Edward Cashman (admiral)

Edward Brian Cashman[1] is an American naval officer, currently serving as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE.[2]

Edward Cashman
Cashman (left)
RankRear Admiral
Commands held

He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.[3]

In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump. [4]He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 on 14 January 2019,[5] then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group.[6]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "Rear Admiral Edward Cashman".

  1. "Establishment of Naval Strategy Subspecialty 230X". US Navy. January 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Commander SNMG1". NATO. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. "Rear Admiral Edward Cashman". US Navy. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. "New Boss for New Captives? Admiral takes charge of Trump's Guantánamo prison".
  5. "US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "Change of Command for Standing NATO Maritime Group One". mc.nato.int. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
Military offices
Preceded by
Anders Friis		 Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
2019-		 Incumbent
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