Edward Cashman
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Years of service1988–2020
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
Awards

Edward Brian Cashman[1] (born 1965)[2] is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE in 2019.[3]

He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.[4]

In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump.[5] He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) ONE on January 14, 2019,[6] and then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group on December 9, 2019.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X". US Navy. January 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 155. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Commander SNMG1". NATO. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rear Admiral Edward Cashman". US Navy. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08.
  6. ↑ "US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One". mc.nato.int. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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