Vice Adm. Timothy J. Keating
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Vice Adm. Timothy J. Keating
Admiral Timothy J. Keating is the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, having assumed that post in 2007. Prior to that, Keating was Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, and of the US Fifth Fleet, with his area of responsibility covering the 25 nations of Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East which include Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. Keating, a native of Dayton, OH, graduated from US Naval Academy in 1971 and completed flight training in 1973. During Operation Desert Storm, Keating was deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 17, participating in combat operations from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. In 1998, he took over command of Carrier Group 5 based in Yokosuka, Japan, and later Keating served as deputy chief of Naval operations for plans, policy and operations.
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Timothy J. Keating
| Timothy J. Keating | |
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 Admiral Timothy Keating |
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| Born | November 16, 1948 Dayton, Ohio |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1971 - 2009 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands held | U.S. Pacific Command U.S. Northern Command U.S. 5th Fleet Carrier Group Five Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center Carrier Air Wing 9 VFA-87 |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (4) Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
Timothy J. Keating, is a retired United States Navy admiral. During his career he served as commander of Carrier Group Five, the U.S. 5th Fleet, the U.S. Northern Command and NORAD, and U.S. Pacific Command. He retired in 2009 after over 38 years of service. He was the first Navy officer to head Northern Command and NORAD.
Keating was born on November 16, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio.[1] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971. Following duty aboard USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) in the western Pacific, he completed flight training in August 1973. He then served in VA-82, deploying twice to the Mediterranean Sea aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
In September 1978, he joined VA-122, NAS Lemoore, California. and later served with Carrier Air Wing Fifteen as Staff Landing Signal Officer, deploying to the western Pacific/Indian Ocean aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).
From May 1982 to July 1984, as Administrative Officer, Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer of VA-94, he deployed twice to the western Pacific aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65). His next assignment was Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command.
In May 1987, Keating assumed command of VFA-87 and deployed with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) to the North Atlantic and to the Mediterranean. After his tour with VFA-87, he served as Head of the Aviation Junior Officer Assignments Branch of the Naval Military Personnel Command in Washington, D.C.. He next served as Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing Seventeen in January 1991, participating in combat operations in support of Operation Desert Storm from USS Saratoga (CV-60).
Keating then became a Chief of Naval Operations Fellow with the Strategic Studies Group in Newport, Rhode Island. Following duty with the Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he deployed as Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) to the Persian Gulf. He assumed command of CVW-9 in July 1993. In November 1994, Admiral Keating became Commander of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada.
Admiral Keating returned to the Naval Military Personnel Command in September 1995 as Director, Aviation Officer Distribution Division. He served as the Deputy Director for Operations (Current Operations/J33), Operations Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, from August 1996 until June 1998. He assumed command of Carrier Group Five, home ported in Yokosuka, Japan, in June 1998. In September 2000, Admiral Keating reported to OPNAV in Washington as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy and Operations (N3/N5). In February 2002, he assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Fifth Fleet. From October 13, 2003 to October 21, 2004, Admiral Keating served as the Director, Joint Staff. Admiral Keating commanded the U.S. Northern Command and NORAD from 5 November 2004 to 23 March 2007. Keating became ComPac (Commander, U.S. Pacific Command) on 26 March 2007.[2] He served as ComPac until his 19 October 2009, just before his retirement.
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Awards and decorations
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He also has over 5,000 flight hours and 1,200 arrested landings.
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Notes
- ^ U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, first session, 110th Congress, 353
- ^ McAvoy, Audrey (27 March 2007) "Keating officially becomes top U.S. military commander in Pacific" Associated Press State & Local Wire
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ralph E. Eberhart |
Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command & Commander of the United States Northern Command November 5, 2004 - March 23, 2007 |
Succeeded by Victor E. Renuart Jr. |
| Preceded by William J. Fallon |
Commander of the United States Pacific Command March 26, 2007 - October 19, 2009 |
Succeeded by Robert F. Willard |
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