Nancy S. Lacore (born in

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) is a

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who serves as the 93rd commandant of

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since June 10, 2022. She most recently served the director of the Maritime Partnership Program, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, with additional duties as vice commander of

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in Naples, Italy.

Career

She graduated in 1990 from the

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with a

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degree and received her commission from the

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program. She earned a

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from

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and is a graduate of the

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, and the

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at the

Joint Forces Staff College The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinat ...

. She was designated a

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in 1993. Her flying tours include Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons 8 in Norfolk, Virginia and 3 in San Diego, California as well as Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing Pacific. She affiliated with the Navy Reserve in 2000. Her staff assignments include Navy Reserve (NR) Naval Air Wings Pacific in San Diego, California, and NR Commander Amphibious Squadron 4 Detachment 104 in Bessemer, Alabama. She served as the executive officer of NR Tactical Air Control Squadron 2186 and NR Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic, and as the chief staff officer for NR Commander 2nd Fleet Joint Force Air Component Commander, in Norfolk, Virginia. She mobilized to serve as the chief of Key Leader Engagement at Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force in

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, from 2011 to 2012. Her command tours include NR Commander Destroyer Squadron 40 Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida; NR Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Maritime Partnership Program Detachment 413 in Detroit, Michigan, and NR U.S. Fleet Forces Command Maritime and Air Operations Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. She served in a post-command assignment as the Navy Reserve chief staff officer at U.S. Fleet Forces in 2017, from which she mobilized to serve as the commanding officer,

Camp Lemonnier Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRI ...

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. Nancy Lacore was promoted to rear admiral (lower half) in 2018. She was promoted to rear admiral (upper half) on October 1, 2021. In March 2022, Lacore was reassigned as commandant of

, succeeding Michael Steffen. She assumed command on June 10, 2022.

Activities

After returning from Afghanistan in 2012, she started volunteering for Wounded Wear, a Chesapeake-based nonprofit that helps families of service members who were killed or seriously injured. She later joined the organization's board. She is known for awareness raising activities. In 2014, she established ‘''Valor Knows No Gender: Run to Remember''’: a 160-mile run, in 160 hours, for the 160 female veterans who died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2018, she joined the Women's Panel Event in Djibouti, dedicated to Women's History Month and International Women's Day.

Awards

Her personal awards include the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

Defense Meritorious Service Medal The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) is an award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense. In the order of precedence of the United States Armed Forces, it is worn between the Purple ...

Meritorious Service Medal A Meritorious Service Medal is an award presented to denote acts of meritorious service, and sometimes gallantry, that are worthy of recognition. Notable medals with similar names include: *Meritorious Civilian Service Award *Meritorious Service Med ...

Navy Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth ...

Navy Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to recei ...

, and other campaign and unit commendations. She accumulated approximately 1300 flight hours in military aircraft.

Personal life

Nancy Lacore is married and has 6 children, 5 daughters and a son.

References

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