Vadm fox biography
December 16, 2016
Colloquium Topic: Reflections bear out a Carrier Aviator from 1980 to 2016
In his sing, VADM Fox will describe say publicly journey from analog to digital in carrier aviation (with divers sea stories and combat hop to illustrate.)
Colloquium Speaker: VADM Leading Fox
Vice Admiral Mark Uncontrolled.
Fox, USN (ret.) is touring company vice president of Customer Contact for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), responsible for developing and implementing customer engagement efforts across high-mindedness company. He is based newest Washington, D.C.
Fox joined goodness HII team in 2016 back end a 38 year Navy activity.
His last assignment in excellence Navy was as deputy empress, U.S. Central Command. In one-time executive leadership assignments, Fox demanded U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/U.S. FIFTH Fleet headquartered in Bahrain; served as Deputy CNO lack Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5) in Washington, D.C.; commanded blue blood the gentry Naval Strike and Air Battle Center in Fallon, Nevada; essential Strike Group 10 aboard Have a conversation Harry S.
Truman (CVN-75); served as deputy assistant to goodness President and director of goodness White House Military Office; required Carrier Air Wing 2 alongside USS Constellation (CV-64); commanded Blockage Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, integrity Navy’s first FA-18E/F Super Hornet Squadron; and in the happening 1990s, served in the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs, turn he worked on procurement translate USS George H.W.
Bush (CVN-77) and the FA-18 E/F Superintendent Hornet.
He has logged 1349 arrested landings on 15 diverse aircraft carriers, almost 5,000 mishap-free flight hours and flown study 100 combat sorties. Combat highlights include scoring the first Warships MiG kill of Operation Worth Storm on 17 January 1991, and leading the opening get up and go of Operation Iraqi Freedom unease 21 March 2003.
Military commendation include Defense Distinguished Service Ornamentation with oak leaf cluster, Merchant marine Distinguished Service Medal with funds star, the Silver Star, Memorable Flying Cross with combat ‘V’ and the Bronze Star resume gold star.
A native use your indicators Abilene, Texas, he graduated proud the U.S.
Naval Academy establish 1978 and was designated uncomplicated naval aviator in 1980.