John E. Gumbleton (born 1967) is a

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

vice admiral.

Education

Raised in

Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth ( ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferri ...

, Gumbleton graduated from Falmouth High School in 1985. He then earned a B.S. degree in environmental engineering from

Norwich University Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...

in 1989. Commissioned in May 1989, Gumbleton was designated a naval aviator in October 1990 after completing flight school. He later received an M.S. degree in information systems from

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the

Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associat ...

Career

Gumbleton has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget and Director of Fiscal Management of the

since May 1, 2020. Previously, he served as the Commander of

Expeditionary Strike Group 3 Expeditionary Strike Group 3 is an expeditionary strike group (ESG) of the U.S. Navy. Expeditionary strike groups combine the capabilities of surface action groups, submarines, and maritime patrol aircraft with those of Amphibious Ready Groups for ...

from 2019 until April 13, 2020. In April 2023, Gumbleton was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as the deputy commander of

United States Fleet Forces Command The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United Stat ...

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* 1967 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Falmouth, Massachusetts Norwich University alumni United States Naval Aviators George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Naval War College alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Navy admirals Falmouth High School (Massachusetts) alumni {{USN-bio-stub