Alvin Holsey
Alvin Holsey | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bull[1] |
| Born | 1965 (age 56–57) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Navy Personnel Command Carrier Strike Group 1 USS Makin Island (LHD-8) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37) |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College (BS) Troy State University (MS) Joint Forces Staff College |
Alvin "Bull" Holsey (born 1965)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who serves as commander of the Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel since January 8, 2021. Prior to that, he served as director of Task Force One Navy under the office of the Chief of Naval Personnel. He has command assignments as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 from June 2018 to June 2020, and commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s first hybrid electric propulsion warship, the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) from June 2013 to December 2014, having started out as its executive officer in February of the former year.[3][4]
A native of Fort Valley, Georgia, Holsey was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program at Morehouse College in 1988, where he received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. In 1995, he earned a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University and attended the Joint Forces Staff College in 2010.[5]
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| Naval Aviator's Badge | |||||
| Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit with three award stars | ||||
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Meritorious Service Medal with award star | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars | |||
| Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation | |||
| Navy E Ribbon, 1st award | National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |||
| Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |||
| Armed Forces Service Medal | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three bronze service stars | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon | |||
| Command at Sea insignia | |||||
| Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Makin Island congratulates Raider 4". Facebook. July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 165. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Catlett (January 8, 2021). "Navy Personnel Command Holds Change of Command". dvidshub.net. Navy Personnel Command. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Carrier Strike Group One Holds Change of Command". NNS200626-05. Carrier Strike Group One Public Affairs. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey". U.S. Navy. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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