Paul Spedero Jr.

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Paul C. Spedero Jr.
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Born1968 (age 52–53)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1990–present
RankRear Admiral (lower half)
Commands heldJoint Enabling Capabilities Command
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
VFA-86
AwardsLegion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS)
Naval War College (MA)
Old Dominion University (MS)
Defense Language Institute

Paul C. Spedero Jr. (born 1968)[1] is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who serves as commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command since July 9, 2021. As JECC commander, Spedero is responsible for providing ready-made capability packages including supplies, communications and others to combatant commanders and American joint forces across the globe. He previously served as director for fleet integrated readiness and analysis on the staff of the United States Fleet Forces Command and prior to that as director of fleet and joint training for the same command.[2][3]

Spedero's command tours include serving as commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) from November 2015 to August 2018, commanding officer of USS Peleliu (LHA-5) from December 2013 to its decommissioning in April 2015 and commander of the “Sidewinders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)-86.[4][5][6][7][8] He was promoted to his present rank on September 1, 2019.[9]

A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Spedero earned his commission from the NROTC program in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1990 with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, and was designated a naval aviator in 1992. He earned an M.A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, an M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a degree in French from the Defense Language Institute.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 200. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "JECC Commander" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
  4. ^ https://libn.com/2018/08/17/port-jefferson-native-assumes-command-of-aircraft-carrier/
  5. ^ "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower change of command". DVIDS.
  6. ^ "USS Peleliu (LHA 5) history". www.uscarriers.net.
  7. ^ "US Navy decommissions USS Peleliu". www.naval-technology.com.
  8. ^ Affairs, MC2 Hillary Browning | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public. "VFA-86 Honors Ike CO". Military News.
  9. ^ "July 2021 Roster (Public)" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rear Admiral Paul Spedero Jr". www.navy.mil.
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Preceded by
 Commanding Officer of USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
2013-2015 		Vessel decommissioned
Preceded by Commanding Officer of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
2015-2018 		Succeeded by
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 Director of Fleet and Joint Training of the United States Fleet Forces Command
2018–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Joint and Fleet Operations of the United States Fleet Forces Command
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
2021-present 		Incumbent
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