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词条 Jan E. Tighe
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Naval career

  3. Awards and decorations

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox military person
|name = Jan Tighe
|image = VICE ADMIRAL JAN TIGHE.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|09|16}}
|birth_place = Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|nickname =
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
|serviceyears = 1984–2018
|rank = Vice Admiral
|commands = Director of Naval Intelligence
U.S. Tenth Fleet
Fleet Cyber Command
|battles = Gulf War
War on Terror
|awards = Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
|website =
}}Jan Elizabeth Tighe (born September 16, 1962) is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare/66th Director of Naval Intelligence from July 15, 2016 through January 2018. Prior to that, Tighe served as the Commander of the Tenth Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command.[1]

Early life and education

Jan Tighe was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Plantation, Florida. Tighe is a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned as a cryptologist. She studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute. She graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 2001 with a doctorate in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics.

Naval career

Tighe’s previous tours include duty with Naval Security Group Activities in Florida, Virginia, Japan, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 and Naval Information Warfare Activity. She also had staff assignments on the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, Naval Security Group, Naval Network Warfare Command; and served as executive assistant to Commander, U.S. Cyber Command. Tighe commanded more than 2,800 multi-service and multi-agency personnel at the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Hawaii in Kunia.

As a flag officer, Tighe served as commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet; U.S. Cyber Command Deputy J3; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N2N6 director, Decision Superiority; Naval Postgraduate School interim president; and deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet.

In July 2016, she assumed duties the deputy chief of naval operations for Information Warfare, and the 66th director of Naval Intelligence.

VADM Tighe retired from active duty in January 2018.

Tighe wears both the information warfare pin and Naval Aviation Observer wings, earned while deployed as an airborne special evaluator aboard VQ-1 EP-3E aircraft in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

Awards and decorations

Information Dominance Warfare Officer Badge
Naval Aviation Observer Badge
Command Ashore insignia
number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy Distinguished Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}Defense Superior Service Medal
number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=80}}Legion of Merit
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}Defense Meritorious Service Medal
number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}Meritorious Service Medal with one gold award star
Air Medal with bronze Strike/Flight numeral 1
number=3|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy Commendation Medal with three award stars
Navy Achievement Medal
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|width=80}}Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=U.S. Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy Unit Commendation
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=80}}Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=80}}Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=80}}Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=80}}Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Tighe is a member of the Acquisition Professionals Community and holds a Level III Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in program management.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=609 |title=United States Navy Biography: Vice Admiral Jan Tighe |date=15 July 2016 |publisher=Department of the Navy |access-date=18 August 2016}}

External links

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