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Admiral Tim Keating
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Commander
U.S. Pacific Command
United States Navy
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Admiral Timothy J. Keating is the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as of March 26, 2007.
Admiral Keating, a native of Dayton, Ohio,
graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971.
Following duty aboard USS Mason (DD 852) in the western
Pacific, he completed flight training in August 1973.
He was ordered to VA-82, deploying twice to the Mediterranean
aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). In September 1978, he reported
to VA-122, NAS Lemoore, Calif., and subsequently served
with Commander, 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 with 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, Admiral 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 was assigned
to the Naval Military Personnel Command in Washington,
D.C., where he served as Head of the Aviation Junior
Officer Assignments Branch. He reported 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).
Admiral Keating next served as a Chief
of Naval Operations Fellow with the Strategic Studies
Group in Newport, R.I. 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 Arabian Gulf. He assumed
command of CVW-9 in July 1993. In November 1994, Admiral
Keating reported to NAS Fallon, Nev., as Commander,
Naval Strike Warfare Center.
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 assumed command of North American
Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern
Command on November 5, 2004.
His awards include the Defense Distinguished
Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Service
Medal with Gold Star, Legion of Merit with three Gold
Stars, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal with Gold Star, three Air Medals, Navy
Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars and Combat “V”
and various unit and campaign awards. He has over 5,000
flight hours and 1,200 arrested landings.
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