KARL OWEN THOMAS
Rate/Rank
ADM
Service Branch
USN 5/1986 - 00/0000
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR Born
11/01/1963FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
COMMANDER, U. S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND
DIRECTOR, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
COMMANDER, SEVENTH FLEET
ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF NAVAL OPERATIONS, OPERATIONS, PLANS AND STRATEGY, N3/N5B, OPNAV
COMMANDER, TASK FORCE 70/COMMANDER, CARRIER STRIKE FORCE 5
DIRECTOR, 21ST CENTURY SAILOR OFFICE (N17)
CO, USS CARL VINSON CVN-70
CO, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN-72
CO, USS MOUNT WHITNEY LCC-20
XO, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN-73
XO, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CVN-69
CO, SQUADRON VAW-117
NAVIGATOR, USS NEW ORLEANS LPH-11
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DEFENSE SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL
LEGION OF MERIT W/GOLD STAR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL W/2 GOLD STARS
AIR MEDAL
NAVY & MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL (5)
NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (3)
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY 'E' RIBBON
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL