Richard W. Butler

For persons of a similar name, see Richard Butler (disambiguation).

Richard W. Butler
Birth name	Richard Wallace Butler[1]
Born	1959 (age 65–66)[2]
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1982–2016
Rank	Rear Admiral Lower Half
Commands	VFA-25 CVW-14 Joint Task Force Guantanamo Carrier Strike Group 4

Richard W. Butler is a retired aviator and officer in the United States Navy.[3][4]

He was the commandant of Joint Task Force Guantanamo from July 2013 to July 2014.[3]

Butler went on record as supporting President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention camp.[5]

Butler later served as the commanding officer of Carrier Strike Group 4 before retiring from active duty in 2016.[4]

Earlier in his career, Butler commanded Strike Fighter Squadron 25 and Carrier Air Wing 14.[4]

Butler is a 1982 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He later earned a master's degree from the National War College.[4]

References

1. "PN673 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 1993-10-25. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1990-10-01. p. 90. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
3. Carol Rosenberg (2016-11-17). "Navy sending new commander to run President Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
4. "United States Navy biography: Rear Admiral Richard W. Butler". United States Navy. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
5. Jason Leopold (2013-12-12). "New Guantanamo commander supports closing facility". Guantanamo Bay: Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-11-17. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Navy Rear Adm. Richard Butler, commander of Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, said he agreed with Obama's pledge to shut down the detention facility, which in a month will mark 12 years since the first prisoners arrived, and has so far cost taxpayers $5 billion.

External links

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