Cecil D. Haney

Cecil Eugene Diggs Haney (born December 1, 1955) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as Commander, United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) from November 15, 2013 to November 3, 2016.[1] Prior to STRATCOM, he served as Commander, United States Pacific Fleet. He received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.

Admiral Cecil D. Haney
Admiral Cecil D. Haney
Born	December 1, 1955 Washington, D.C., United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1978—2017
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	United States Strategic Command United States Pacific Fleet Submarine Group 2 Submarine Squadron 1 USS Honolulu
Battles/wars	War on Terror
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (4)

Early life and education

Haney was born and raised in Washington, D.C.,[2] graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1978, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering. He holds master's degrees in Engineering Acoustics and System Technology from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.

Naval career

Speaking during an All Hands call.

Haney completed operational assignments in USS John C. Calhoun in various division officer assignments and in USS Frank Cable, where he completed surface warfare qualifications while serving as radiological controls officer. He served as engineer in USS Hyman G. Rickover, executive officer in USS Asheville, and assistant squadron deputy at Submarine Squadron 8 before taking command of USS Honolulu in June 1996. Haney commanded Submarine Squadron 1 from June 2002 to July 2004, and Submarine Group 2 from October 2006 to March 2008.

Haney's shore duty tours include administrative assistant for enlisted affairs at Naval Reactors, and congressional appropriations liaison officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Deputy Chief of Staff of Plans, Policies and Requirements, U.S. Pacific Fleet (N5N8); and director, Submarine Warfare Division (N87); director, Naval Warfare Integration Group (N00X) and deputy commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.[3]

His family pinning his new shoulder boards

Haney assumed his assignment as Commander, United States Pacific Fleet on January 20, 2012.

Haney relinquished command of the United States Strategic Command on November 3, 2016 to General John E. Hyten.[1][4]

Retirement

Haney serves on the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Board of Managers.[5] On March 6, 2019, General Dynamics elected Haney as a member of its Board of Directors.[6]

Awards and decorations

Submarine Warfare insignia

Surface Warfare Officer badge

United States Strategic Command Badge

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
	Navy Distinguished Service Medal (with gold award star)
	Defense Superior Service Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Legion of Merit (with three gold award stars)
	Navy Commendation Medal (with two gold award stars)
	Navy Achievement Medal (with one gold award star)
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
	Navy "E" Ribbon (with two Battle E devices)
	Navy Expeditionary Medal
	National Defense Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with three bronze service stars)
	Navy Arctic Service Ribbon

Haney was the 1998 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership recipient.

References

1. News, Defense. "Hyten Nominated as Next STRATCOM Head".
2. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg87878/pdf/CHRG-113shrg87878.pdf
3. United States Navy (November 22, 2010). "Biographies: U.S. Navy Biographies – VICE ADMIRAL CECIL D. HANEY". United States Navy. United States Navy. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
4. WOWT. "Admiral hands reins to General at U.S. Strategic Command".
5. "Admiral Cecil Haney, USN (Ret.)". www.cnas.org.
6. Wilkers, By Ross; Mar 06, 2019. "General Dynamics' board adds Haney -". Washington Technology. Retrieved 2019-03-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Navy document: "Admiral Cecil D. Haney biography".

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN