Jan E. Tighe
Jan Elizabeth Tighe (born September 16, 1962) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare/66th Director of Naval Intelligence from July 15, 2016 to July 2018. Prior to that, Tighe served as the Commander of the Tenth Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command.[1]
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Born | Bowling Green, Kentucky | September 16, 1962
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1984–2018 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Director of Naval Intelligence United States Tenth Fleet Fleet Cyber Command |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
Early life and education
Jan Tighe was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Plantation, Florida. Tighe is a 1984 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as a cryptologist. She studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute. She graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 2001 with a doctorate in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics.
Naval career
Tighe's previous tours include duty with Naval Security Group Activities in Florida, Virginia, Japan, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 and Naval Information Warfare Activity. She also had staff assignments on the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, Naval Security Group, Naval Network Warfare Command; and served as executive assistant to Commander, United States Cyber Command. Tighe commanded more than 2,800 multi-service and multi-agency personnel at the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Hawaii in Kunia.
As a flag officer, Tighe served as commander, United States Fleet Cyber Command/Commander, United States Tenth Fleet; United States Cyber Command Deputy J3; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N2N6 director, Decision Superiority; Naval Postgraduate School interim president; and deputy commander, United States Fleet Cyber Command/United States Tenth Fleet.
In July 2016, Tighe assumed duties the deputy chief of naval operations for Information Warfare, and the 66th director of Naval Intelligence. Tighe retired from active duty in August 2018.
Tighe wears both the information warfare pin and Naval Aviation Observer wings, earned while deployed as an airborne special evaluator aboard VQ-1 EP-3E aircraft in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Awards and decorations
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Information Dominance Warfare Officer Badge |
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Naval Aviation Observer Badge |
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Command Ashore insignia |
Tighe is a member of the Acquisition Professionals Community and holds a Level III Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in program management.
References
- "United States Navy Biography: Vice Admiral Jan Tighe". Department of the Navy. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Michael S. Rogers |
Commander of United States Tenth Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Michael M. Gilday |
Preceded by Ted N. Branch |
Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence 2016–2018 |
Succeeded by Matthew J. Kohler |