Richard W. Mies
Military Person
1944 –
Who is Richard W. Mies?
Admiral Richard Willard Mies was the fourth Commander in Chief, from 1998 to 2001, of United States Strategic Command, located at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Admiral Mies graduated first in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in mechanical engineering and mathematics. While at the Academy, Admiral Meis participated in lightweight football and intercollegiate wrestling. He was "all-league" as a football end, and eastern champion as a wrestler. After completing training for submarine duty, he served on two nuclear attack submarines, Sunfish and L. Mendel Rivers, and a ballistic missile submarine, Nathan Hale, before commanding the nuclear attack submarine Sea Devil . He has served in various command positions including Commander, Submarine Development Squadron Twelve, Commander, Submarine Group Eight, and Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. His staff positions include, Chief of Staff to Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Director, Strategic Target Plans and Deputy Director, Plans and Policy on the staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command.
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- Born
- May 30, 1944
United States of America - Also known as
- Richard Mies
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Harvard University
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on July 23, 2013
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