations in the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet ( US Pacific Fleet ) in Pearl Harbor on Hawaii .

In October 2001, Nathman became Vice Admiral Commander of the Naval Air Forces and then served between August 2002 and November 2004 as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Assessments . After his promotion to admiral on 1 December 2004, he was followed by Admiral Michael Mullen as Vice-Chief of Staff of the Navy ( Vice Chief of Naval Operations ) , and held that post until February 2005, after Admiral Robert F. Willard on March 18 He took over in 2005. He was last on 18 February 2005 successor to Admiral William J. Fallon Commander of the US Fleet Command USFLTFORCOM ( US Fleet Forces Command ) and held this post until his retirement from active military service on 16 May 2007, after Admiral Gary Roughead on May 17, 2007 succeeded him. From February 18, 2005 to May 22, 2006, he was also the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet (US Atlantic Fleet) . For his many years of service, he was awarded four times the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , the Defense Superior Service Medal and four times the Legion of Merit .

Awards

•   Navy Distinguished Service Medal (4 ×)
• Defense Superior Service Medal
•   Legion of Merit (4 ×)

Web links

• Entry in the Hall of Valor
• Entry into the Miltary Hall of Honor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ USS La Salle at navsource.org
2. ↑ USS Nimitz in navsource.org