Richard Cheeseman Jr.

Richard Cheeseman Jr.
Nickname(s)	Rick
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Chief of Naval Personnel Carrier Strike Group 10 Carrier Strike Group 2 Naval Forces Korea Detachment Chinhae USS Monterey (CG-61) USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
Battles / wars	Gulf War
Awards	Legion of Merit (5) Bronze Star Medal
Alma mater	Penn State University (BS) Joint Advanced Warfighting School

Richard John Cheeseman Jr. is a United States Navy vice admiral and surface warfare officer who has served as the deputy chief of naval operations for personnel, manpower, and training and 60th Chief of Naval Personnel since 3 June 2022.[1][2][3] He previously served as a special assistant to the Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command,[4] and prior to that was commander of Carrier Strike Group 10 from 14 December 2020 to 6 April 2022.[5] He has also commanded Carrier Strike Group 2 with tours as commanding officer of the USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) and USS Monterey (CG-61).[6][7]

Raised in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey, Cheeseman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1989. He later received a master's degree in joint campaign planning and strategy from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College in 2007.[6]

Awards and decorations

Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Legion of Merit with four award stars			Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three award stars		Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star		Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with award star
Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation		Navy Unit Commendation with bronze service star		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy "E" Ribbon, 2nd award		National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star		Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star		Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal		Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal		Armed Forces Service Medal		Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon		NATO Medal Ribbon (non-Article 5 version)		Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Command at Sea insignia

References

1. "PN1984 — Rear Adm. (lh) Richard J. Cheeseman Jr. — Navy". United States Congress. 25 April 2022.
2. LaGrone, Sam (26 April 2022). "Franchetti Tapped for VCNO; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP". USNI News. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
3. "Webcast: Chief of Naval Personnel – Change of Command". DVIDS. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
4. "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), May 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. 30 April 2022.
5. "Carrier Strike Group 10, GHWBCSG Changes Command". DVIDS. Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
6. "Rear Admiral Richard Cheeseman Jr". U.S. Navy. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. "Carrier Strike Group 10 Holds Change of Command". dvidshub.net. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by John T. Beaver Jr.	Commanding Officer of USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) 2007–2009	Succeeded by Christopher P. DeGregory
Preceded by Thomas K. Kiss	Commanding Officer of USS Monterey (CG-61) 2013–2015
Preceded by Sara A. Joyner	Commander of Carrier Strike Group 2 2020	Succeeded by Scott Robertson
Preceded by Brendan McLane	Commander of Carrier Strike Group 10 2020–2022	Succeeded by Dennis Velez
Preceded by John B. Nowell Jr.	Chief of Naval Personnel 2022–present	Incumbent