Edward Cashman (admiral) explained

Edward Cashman
Serviceyears:	1988–2020
Rank:	Rear Admiral
Commands:	Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 Joint Task Force Guantanamo Destroyer Squadron 50
Awards:	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit

Edward Brian Cashman^[1] (born 1965)^[2] is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE in 2019.^[3]

He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.^[4]

In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump.^[5] He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) ONE on January 14, 2019,^[6] and then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group on December 9, 2019.^[7]

External links

• Official Navy Biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X . January 15, 2015 . US Navy . October 3, 2019.
2. Book: Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty . October 1, 1990 . 155 . Bureau of Naval Personnel . June 26, 2021.
3. Web site: Commander SNMG1 . NATO . October 3, 2019.
4. Web site: Rear Admiral Edward Cashman . US Navy . October 3, 2019.
5. Web site: New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408002023/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/guantanamo/article143422064.html . 2017-04-08 . Miami Herald.
6. Web site: US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups. defense-aerospace.com. October 3, 2019.
7. Web site: Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One. 2020-10-18. mc.nato.int.