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Nora Tyson

Nora W. Tyson
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Vice Admiral Nora Wingfield Tyson
Born 1956/1957 (age 59–60)
Memphis, Tennessee
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1979–
Rank Vice admiral (United States)
Commands held USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Task Force 73
Carrier Strike Group Two
United States Third Fleet
Battles/wars Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF-A)
Operation New Dawn (OND)

Nora Wingfield Tyson, USN is an American naval officer. In 2015 she was installed as the new commander of the Navy’s Third Fleet, making her the first woman to lead a U.S. Navy ship fleet. Tyson previously served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group Two (CCSG2), from July 29, 2010 to January 12, 2012; she was the first female commander of a U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group. She then served as Vice Director of the Joint Staff beginning in February 2012. In July 2013 she was promoted to Vice Admiral and named as Deputy Commander, US Fleet Forces Command.

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Nora Wingfield Tyson attended St. Mary's Episcopal School, graduating in 1975. Tyson graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1979, majoring in English. Later that year, she attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in December 1979. In 1995, Tyson earned her Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College.

After a tour in Washington D.C, Tyson became a Naval Flight Officer in 1983. She then served three tours in Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four (VQ-4) in both Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Tinker Air Force Base, one of which as a commanding officer. Ashore, she served as airborne communications officer course instructor and officer-in-charge at Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment 1079, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.


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