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|birth_date= |death_date= |birth_place= |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |image=Raymond C. Smith Jr 1992.jpg |caption= Rear Admiral Raymond C. Smith, 1992 |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears=1967–2001 |rank= Rear Admiral |commands=SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE Naval Special Warfare Command |unit= |battles=Vietnam War Gulf War |awards=Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with Combat V Device |laterwork= |website=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=31263 }} Raymond C. Smith is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral who commanded the Naval Special Warfare Command from 1992 to 1996. Military careerSmith enlisted in the US Navy in 1962. He was later selected to attend Naval Academy Prep School and subsequently received an appointment to attend the Naval Academy. Smith graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and subsequently served on USS Floyd B. Parks till 1969. Smith then reported to Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, Land (BUD/S) training at Coronado, California and graduated with class 54 in March 1970. Winter's first assignment was to Underwater Demolition Team 12 and served a combat deployment to Vietnam. He later went on to receive a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1974. Smith was assigned as director of SEAL training from 1981 to 1983, then served as executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage. Smith then served as commanding officer of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE from 1985 to 1987.[1] As a Navy Captain, Smith assumed command of Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG 1) in August 1989. During Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm he led all SEAL, Special Boat personnel during completion of hundreds of special operations missions.[2] Smith relinquished command of NSWG 1 in 1991. Between 1992 and 1996 Smith served as the commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Command. His final assignment was deputy commanding officer of United States Special Operations Command.[3] He retired from active duty in 2001 after 34 years of service. This article contains material from the United States Federal Government and is in the public domain.Awards and decorations
References1. ^{{citenews|title=USSOCOM Honors Navy SEALs|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=31263|publisher=United States Navy|}} 2. ^{{citenews|title=LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Rear Admiral Ray Smith, USN (Ret.)|url=https://www.usna.edu/LeadershipConference/Archive/2012/Panelist-RaySmith.php|publisher=U.S. Naval Academy|}} 3. ^{{citenews|title=USSOCOM Honors Navy SEALs|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=31263|publisher=United States Navy|}} External links 6 : Living people|United States Navy admirals|United States Navy SEALs personnel|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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