Ryan D. McCarthy

Ryan McCarthy
Ryan McCarthy
24th United States Secretary of the Army
	In office; September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021; Acting: July 23, 2019 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	James E. McPherson
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	John E. Whitley (acting)
	In office; Acting: June 24, 2019 – July 15, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	Mark Esper*
	In office; Acting: August 3, 2017 – November 20, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Robert M. Speer (acting)
Succeeded by	Mark Esper
33rd United States Under Secretary of the Army
	In office; August 3, 2017 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Brad Carson
Succeeded by	James E. McPherson
Personal details
Born	1973/1974 (age 46–47)[1]
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute; University of Maryland, College Park;
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1997–2002
Rank	Captain[2]
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
	*McCarthy served in an acting capacity until Esper's formal nomination to be Secretary of Defense was submitted to the Senate. While McCarthy served as Acting Army Secretary, McPherson served as Acting Under Secretary.

Ryan D. McCarthy (born 1973 or 1974)[1] is an American business executive and former U.S. Army Ranger who served as the 24th United States Secretary of the Army, from 2019 to 2021.[3] He previously held the office in an acting capacity in 2017 and 2019.

Education and military service

McCarthy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from the Virginia Military Institute. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.[4]

A former United States Army Ranger, he served in the 75th Ranger Regiment during the United States invasion of Afghanistan.[4]

Private sector career

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and McCarthy look over paperwork while visiting Camp Eggers in Kabul on December 8, 2009

Early in his career, McCarthy worked at HSBC. He became a professional staff member on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. McCarthy later served as a special assistant to former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, where he was "the right hand of the Defense secretary with front-office access."[4]

McCarthy joined Lockheed Martin in 2011, where he worked on programs including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. He most recently served as the vice president of the sustainment program for the F-35 program.[5]

Department of the Army

In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated him to become the Under Secretary of the Army.[6] He was confirmed as Under Secretary of the Army by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017, by voice vote.[7][8]

While Under Secretary, he served as acting Secretary of the Army twice. The first was from August 3 to November 20, 2017. The second was from June 24 to July 15, 2019, while Secretary of the Army Mark Esper was acting as Secretary of Defense.[7][8]

President Trump nominated McCarthy to become the Secretary of the Army on June 21, 2019.[9] He was confirmed on September 26, 2019 and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.[10]

In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests, McCarthy activated the D.C. National Guard, which included the use of aviation assets to support local and Federal law enforcement efforts. The D.C. National Guard is the only National Guard unit, of the 54 states and territories that have them, which reports only to the President of the United States. The Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard is subordinate solely to the President. This authority to activate the D.C. National Guard has been delegated by the President to the Secretary of Defense and further delegated to the Secretary of the Army.[11] During the protests, McCarthy gave the order to deploy helicopters in response to the protests.[12] On June 2, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper ordered an inquiry into the incident, which as of 4 June 2020 is under investigation.[13]

References

Britzky, Haley (September 9, 2019). "This former Ranger was just nominated to be the next Secretary of the Army". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
Loyola Academy (August 3, 2017). "President Trump Nominates Ryan McCarthy '92 for Army Under Secretary". Loyola Academy. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
"Ryan D. McCarthy". defense.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
Mitchell, Ellen (June 7, 2017). "Trump to nominate former Ranger for Army undersecretary". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
Nicholas, Scott (June 7, 2017). "Former Lockheed Exec Ryan McCarthy to Be Nominated as Army Undersecretary". ExecutiveGov. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
"President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
Dickstein, Corey (June 21, 2019). "Former Ranger McCarthy will take on duties of Army secretary on Monday". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019. By law, because there is currently a sitting secretary of the Army, [McCarthy] can only use the title, 'performing duties as' and not acting secretary of the Army
Weisgerber, Marcus (July 15, 2019). "Inside the Pentagon's Game of Musical Chairs". Defense One. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
Seck, Hope Hodge (June 21, 2019). "Trump to Nominate Mark Esper as SecDef, Ryan McCarthy as Army Secretary". Military.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
"Senate confirms Ryan McCarthy as Army secretary". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
"District of Columbia National Guard > About Us". dc.ng.mil. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Schmitt, Eric; Cooper, Helene (June 10, 2020). "Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
Conte, Michael (June 4, 2020). "Army investigating why National Guard helicopters hovered low over DC, Esper says". Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

External links

Biography at Army.mil
Appearances on C-SPAN
Media related to Ryan McCarthy (U.S. Army) at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Patrick Murphy	United States Under Secretary of the Army 2017–2019	Succeeded by James E. McPherson
Preceded by Robert M. Speer Acting	United States Secretary of the Army Acting 2017	Succeeded by Mark Esper
Preceded by Mark Esper	United States Secretary of the Army Acting 2019	Succeeded by Mark Esper
Preceded by Mark Esper	United States Secretary of the Army 2019–2021	Succeeded by John E. Whitley Acting

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[Task-and-Purpose-1] Britzky, Haley (September 9, 2019). "This former Ranger was just nominated to be the next Secretary of the Army". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[2] Loyola Academy (August 3, 2017). "President Trump Nominates Ryan McCarthy '92 for Army Under Secretary". Loyola Academy. Retrieved September 30, 2017.

[3] "Ryan D. McCarthy". defense.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[hill-4] Mitchell, Ellen (June 7, 2017). "Trump to nominate former Ranger for Army undersecretary". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[5] Nicholas, Scott (June 7, 2017). "Former Lockheed Exec Ryan McCarthy to Be Nominated as Army Undersecretary". ExecutiveGov. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[6] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[stripes190621-7] Dickstein, Corey (June 21, 2019). "Former Ranger McCarthy will take on duties of Army secretary on Monday". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019. By law, because there is currently a sitting secretary of the Army, [McCarthy] can only use the title, 'performing duties as' and not acting secretary of the Army

[:0-8] Weisgerber, Marcus (July 15, 2019). "Inside the Pentagon's Game of Musical Chairs". Defense One. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

[9] Seck, Hope Hodge (June 21, 2019). "Trump to Nominate Mark Esper as SecDef, Ryan McCarthy as Army Secretary". Military.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[10] "Senate confirms Ryan McCarthy as Army secretary". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

[11] "District of Columbia National Guard > About Us". dc.ng.mil. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[12] Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Schmitt, Eric; Cooper, Helene (June 10, 2020). "Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[13] Conte, Michael (June 4, 2020). "Army investigating why National Guard helicopters hovered low over DC, Esper says". Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.