Peter Hasten Daly is a retired

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vice admiral who served as Deputy Commander and

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. He is currently the CEO of the

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Personal life

Daly was born in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. Daly graduated in 1977 from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. In 1983 he earned a master's degree in Operations Analysis from the

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Career

Upon graduation from

, Daly commissioned as an

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in the

through the

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. His sea duty assignments include as gunnery/anti-submarine officer and navigator; as chief engineer; and as executive officer aboard and . Daly commanded the destroyer from the early stages as a pre-commissioning unit through commissioning, culminating with a successful deployment to the

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taking part in combat operations in support of Operation Desert Strike. He commanded Destroyer Squadron 31 serving as sea combat commander for Abraham Lincoln Battle Group during Rim of the Pacific 2000, and throughout a Persian Gulf deployment supporting Operation Southern Watch. His shore assignments include flag aide to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in the Surface Warfare Programs and Budget Division (OP-30); deputy executive assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, on the Joint Staff as a program analyst and executive assistant to the Director of Force Structure, Resources, and Assessments (J-8); executive assistant to the Commander of the Pacific Fleet; and, later, as executive assistant to the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. As a flag officer, he served as deputy director for Resources and Acquisition (J-8) in the Joint Staff and then served as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. Returning to sea, he served as commander, Carrier Strike Group 11. During this tour, he deployed to 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility executing combat operations in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. As Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, he led Task Forces 50, 152, and 58 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and maritime interception operations in the Persian Gulf. In August 2008, he reported for duty as deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

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