Nancy Ann Norton (born 1964) is a retired

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vice admiral who previously served as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. Prior to that, as a flag officer she served as vice director of the same agency. Norton is the daughter of William James Norton and Judith Bressman Norton.https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/n/o/r/Lori-ann-Norton/GENE3-0003.html Her step-father, Edward James Becerra, whom her mother married when she was a teen, was a

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Master gunnery sergeant who served for over 24 years including two tours in

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. She was raised in Coquille and

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and graduated from Roseburg High School in 1982. She earned a B.S. degree in general science from

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in 1986. Norton enlisted in the Navy to earn money for further education and was commissioned in 1987. She later received an M.S. degree in computer science from the

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in 1994 and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College in 2008. Her operational tours at sea include serving as communications officer for Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 12 aboard and for Commander, Naval Forces Europe and Commander,

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. Ashore, Norton commanded Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station

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; served three tours on the Office of the

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staff; the U.S. Pacific Fleet staff;

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staff; as officer-in-charge of Naval Telecommunications Center, Fallon, Nevada; and Naval Communications Area Master Station Eastern Pacific.

Personal life

Norton is married to retired U.S. Navy officer Bruce Howard Hamilton and they reside in

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1964 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Coquille, Oregon People from Roseburg, Oregon Portland State University alumni Naval Postgraduate School alumni Naval War College alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit Female admirals of the United States Navy United States Navy vice admirals Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal 21st-century American women Military personnel from Oregon {{US-navy-bio-stub