A native of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Rear Adm. Paul Schlise is a surface warfare officer, and a 1989 graduate of Marquette University’s College of Business. He was commissioned through Marquette’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. He holds a master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the...

A native of Reston, Virginia, Rear Adm. Williams received a commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in 1992. He earned a master's degree in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced...

A native of Miami, Florida, Rear Adm. Keith B. Davids is a Naval Special Warfare Officer and a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned a Master of Science in Manpower Systems Analysis in 1998 from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the...

Vice Adm. “Del” Crandall is a native of Elgin, Illinois. He was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Program at Northwestern University, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in Economics. As a midshipman he earned silver "Dolphins," the enlisted submarine warfare...

A native of New Jersey, Rear Admiral Robert T. Clark is the son of a WW II Navy veteran and the grandson of a WW I Army veteran. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island with Bachelor of Science and Master degrees in Business Administration, he was commissioned through Aviation Officer...