Kendall L. Card | |
Birth Date: | 15 July 1955 |
Birth Place: | Reeves County, Texas |
Serviceyears: | 1977–2013 |
Rank: | Vice admiral |
Commands: | USS Rainier HS-15 |
Vice Admiral Kendall Lee Card[1] (born 15 July 1955)[2] is a retired United States Navy aviator and flag officer and the former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and Director of Naval Intelligence; succeeded by Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch in July 2013.[3]
Card was born in Reeves County, Texas and raised in Fort Stockton.He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1977.
From 1979, he made various operational tours at sea, flying off the decks of the carriers,,, and . He went on to command Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), as well as the USS Rainier (AOE-7) and the . He accumulated over 3,900 flight hours in the SH-3H Sea King, SH-60F Seahawk, and the S-3A Viking aircraft. Under his command, the Abraham Lincoln took part in operations Enduring Freedom, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
He was named a flag officer in 2006, and in June 2011 was named deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance and the 64th Director of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy.[4]
Card was made a Commander of the Brazilian Order of Naval Merit in June 2012.[1] He was also awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.
Card is the son of Cecil Dennis Card (1 October 1927 – 12 August 2015)[5] and Joyce Elaine (Kuykendall) Card.[6] He has a brother and a sister.[5]
Card married Becky Lynn Broyles on 20 August 1977 in Pecos County, Texas.[7] They have two children and six grandchildren.[8]