Karl Owen Thomas

Karl Owen Thomas U.S NAVY⚓
Honor: Truthfulness, Honesty, Integrity, and Ethical Conduct. 💙⚓️ He has served on USS Dwight D.

I was Born in Fairfax, Virginia,[2] and raised in Northern Virginia, I earned a bachelor's degree in management systems from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986.I later received a Master of Science degree in information technology from the Naval Postgraduate School.[6]

I started off as a carrier aviator in the E-2C Hawkeye; I rose quickly to serve as commanding officer of VAW-117 during

Operation Iraqi Freedom. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS George Washington (CVN-73), U.S. 6th Fleet Command Ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.[6]

I served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 5 for a time, deploying on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) out of Yokosuka, Japan.[6][7][8] While in that role he took the opportunity to stress "Freedom of Navigation Operations" when his weaker allies couldn't. CVN 76 transited the South China Sea regularly in order to send a message to Beijing that the seas must be free and open.[9]

I then served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy.[6][7][8]

In April 2021, I was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment to relieve Vice Admiral William R. Merz as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet.[10]

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Swamp Facebook with the British flag! 🇬🇧

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Fast. Agile. Mission ready.

A 34-foot Dauntless-class Sea Ark Patrol Boat, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2, maneuvers in the Port of Bar, Montenegro, during exercise Defender Europe 25.

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