David John Dorsett

Background

Dorsett, David John was born on October 8, 1956 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States.

Education

Graduate, Jacksonville University, 1978. Graduate with distinction, United States Navel War College. Graduate with distinction, Armed Forces Staff College.

Master of Arts, Defense Intelligence College.

Career

Advanced through grades to vice admiral United States Navy, 2008. Exchange midshipman HMS Gavinton, United States Ship Elliott, United States Ship Oldendorf. Executive officer United States Ship Dominant.

Intelligence analyst, operations officer Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Europe, 1983—1987. Political-military officer, deputy assistant chief of staff for intelligence Comdr, Sixth Fleet, 1987. Executive assistant for chief of navel ops strategic studies group United States Naval War College, 1989.

Intelligence officer United States Ship Ranger. Director operational intelligence/crisis management department Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, 1993—1996. Director intelligence Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, 1996.

Assistant chief of staff intelligence Commander 5th Fleet-Commander, United States Naval Forces Central Command, 1998—1999. Commander Joint Intelligence Center, United States Central Command, 1999—2001. Director intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements and resources Office of Chief of Naval Operations, 2001.

Special assistant to director naval intelligence United States Navy, 2003. Director intelligence United States Pacific Command (USPACOM). Director intelligence (J-2) The Joint Staff, United States Department Defense, 2005—2008.

Director naval intelligence United States Navy, 2008—2009, deputy chief naval ops for information dominance, since 2009.

Achievements

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