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Charles William "Willy" Moore Jr.[1] (born May 24, 1946) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was an interim Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from June 5, 2003 until Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt was appointed superintendent on August 1, 2003. He is a 1968 graduate of the Naval Academy. Moore is also a former Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, commander of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics.[2][3] From January 1, 2003 until his retirement on October 1, 2004, he was U.S. naval aviation's Gray Eagle.[4]
Charles W. Moore Jr. | |
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Born | Midland, Texas, U.S. | May 24, 1946
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1968–2004 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy (interim) United States Fifth Fleet Carrier Group Five Carrier Air Wing Eight VFA-131 |
Battles/wars | Vietnam |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
In 2004, Moore began to work with Lockheed Martin[5] and in 2009, he was named "Chief Executive-United Arab Emirates for Lockheed Martin Global, Inc."[5][6]
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