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Will Pennington

William Paul Pennington[1] (born 1967)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as chief of staff of the United States Space Command since August 24, 2022.[3] He most recently served as deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet from November 2021 to August 2022. He previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 5 from November 2020 to October 2021.[4]

Will Pennington
Official portrait, 2022
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Wilton, Iowa, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1989–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCarrier Strike Group 5
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
VFA-14
AwardsLegion of Merit

A native of Wilton, Iowa, Pennington graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 with a B.S. degree in economics. He later earned a masters degree from Old Dominion University. He also attended the Harvard Kennedy School, Air Command and Staff College, and Joint Forces Staff College.[4]

Dates of promotion edit

Rank Date
  Rear Admiral (lower half) August 1, 2018[5]
  Rear Admiral June 1, 2022[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN-77)". www.navsource.org.
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 178. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Rear Admiral Will Pennington". www.navy.mil.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "April 2022 Roster Public" (PDF). United States Navy. April 1, 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

External links edit

  •   Media related to William P. Pennington at Wikimedia Commons
Military offices
Preceded by Commanding Officer of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
2015–2018
Succeeded by
Sean R. Bailey
Preceded by
William C. McQuilkin
Director of Plans, Policy, and Integration of the United States Navy
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Thomas R. Williams II
Preceded by Commander of Carrier Strike Group 5
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the United States Tenth Fleet
2021–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the United States Space Command
2022–present
Incumbent


will, pennington, william, paul, pennington, born, 1967, united, states, navy, rear, admiral, served, chief, staff, united, states, space, command, since, august, 2022, most, recently, served, deputy, commander, united, states, tenth, fleet, from, november, 20. William Paul Pennington 1 born 1967 2 is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as chief of staff of the United States Space Command since August 24 2022 3 He most recently served as deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet from November 2021 to August 2022 He previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 5 from November 2020 to October 2021 4 Will PenningtonOfficial portrait 2022Born1967 age 56 57 Wilton Iowa U S AllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States NavyYears of service1989 presentRankRear AdmiralCommands heldCarrier Strike Group 5USS George H W Bush CVN 77 USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 VFA 14AwardsLegion of Merit A native of Wilton Iowa Pennington graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 with a B S degree in economics He later earned a masters degree from Old Dominion University He also attended the Harvard Kennedy School Air Command and Staff College and Joint Forces Staff College 4 Dates of promotion editRank Date nbsp Rear Admiral lower half August 1 2018 5 nbsp Rear Admiral June 1 2022 6 References edit Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS GEORGE H W BUSH CVN 77 www navsource org Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty Bureau of Naval Personnel October 1 1990 p 178 Retrieved April 2 2022 United States Navy Flag Officers Public September 2022 PDF MyNavyHR Archived from the original PDF on September 2 2022 Retrieved September 2 2022 a b Rear Admiral Will Pennington www navy mil nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain April 2022 Roster Public PDF United States Navy April 1 2022 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain United States Navy Flag Officers Public June 2022 PDF MyNavyHR Archived from the original PDF on June 1 2022 Retrieved June 2 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to William P Pennington at Wikimedia Commons Military offices Preceded byAndrew Loiselle Commanding Officer of USS George H W Bush CVN 77 2015 2018 Succeeded bySean R Bailey Preceded byWilliam C McQuilkin Director of Plans Policy and Integration of the United States Navy2018 2020 Succeeded byThomas R Williams II Preceded byGeorge Wikoff Commander of Carrier Strike Group 52020 2021 Succeeded byMichael P Donnelly Preceded byJohn V Fuller Deputy Commander of the United States Tenth Fleet2021 2022 Succeeded byMike Bernacchi Preceded byBrook J Leonard Chief of Staff of the United States Space Command2022 present Incumbent nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will Pennington amp oldid 1170867710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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