| 词条 | Diego E. Hernández |
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|name=Diego E. Hernandez |birth_name=Diego Hernandez Sanfeliz |birth_date= {{birth date|1934|3|25}} |birth_place= San Juan, Puerto Rico | |death_date= {{death date and age|2017|7|7|1934|3|25}} |death_place= Miami Lakes, Florida, U.S. |placeofburial=Arlington National Cemetery |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Diego E. Hernandez.jpeg |image_size=150 |caption=Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez First Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command(NORAD) |nickname= Duke |allegiance={{flagicon|United States}} United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears=1955-1991 |rank= Vice Admiral |commands=USS John F. Kennedy USS Truckee Deputy Commander in Chief U.S. Space Command Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command |unit= |battles=Vietnam War |awards=Navy Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal |laterwork= }} Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez (March 25, 1934 – July 7, 2017) was a United States Navy officer who was the first Hispanic American to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Early yearsHernandez (birth name: Diego Hernandez Sanfeliz[1]) was born on March 25, 1934[2] and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Capital of Puerto Rico, where he received his primary education. Upon his high school graduation, he was able to attend Illinois Institute of Technology with a Navy ROTC scholarship. In 1955, he earned a degree in Physics and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy upon his graduation. He then underwent flight training and on August 1956, was designated a Naval Aviator.[3] Military careerHernandez served in carrier-based fighter squadrons at sea in a variety of assignments. He flew two combat tours in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He also served as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Carrier Division 14. At sea, he was the commander of Fighter Squadron 84, Carrier Air Wing Six, and a fleet oiler (the {{USS|Truckee|AO-147}}).[3] On June 27, 1980, Captain Diego E. Hernandez relieved outgoing Captain Myers and took command of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVA/CV-67). It was capable of anti-submarine warfare (ASW), making it an all-purpose carrier.[4] On September 19, 1980, Libyan Air Force planes engaged in an unprecedented number of sorties in the vicinity of USS John F. Kennedy’s Battle Group over international waters. F-14’s under E-2 control intercepted two Libyan sections, and six and eighteen sections, respectively, on September 20 and 21.[4] On August 29, 1981, after a change of command ceremony, Captain D. Bruce Cargill relieved Captain Hernandez as commander of the USS John F. Kennedy. In 1988, Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez as Commander, Third Fleet, coordinated RIMPAC '88, a massive naval exercise which included more than 40 ships, approximately 200 aircraft and more than 50,000 sailors, airmen and Marines from the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada. This exercise marked the first inclusion of a battleship, USS Missouri, as a component in RIMPAC.[5] Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense CommandHis last assignment on active duty was as Deputy Commander in Chief U.S. Space Command, dual hatted as Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.[3] In 1987, Hernandez was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Puerto Rican Coalition. In 1988, he was named the distinguished graduate of his class by Illinois Institute of Technology and presented with the institutions Professional Achievement Award. Hernandez, retired from the Navy in 1991, after having served for a total of 36 years.[6] Later years and deathDiego E. Hernandez resided in Miami, Florida. He served as management consultant to private and public companies. In 1997 he was named to the board of directors of the Taylor Energy Company LLC. He was also a member of the Veterans Administration Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. Hernandez was also a Companion of the Naval Order of the United States, the oldest, exclusively naval, American military society.[7] He died at the age of 83 on July 7, 2017.[8] Awards and decorationsAmong Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez' decorations and medals were the following:
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Notes1. ^{{Spanish name|Hernandez|Sanfeliz|plain=yes}} 2. ^[https://books.google.ca/books?id=kukMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA489&dq=Diego+E.+Hern%C3%A1ndez+1934&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSmIqL9vrUAhVJ44MKHSKrBFUQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=Diego%20E.%20Hern%C3%A1ndez%201934&f=false] 3. ^1 2 United States Department of Veteran Affairs {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801211051/http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/page.cfm?pg=39 |date=August 1, 2009 }} 4. ^1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20040224213911/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j3/john_f_kennedy.htm History of USS John F. Kennedy] 5. ^USS Missouri Command History 6. ^IIT Alumni 7. ^Hispanic Business 8. ^http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article160313689.html ReferencesFurther reading
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