Gary Roughead | |
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_Adm._Gary_Roughead.jpg) Roughead in September 2007 | |
| Born | (1951-07-15)July 15, 1951 (age 74) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1973–2011 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Operations United States Fleet Forces Command United States Pacific Fleet United States Second Fleet USS Port Royal (CG-73) USS Barry (DDG-52) |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Gary Roughead (/ˈrʌfhɛd/ "rough head"; born July 15, 1951)[1] is a formerUnited States Navy officer who served as the 29thChief of Naval Operations from 2007 to 2011. He previously served as Commander,United States Fleet Forces Command from May 17 to September 29, 2007. Prior to that, Roughead served as the 31st Commander,United States Pacific Fleet from 2005 to 2007. In 2011, he retired from the U.S. Navy after 38 years of service.
Roughhead was born July 15, 1951, inBuffalo, New York. Roughead graduated from high school atValley Forge Military Academy inWayne, Pennsylvania, in 1969. He is a 1973 graduate of theUnited States Naval Academy and aSurface Warfare Officer.
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Roughead's initial assignment was in the Weapons Department aboardUSS Josephus Daniels (CG-27). This was followed by duty as executive officer on the patrol gunboatsUSS Douglas (PGM-100) andUSS Tacoma (PGM-92), the former home-ported inNaples, Italy. He was the commissioning chief engineer aboardUSS O'Bannon (DD-987) and executive officer on boardUSS Spruance (DD-963).
Roughead's tours ashore include assignments as flag lieutenant to theCommander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic in theUnited States Atlantic Fleet, the Surface Warfare Analyst at the Navy's Office of Program Appraisal, administrative aide to theU.S. Secretary of the Navy, executive assistant to theCommander, Naval Surface Force Pacific, commandant,United States Naval Academy, the Department of the Navy's chief of legislative affairs; and deputy commander, United States Pacific Command.
Roughead was the commissioning commanding officer of theAegis Combat System destroyerUSS Barry (DDG-52), and, upon assuming command of the cruiserUSS Port Royal (CG-73), he became the first naval officer to command both classes of Aegis ships. While he was in command,Port Royal was awarded aMeritorious Unit Commendation and received the Golden Anchor Award for excellence in retention and crew support programs. He was Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and theUSS George Washington (CVN-73) Carrier Battle Group, deploying to thePersian Gulf andMediterranean Sea. His latest assignment afloat was as Commander,United States Second Fleet and Commander,NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic and Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East inNorfolk, Virginia; he was nominated to head the Fleet Forces Command on March 19, 2007.
On September 2, 2005, Roughead was a keynote speaker at the End of World War II Commemoration aboard the battleshipUSS Missouri (BB-63) Memorial onFord Island inHawaii.[2]
On September 29, 2007, Roughead was appointedChief of Naval Operations.[3] In January 2009, Roughead attended theinaugural parade of Barack Obama inWashington, D.C.[4]
In 2011, Roughead retired from the U.S. Navy after 38 years of service and was succeeded in his post asChief of Naval Operations by AdmiralJonathan Greenert.
After retirement, Roughead became a board member ofTheranos, a now-defunct privately heldhealth technology company known for its false claims to have devised revolutionaryblood tests using very small amounts of blood.[5][6][7] He sits on the executive committee of the Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center (HMS).[8]
Roughhead is a distinguished fellow at theHoover Institution, aconservativethink tank,[9] and a member of the Board of Managers for theJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.[10]
 | Defense Distinguished Service Medal |
  | Navy Distinguished Service Medal with one goldenaward star |
 | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
 | Defense Superior Service Medal |
 | Legion of Merit with three award stars |
 | Meritorious Service Medal with one award star |
 | Navy Commendation Medal |
 | Navy Achievement Medal with one award star |
 | Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
  | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with three bronzeservice stars |
 | Navy "E" Ribbon with twoBattle E devices |
 | National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars |
 | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star |
 | Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze service star |
  | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star |
 | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) 2009 |
 | Order of National Security Merit, Tong-il Medal (Republic of Korea) |
_-_ribbon_bar.png) | Commander of the Order of Naval Merit (Brazil) |
 | Grand Cross of theOrder of Naval Merit Admiral Padilla (Colombia) |
_ribbon.png) | Meritorious Service Medal (Military) (Singapore) |
 | Presidential Service Badge |
Roughead is also a distinguished recipient of the "Bob Hope Five Star Award for Distinguished Service to America."
The Asian-American Government Executives Network (AAGEN) recognized Roughead with the AAGEN Excellence in Public Service Award June 10, 2010.[11]
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| Preceded by | Commandant of Midshipmen 1997–1999 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief of Naval Operations 2007–2011 | Succeeded by |
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