Mark H. Buzby
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| Mark H. Buzby | |
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 Admiral Buzby at Guantamo Bay, 2007 |
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| Born | October 6, 1956 |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
deputy director, expeditionary warfare, N85B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo (2007-03-29 — 2008-01-11) Deputy Director, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2008-01-11 — unknown) Commander, Military Sealift Command (2009-10-16 — present)[1] |
Rear Admiral Mark Howard Buzby (born October 6, 1956)[2] is an officer in the United States Navy.[3][4][5] On October 16, 2009 Buzby was appointed the Commander of the Military Sealift Command, replacing RADM Robert D. Reilly Jr.
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[edit] Education
According to his official biography Buzby studied at:[1]
| Admiral Farragut Academy | 1975 |
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| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 1979 |
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| U.S. Naval War College | 1991 |
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| Salve Regina University |
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| Armed Forces Staff College |
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[edit] Notable appointments
According to his official biography Buzby held the following appointments:[1]
| post | position | rank | year | notes |
| USS Connole | Damage Control Assistant | Ensign | 1979 | |
| USS Aries | Combat Systems Officer | A hydrofoil | ||
| USS Yorktown | Weapons Officer and Combat Systems Officer | |||
| OPNAV staff | Point Defense AAW Section Head for Surface Warfare Division (OP-352E). | |||
| USS Shiloh | Executive Officer | Ship's first commission | ||
| OPNAV staff | Aegis Combat System Development Officer (N865G3) | |||
| Joint Staff | Joint Operations Division (J-33/JOD) as an Operations Officer and Chairman's Briefer | |||
| USS Carney | Commanding Officer | Commander | 1997 | USS Arizona Memorial Award for most combat ready ship in the Navy |
| Sixth Fleet | Assistant Operations Officer | |||
| Destroyer Squadron 31 | Commanding Officer | Commodore | ||
| Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Deputy Director, expeditionary warfare, N85B | |||
| Joint Task Force Guantanamo | Commanding Officer | Rear Admiral | 2007-03-29 – 2008-01-11 | |
| U.S. Fleet Forces Command | Deputy Director | Rear Admiral | 2008-01-11 – | |
| Military Sealift Command | Commanding Officer | Rear Admiral | 2009-10-16 - |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby". United States Navy. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=63. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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- ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". US Department of Defense. March 29, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=10670. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ Stephanie Heinatz (January 11, 2008). "Navy admirals get new assignments". Norfolk Daily Press. http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/norfolk/dp-now-admirals.0111,0,3462117.story. Retrieved 2008-01-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". US Department of Defense. January 11, 2008. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11614. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
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