George Wikoff

George M. Wikoff (born 1968)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who served as the vice director of the Joint Staff from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as the special assistant to the deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and Strategy of the U.S. Navy.[1][3][4][5]

George Wikoff
Born1968 (age 54–55)
New Brunswick, New Jersey[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1990–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCarrier Strike Group 5
Carrier Air Wing Three
VFA-122
VFA-211
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)
Alma materCatholic University

In January 2023, Wikoff was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command, United States Fifth Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces.[6][7] He will, in an acting capacity, assume command of Naval Air Forces on September 7, 2023.[8]

Career highlights

Topgun instructor (Lieutenant) at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), 1998.

On 6 July 1998, Wikoff was pilot of F-14 Tomcat BuNo 160408 for a 1-V-1 training mission at Fallon Range Training Complex. A mis-rigged throttle, when retarded to idle, caused a compressor stall of one engine and the aircraft entered a spin. The crew, Wickoff and RIO Art "Kato" Delacruz,[9] both instructors at NSAWC, successfully ejected.[10]

References
  1. "Rear Admiral George Wikoff". www.navy.mil.
  2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 192. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. "US Navy Admiral hails Beijing as 'cordial, professional' in South China Sea". South China Morning Post. October 17, 2019.
  4. "Wikoff Takes Command of 7th Fleet's Task Force 70". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
  5. "Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, visits USS McCampbell (DDG 85)". DVIDS.
  6. "PN211 — Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff — Navy". United States Congress. January 26, 2023.
  7. "Flag Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense.
  8. LaGrone, Sam (August 25, 2023). "Acting Commanders Set to Take Charge of Naval Academy, Naval Air Forces and NAVSEA". USNI News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  9. Rescuer Reunites with TOPGUN Instructor He Plucked from Desert, Julie H Case, Team Rubicon, 2022-06-02, accessed 2023-01-31
  10. Tomcats of TOPGUN, Key.Aero, accessed 2023-01-31


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