E.P. Giambastiani
| Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. | |
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Giambastiani in February 2007
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| Born |
May 4, 1948 Canastota, New York, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1970–2007 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force Submarines Allied Command Atlantic Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Forces Atlantic Allied Command Transformation, NATO U.S. Joint Forces Command Vice Chairman of the JCS |
| Awards |
 Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (5) Legion of Merit (4) |
Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. (born May 4, 1948) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007. He retired in 2007, after 37 years of service.
Giambastiani was born on May 4, 1948 in Canastota, New York. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with leadership distinction in 1970. He has been awarded numerous decorations.
Giambastiani's operational assignments have included several in which he was responsible for both demanding at-sea operations and the development of new technologies and experimental processes. Early sea assignments included USS Puffer (SSN-652) and the USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657)'s blue crew. While assigned to USS Puffer, he was a 1973 winner of the Fleet Commander’s Junior Officer Submarine Shiphandling Competition. He commanded the NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft, the Navy's only nuclear powered deep diving ocean engineering and research submarine and USS Richard B. Russell, where the crew was awarded three consecutive Battle Efficiency “E”s, three Navy Unit Commendations, and two Fleet Commander Silver Anchors for excellence in enlisted retention. Giambastiani also led Submarine Development Squadron Twelve, an operational submarine squadron that also serves as the Navy's Warfare Center of Excellence for submarine doctrine and tactics. Established in 1949, Submarine Development Squadron Twelve is the oldest experimental unit of its kind in the U.S. military. He served as the first director of strategy and concepts at the Naval Doctrine Command, as well as Commander, Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force; Commander, Submarines Allied Command Atlantic; and Commander, Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Forces Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia.
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