Kathleen Creighton

Kathleen Creighton
Birth nameKathleen Marie Traynor[1]
Born1966 (age 58–59)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1988–2021
RankRear Admiral
CommandsNaval Computer and Telecommunications Station Sicily
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)

Kathleen Marie Creighton (born 1966)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who most recently served as the Director of Warfare Integration of the United States Navy from September 18, 2020 to August 21, 2021. Previously, she served as the Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Networks from August 2017 to August 2019.[3][4][5][6][7]

Raised in Ridgefield, Connecticut,[1][3] Creighton attended Ridgefield High School.[8] She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree[1] and was commissioned through the NROTC program. Creighton later earned an M.S. degree in information technology management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1997.[3]

Personal

Kathleen Traynor married Craig Calderwood Creighton on October 21, 1989 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.[9] Her husband was a naval surface warfare officer who retired from active duty as a lieutenant commander.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c 1988 Commencement (PDF). The University of Notre Dame du Lac. May 13–15, 1988. p. 57. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 159. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Kathleen Creighton". www.navy.mil. March 17, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kathleen Creighton - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com.
  5. ^ "2018 AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium: Session Speaker: RADM Kathleen M. Creighton, USN". events.afcea.org.
  6. ^ "U.S. Navy Names RADM Kathleen Creighton Director of N2/N6F". Executive Gov. July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Navy gets new information warfare director". FedScoop. July 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Juniors". Caudatowan. Ridgefield High School. 1983. p. 121.
  9. ^ 1981-2001 Connecticut Marriage File. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Department of Public Health.
  10. ^ "Women's History Month: Rear Adm. Kathleen Creighton". Defense Media Activity. March 23, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "PN1785 — Navy — 103rd Congress (1993-1994)". U.S. Congress. September 28, 1994. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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Military offices
Preceded by Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber of the United States Pacific Command
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Networks
2017–2019
Preceded by Navy Cyber Security Division Director of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Warfare Integration of the United States Navy
2020–2021 		Succeeded by


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