James Wells Kilby (born 1963) is a United States Navy

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

who serves as the

vice chief of naval operations The vice chief of naval operations (VCNO) is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer in the United States Department of the Navy, Department of the Navy and functions as the principal deputy of the Chief of Naval Opera ...

. He previously served as the deputy commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command. Raised in

Pound Ridge, New York Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,104 at the 2010 census. The town is located toward the eastern end of the county, bordered to the north and east by the town of Lewisboro, by Stamford, Conn ...

, Kilby is a 1986 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. In July 2021, he was nominated to succeed

David Kriete David Matthew Kriete (born 1963) is a retired vice admiral (United States), vice admiral in the United States Navy who last served as the deputy commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academ ...

as deputy commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command. In July 2023, he was nominated for promotion to admiral and assignment as

. On January 5, 2024, he was promoted to admiral.

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