Back Christopher W. Grady German کریستوفر واتسون گریدی Persian כריסטופר גריידי HE Грейди, Кристофер Уотсон Russian Крістофер Греді Ukrainian
Christopher W. Grady | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Born | November 28, 1962 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Fleet Forces Command United States Naval Forces Northern Command United States Naval Forces Strategic Command Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO United States Sixth Fleet Carrier Strike Group 1 Destroyer Squadron 22 USS Cole (DDG 67) USS Ardent (MCM 12) USS Chief (MCM 14) |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (5) |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BA) Georgetown University (MA) National Defense University (MS) |
Christopher Watson Grady (born November 28, 1962)[1][2] is a United States Navy admiral who is currently serving as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since December 20, 2021.[3]
Grady most recently served as the commander of United States Fleet Forces Command and United States Naval Forces Northern Command from May 2018 to December 2021, with additional duties as commander of United States Naval Forces Strategic Command and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander from February 2019. He previously served as commander of the United States Sixth Fleet, commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, deputy commander of United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Europe from October 2016 to March 2018.
A 1984 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Grady was commissioned into the Navy via the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He is now the Navy's "Old Salt", its longest-serving surface warfare officer on active duty, having received the title and accompanying trophy from Admiral Philip S. Davidson on April 30, 2021.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
birthwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 96. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Mahshie, Abraham (December 17, 2021). "Adm. Grady Confirmed as Joint Chiefs Vice Chair, Filling Monthlong Vacancy". Air Force Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Macchietto, Brooke (May 1, 2021). "FLEET FORCES COMMANDER BECOMES NAVY'S 'OLD SALT'". U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Retrieved May 9, 2021.