Terence E. McKnight

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Terence E. McKnight

RADM Terence E. McKnight
Allegiance	United States of America Navy
Years of service	1978-prresent
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS Whidbey Island USS Kearsarge
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star

1 Educational Background
2 At Sea
3 Shore Duty
4 Honors and awards
5 References

[edit] Educational Background

Rear Admiral Terence E. McKnight, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in May 1978. He completed his master's degree in International Relations at Salve Regina University in May 1998. Additionally, he graduated from the U.S. Army War College in 1994 and attended the National Security Seminar at Syracuse University in 2001.

[edit] At Sea

Rear Admiral McKnight's early sea duty assignments included the USS El Paso (LKA-117), USS John L. Hall (FFG-32), USS Shreveport (LPD-12) and Executive Officer of the USS Cayuga (LST-1186). He commanded the USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) from January 1995 until November 1996 and the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) from July 2002 until December 2003.

[edit] Shore Duty

Duties ashore included the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) as Assistant Lieutenant Commander Detailer, Aide and Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Surface Warfare Officers School, Command Training Department as Head Expeditionary Warfare Instructor, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), the Office of Chief of Naval Operations N6/N7, and Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Navy.

McKnight currently serves as the 85th Commandant of Naval District Washington (the oldest continuously operated Navy installation in the nation), and the Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region.