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|name= Walter B. Massenburg
|birth_date= {{b-da|February 19, 1949}}
|death_date=
|birth_place= Greenville, South Carolina
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|placeofburial=
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|image=Walter_B._Massenburg_Navy_Portrait.jpg
|caption=Formal portrait of Walter B. Massenburg
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|allegiance={{flag|United States of America}}
|branch= United States Navy
|serviceyears=1971-present
|rank= Vice Admiral
|commands=Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Maryland
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|awards= Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Navy Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars.
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}}Vice Admiral Walter B. Massenburg (born 1949) is a retired US Navy admiral and former commander of the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.[1]

He is a 1970 graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, where he majored in physics.[2]

A native of Baltimore, Massenburg was commissioned in 1970. He completed flight training and received his naval aviator wings in 1971. He received a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1978 and a master of arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College in 1990. Operationally, Massenburg served his initial sea tour with Patrol Squadron 45, then as executive officer of the Naval Facility, Antigua, as operations officer of Patrol Squadron 45 and as executive officer and subsequently commanding officer of Patrol Squadron 6.[1] Ashore, he served in operational test with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, as team leader of the Commander, Patrol Wings Atlantic Tactical Training Team in Patrol Squadron 30 and as a member of the Chief of Naval Operations sponsored Antisubmarine Warfare Continuum in the office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel and Training. He was subsequently assigned to the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare) as the antisubmarine warfare aircraft inventory voordinator and, later, served on the staff of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the branch chief, Tactical Forces Branch in the Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate. Within NAVAIR, Massenburg has served in the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Program Office as deputy program manager for the P-3 Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program and later assumed command of the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Program Office. After promotion to rear admiral, he assumed leadership and management responsibility as assistant commander for Logistics in 1999 and then as assistant commander for Aviation Depots in 2003. While serving as the assistant commander for logistics, Massenburg helped create the Naval Aviation Readiness Integrated Improvement Program (NAVRIIP) where he acted as chief operating officer for the program. NAVRIIP is a comprehensive program to drive cost-wise readiness initiatives by identifying and reducing actual costs to Naval Aviation.[1]

Massenburg's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars and numerous campaign and service awards.[1]

Military awards

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Naval Aviator Badge
Navy Distinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit w/ 2 award stars
Defense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service MedalNavy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ 2 award stars
Joint Meritorious Unit AwardNavy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 3 service starsCoast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 1 award star and Operational Distinguishing Device
Battle "E"Navy Expeditionary MedalNational Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star
Global War on Terrorism Service MedalSea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 service starsNavy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 1 service star
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
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References

{{USNAVY|article=Vice Admiral Walter B. Massenburg|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=194}}
1. ^{{cite web| title = Vice Admiral Walter B. Massenburg| work = United States Navy Biography| publisher = United States Navy| date = 2008-12-04| url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=194}}
2. ^{{cite web| title = Walter Massenburg | work = People Profiles| publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/education-lifetime/massenburg-walter| accessdate =2012-05-15| archivedate=2012-05-15| archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/67fRhSlVn}}
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6 : 1949 births|Living people|Military personnel from Baltimore|Washington & Jefferson College alumni|United States Navy admirals|Recipients of the Legion of Merit

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