Edward Cashman (admiral)

Edward Brian Cashman[1] (born 1965)[2] is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE in 2019.[3]

Edward Cashman
Born1965 (age 57–58)
Years of service1988–2020
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
Awards

He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.[4]

In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump.[5] He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) ONE on January 14, 2019,[6] and then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group on December 9, 2019.[7]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Rear Admiral Edward Cashman. United States Government.

  1. "Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X". US Navy. January 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 155. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. "Commander SNMG1". NATO. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. "Rear Admiral Edward Cashman". US Navy. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08.
  6. "US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. "Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One". mc.nato.int. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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