Edward Cashman (admiral)
Edward Cashman | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Years of service | 1988–2020 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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Edward Brian Cashman[1](born 1965)[2]is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander,Standing NATO Maritime Group ONEin 2019.[3]
He graduated from theMassachusetts 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 theUniversity of Marylandand a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from theNaval War Collegein 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]
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This article incorporatespublic domain materialfromRear Admiral Edward Cashman.United States Government.
- ^"Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X".US Navy. January 15, 2015.RetrievedOctober 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.RetrievedJune 26,2021.
- ^"Commander SNMG1".NATO.RetrievedOctober 3,2019.
- ^"New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison".Miami Herald.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-04-08.
- ^"US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups".defense-aerospace.com.RetrievedOctober 3,2019.
- ^"Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One".mc.nato.int.Retrieved2020-10-18.
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