Michael Mullen
Appearance
Michael Mullen | |
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Birth name | Michael Glenn Mullen |
Born | Los Angeles County, California, U.S. | October 4, 1946
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1968–2011 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Naval Operations U.S. Naval Forces Europe Allied Joint Force Command Naples Vice Chief of Naval Operations U.S. Second Fleet NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic Cruiser-Destroyer Group Two George Washington Carrier Battle Group USS Yorktown (CG-48) USS Goldsborough (DDG-20) USS Noxubee (AOG-56) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Persian Gulf War |
Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (6) Officer of the Order of Australia |
Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen, AO, MSC (born October 4, 1946) is a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff. He also served in the United States Navy. He fought in the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.
Personal life
[change | change source]Mullen is married to Deborah. They have two sons, John “JMuls” Mullen and Michael Edward Mullen. Both of them are Navy officers.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Statement of Senator John Warner" (PDF). Nominations of Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, for reappointment to the grade of Admiral and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC, for reappointment to the grade of General and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Committee on Armed Services, US Senate. July 31, 2007. pp. 903–905. Retrieved June 11, 2011.