Vice Admiral Michael Boyle is a native of McLean, Virginia, and the son of a naval aviator. He is a 1987 graduate of Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He received his commission through the Navy Reserves Officer Training Corps program with a master's degree in Foreign Affairs from the Air Command and Staff College.

Boyle was designated a naval aviator in January of 1990. His operational tours include Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) in support of Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Deny Flight in Northern Iraq; VFA-81 in support of Operation Provide Promise and Operation Deny Flight over Bosnia-Herzegovina; VFA-87 in support of Operation Noble Anvil, Operation Allied Force over Kosovo, and Operation Southern Watch over southern Iraq.

Ashore, Boyle’s assignments include VFA-106 as an FA-18 instructor pilot; Naval Personnel Command as the FA-18 junior officer assignments officer; Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD-CAPE) as the Navy TacAir analyst; U.S. Pacific Fleet as executive assistant to the Commander, where he served for Admiral Harry Harris and Admiral Scott Swift; Navy International Programs Office as U.S. Central Command and U.S. Pacific Command Security Cooperation director; Director, International Engagements, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N52; and Director of Maritime Operations at U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Command operational assignments include Commander, VFA-81 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Partnership of the Americas; Commander, CVW-5 for multiple Western Pacific patrols; Commander, Navy Region Korea, Naval Component, U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command, Korea; Commander, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Groups (CSG-12); Commander, U.S. Third Fleet.

Boyle assumed duties as Director of the Navy Staff in August 2024.
 

Last Updated: 14 August 2024