Phillip G. Sawyer | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, August 2020 | |
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1983–2021 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | United States Seventh Fleet Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Task Force 74 Submarine Squadron 15 USS La Jolla (SSN 701) |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (6) |
Phillip Grayson Sawyer[1] (born 1961)[2] is a retiredvice admiral in theUnited States Navy, who served as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy from October 10, 2019, to August 6, 2021.[3][4][5] He previously served as commander fornaval mine andanti-submarine warfare, and commander ofUnited States Seventh Fleet, stationed at Japan.
Sawyer also served as a commander of Submarine Force,United States Pacific Fleet and commander ofTask Force 74/54. As a deputy commander, he served United States Pacific Fleet,[6] and as commander of Seventh Fleet.[7][8]
Sawyer was born inPhoenix, Arizona. In 1983, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science inSystems Engineering from theUnited States Naval Academy. Later, he received a master's degree inEngineering Management fromOld Dominion University.[9]
As a career submarine officer, Sawyer was a division officer aboardUSS Bluefish (SSN-675), and an engineering officer aboardUSS Florida (SSGN-728). He also served as an executive officer of a Los Angeles-class submarineUSS Salt Lake City (SSN-716). Later, he was assigned to command another Los Angeles-class submarineUSS La Jolla atSubmarine Squadron inGuam when Sawyer was appointed tosenior officer present afloat.
On shore, Sawyer was appointed to branch chief inJoint Chiefs of Staff for anti-terrorism and force protection. He was also appointed deputy director for operations atCOMPACFLT and executive assistant to the vice commander-in-chief for Pacific Fleet. Later, he served at theBureau of Naval Personnel as a placement officer and assistant captain detailer. Sawyer was later appointed to Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, Atlantic, where he served as an instructor. He was later appointed to the office ofUnited States Strategic Command aschief of staff for special activities and for submarine force Atlantic.[9]
He retired at the end of 2021.
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| Preceded by | Commander of theSubmarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by ??? | Deputy Commander of theUnited States Pacific Fleet 2015–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of theUnited States Seventh Fleet 2017–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy of theUnited States Navy 2019–2021 | |