Jonathan Greenert
| Jonathan Greenert | |
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| Nickname(s) | Jon |
| Born |
May 15, 1953 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1975–2015 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held |
Chief of Naval Operations Vice Chief of Naval Operations U.S. Fleet Forces Command U.S. Seventh Fleet Submarine Squadron 11 U.S. Naval Forces Marianas USS Honolulu |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
Jonathan William "Jon" Greenert (born May 15, 1953) is a former United States Navy admiral who served as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations from September 23, 2011, to September 18, 2015. He previously served as the 36th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 13, 2009, to August 22, 2011. Prior to that, he served as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command from September 29, 2007, to July 29, 2009, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources from September 2006 to September 2007 and Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet from August 2004 to September 2006. He retired from the Navy after over 40 years of service. On April 19, 2016, retired Admiral Greenert was appointed to the board of directors for BAE Systems for a three-year term.
A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Butler, Pennsylvania, Greenert attended Butler Catholic School and Butler Senior High School. While in high school, he participated in Keystone Boys State, an American Legion leadership program. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and completed studies in nuclear power for service as a submarine officer.
His career as a submariner included assignments onboard USS Flying Fish as Electrical Material Officer, USS Tautog as Electrical/Operations Officer, and Submarine NR-1 as Engineer Officer. He served as Executive Officer of USS Michigan's Gold Crew before taking command of USS Honolulu in March 1991. In 1992, he was awarded the by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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