Walter E. Carter Jr.

Walter E. "Ted" Carter, Jr.

Vice Admiral Carter, 62nd Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
Nickname(s) Ted
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1981-present
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards

Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr. is a United States Navy Vice Admiral and Naval Flight Officer. He is the 62nd Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. Carter previously served as the 54th President of the U.S. Naval War College.

Biography

A native of Burrillville, Rhode Island, Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1982, and graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) in 1985. While at USNA, Carter majored in Oceanography, lettered in ice hockey 4 years (Team Captain in 1981), and was Editor in Chief of the USNA magazine, The Log, from 1979-1981. He is a graduate of the Air War College intermediate course, as well as the Armed Forces Staff College. [1]

His career as an aviator includes sea assignments in Fighter Squadron VF-161 on board USS Midway (CVA-41), in VF-21 "Freelancers" on board USS Independence (CV-62) and in Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5). He commanded the VF-14 "Tophatters", and served as Executive Officer of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), culminating in command of USS Camden (AOE-2) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). His subsequent Fleet-command assignment was Commander of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12) during Big E's final deployment as a 51-year-old aircraft carrier.[1]

Carter accumulated 6,150 flight hours in F-4, F-14, and F-18 aircraft during his career and safely accompanied pilots in 2,016 carrier-arrested landings, the record among all active and retired U.S. Naval Aviation designators. He also flew 125 combat missions in support of joint operations in Bosnia, Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.[1]

Shore assignments include instructor duty in VF-124 "Gunslingers"; Chief of Staff for Fighter Wing Pacific; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command; Chief of Staff for Joint Warfighting Center, United States Joint Forces Command; and Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command where he also served as lead for the Transition Planning Team during the disestablishment of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Prior to becoming President of the Naval War College, Carter led Task Force RESILIENT as Director, 21st Century Sailor Office (N17). He became the 54th President of the Naval War College on 2 July 2013.[1]

On July 23, 2014, Carter relieved Vice Admiral Michael H. Miller, becoming the 62nd Superintendent of the US Naval Academy. [2]

Awards and Decorations

Carter is the recipient of various personal awards, including the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (three awards), Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat V, Bronze Star, Air Medals (two with Combat V and five strike/flight), and five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two with Combat V). He was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership (1999) and the U.S. Navy League’s John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership in (2009). He has been recognized as the West Coast F-14 Instructor of the Year (1987) and was the NFO Tailhooker of the Year in (1988). Carter was also appointed an Honorary Master Chief by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy in 2008. In November of 2014 he was inducted into the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame and in April of 2015 he was inducted into the prestigious Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[1]

Naval Flight Officer Badge

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards)
Legion of Merit (three awards)
Distinguished Flying Cross (with Combat V)
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 award stars)
Air Medal (with Combat V, 2 award stars and Strike/Flight numeral 5)
Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat V and 4 award stars)
Joint Service Achievement Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Bronze star
Bronze star
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Navy Unit Commendation (with 3 service stars)
Bronze star
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Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 4 service stars)
Navy "E" Ribbon (with Wreathed Battle "E" devices)
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star

National Defense Service Medal (with 1 service star)
Bronze star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 service star)
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star

Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 service stars)
Bronze star

Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 1 service star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
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Bronze star

Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with 4 service stars)
Navy Overseas Service Ribbon
Bronze star

NATO Medal for Kosovo (with 1 service star)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rear Admiral Walter E. "Ted" Carter, Jr. Bio". US Navy. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  2. Clark, Jessica (July 23, 2014). "New Superintendent Takes Command of U.S. Naval Academy". Navy News Service. U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

External links

Media related to Walter E. Carter Jr. at Wikimedia Commons


Military offices
Preceded by
John N. Christenson
President of the Naval War College
July 2, 2013-July 8, 2014
Succeeded by
P. Gardner Howe, III
Academic offices
Preceded by
Michael H. Miller
Superintendent of United States Naval Academy
2014-present
Succeeded by
incumbent