Ronald A. Boxall

Ronald Alan Boxall^[1] (born 1963)^[2] is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the director for force structure, resources, and assessment of the Joint Staff.^[3][4][5] He was raised in Holland Patent, New York and graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in science in 1984. Boxall later earned an M.S. degree in information systems from the Naval Postgraduate School and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College.^[3][6]

Ronald A. Boxall
Born	1963 (age 61–62)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1984–2022
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Carrier Strike Group 3 USS Lake Erie USS Carney
Battles / wars	Gulf War
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3)

Awards and decorations

Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Navy Distinguished Service Medal			Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with three gold award stars		Defense Meritorious Service Medal		Meritorious Service Medal with award star
Joint Service Commendation Medal		Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars		Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Navy Combat Action Ribbon		Joint Meritorious Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with bronze service star
Navy "E" Ribbon, 4th award		National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star		Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with silver service star		Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal		Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with four bronze service stars		Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)		Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal
Command at Sea insignia
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge