Paul Nakasone

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Paul Nakasone (2018)

Paul Miki Nakasone (* 19th November 1963 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is a General of the United States Army and since May 4, 2018 Commander in Chief of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), a teilstreikraftübergreifenden functional command of the armed forces of the United States with headquarters at Fort Meade , Maryland ; In this function Nakasone used in personal union at the same time as director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and directs the NSA imputed Central Security Service (CSS).

Education and career

Nakasone was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Edwin M. and Mary Anne Nakasone, née Costello, and grew up in nearby St. Paul, White Bear Lake , where he attended local high school . He received his officer license in 1986 after graduating from Saint John's University through a Reserve Officer Training Corps program .

Nakasone's other education includes Masters degrees from the University of Southern California , the National Defense Intelligence College, and the US Army War College , as well as courses from the United States Army Command and General Staff College .

Service in the rank of general

Nakasone during the handover of command at USCYBERCOM in Fort Meade on May 4, 2018

Promoted to Brigadier General in January 2012 , Nakasone served as Deputy Director for Trans-Regional Policy in the Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy at the United General Staff of the US Armed Forces in Washington, DC As a major general , he was first deputy commanding general of USCYBERCOM from March 2015 , later Commander of the Cyber ​​National Mission Force at USCYBERCOM, then Director of Intelligence of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). From October 2016 commanded Nakasone with the rank of lieutenant general who until its deactivation in March 2017 provided the USCYBERCOM 2. US Army and the (beyond persisting) Army Forces Cyber Command (ARCYBER).

On February 8, 2018, the Department of Defense announced that President Donald Trump had nominated Nakasone to succeed Admiral Michael Rogers , who was retiring at the end of his term, in command of USCYBERCOM, the NSA and the CSS. The Senate confirmed the change on April 24th, and Nakasone finally took over the command on May 4th. His promotion to general took place as part of the transfer of command.

Private

Paul Nakasone is married and has four children. His grandfather is Japanese descent, his father Edwin, on Hawaii born, served during the Second World War in the Military Intelligence Division of the US armed forces and held for retirement the rank of colonel of the reserve of the US Army .

See also

Web links

Commons : Paul Nakasone  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Kuroda, Janelle: Japanese American promoted to rank of Brigadier General, continuing family legacy of service. Japanese American Veterans Association, February 12, 2012, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c United States Cyber ​​Command: Commander, USCYBERCOM - Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, USA. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ PN1594 - Lt. Gene. Paul M. Nakasone - Army. United States Congress, April 24, 2018, accessed November 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Garamone, Jim: Cybercom now a Combatant Command, Nakasone replaces Rogers. United States Department of Defense, May 4, 2018, accessed November 1, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Nakasone, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nakasone, Paul Miki (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American General (United States Army); Commander in Chief of USCYBERCOM; Director of the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Paul , Minnesota