James A. Aiken Jr. (born 1967)[1] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who last served as the 11th commander of the United States Naval Forces Southern Command and United States Fourth Fleet from 2021 to 2024.[2] He previously served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 3 from 2020 to 2021,[3] with command tours as commodore of Destroyer Squadron 60 from 2013 to 2015, and commanding officer of the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) from 2007 to 2008.[4][5] He was promoted to his present rank on April 1, 2021.[6]
A native of Pittsburgh, Aiken earned his commission via the NROTC Program at Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He also earned a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Naval War College.[7]
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References
- ^ "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on Active Duty". U.S. Government Printing Office. September 23, 1990 – via Google Books.
- ^ "U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Changes Command". DVIDS.
- ^ "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (PUBLIC) August 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ https://www.c6f.navy.mil/article710centerDESRON-60-Change-of-Command [dead link]
- ^ "Change of command ceremony". DVIDS.
- ^ "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (PUBLIC) September 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rear Admiral James A. Aiken". www.navy.mil.
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