| Richard Cheeseman Jr. | |
| Nickname: | Rick |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1989–present |
| Rank: | Vice Admiral |
| Commands: | |
| Battles: | Gulf War |
| Alma Mater: | |
Richard John Cheeseman Jr. is a United States Navy vice admiral and surface warfare officer who has served as the deputy chief of naval operations for personnel, manpower, and training and 60th Chief of Naval Personnel since June 3, 2022.[1] [2] [3] He previously served as a special assistant to the Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command,[4] and prior to that was commander of Carrier Strike Group 10 from December 14, 2020 to April 6, 2022.[5] He has also commanded Carrier Strike Group 2 with tours as commanding officer of the and .[6] [7]
Raised in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey, Cheeseman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1989. He later received a master's degree in joint campaign planning and strategy from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College in 2007.[6]
| Surface Warfare Officer Pin | |||||
| Legion of Merit with four award stars | Bronze Star Medal | ||||
| Meritorious Service Medal with three award stars | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with award star | |||
| Navy Unit Commendation with bronze service star | |||||
| Navy "E" Ribbon, 2nd award | National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |||
| Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |||
| Korea Defense Service Medal | Armed Forces Service Medal | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star | |||
| Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | ||||
| Command at Sea insignia | |||||
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