Summary
Edward Brian Cashman[1] (born 1965)[2] is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE in 2019.[3]
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Years of service | 1988–2020 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.[4]
In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump.[5] He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) ONE on January 14, 2019,[6] and then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group on December 9, 2019.[7]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from Rear Admiral Edward Cashman. United States Government.
- ^ "Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X". US Navy. January 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 155. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Commander SNMG1". NATO. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08.
- ^ "US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One". mc.nato.int. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
External links edit
- Official Navy Biography