Edward H. Deets

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Edward H. Deets III is a rear admiral upper half (RADM) in the United States Navy. He is special duty officer cryptology and information warfare specialist. Deets began his Navy career following graduation from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Duke University. He was initially in training to become a Naval Aviator.

Following his lateral conversion from Unrestricted Line to Restricted Line - special duty officer - cryptology, he was assigned to Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA) Kunia, Hawaii. He deployed as a Cryptologic Direct Support Element (CDSE) officer aboard several ships while at NSGA Kunia. Subsequent tours included assignment as the Executive Officer (XO) for Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA) Pyong Taek, Korea. In 1991, he was assigned to Commander, Carrier Group 2 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) as the staff cryptologist. He deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and also participated in several counternarcotics operations aboard various ships.

In 1993, he became the Cryptologic Junior Officer Detailer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. Next, he spent two years on the staff of the U.S. 6th Fleet in Gaeta, Italy, as the Command and Control Warfare Officer. He also attended the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. He served a follow-on joint assignment as the Executive Assistant to the National Security Agency Chief of Staff where he was selected for Captain. In his only assignment as a Captain, Deets was the Commanding Officer of the Center for Cryptology at Corry Station in Pensacola, Florida until 2004. Deets is currently the Vice Commander of the Naval Network Warfare Command based in Norfolk, Virginia.

A native of Charlottesville, Virginia he was born on 25 April 1957. Deets is a graduate of Duke University and the National Defense University where he graduated with honors in 1998. Deets has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and numerous other personal and unit commendations. He is married, with two teenaged sons - Will and Chase.