William Tyler Pendley

Background

Pendley, William Tyler was born on June 21, 1936 in Paris, Kentucky, United States. Son of Louis Tyler and Virginia Lorene (Poplin) Pendley.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1958. Master of Arts, American University, Washington, 1965.

Career

Commissioned ens., United States Navy, 1958; advanced through grades to rear admiral, United States Navy, 1983; commanding officer, Patrol Squadron 45, Jacksonville, Florida, 1975-1976; operations officer, Patrol Wing 11, United States Atlantic Fleet, Jacksonville, 1976-1978; commander, Patrol Wing 11, United States Atlantic Fleet, Jacksonville, 1979-1981; executive secretary for joint chief of staff matters, Chief Naval Operations, Washington, 1978-1979; planner for joint chief of staff matters, Chief Naval Operations, Washington, 1981-1982; director plans policy and strategy division, Chief Naval Operations, Washington, 1985-1986; executive assistant to commander in chief, United States Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii., 1982-1983; commander patrol wings, United States Atlantic Fleet, Brunswick, Maine., 1983-1985; commander, Naval Forces Korea, Seoul, 1986-1989; senior member, United Nations Military Armistice Commission, 1986-1989; director strategic plans and policy, USCINCPAC, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii., 1989-1991; deputy assistant secretary defense for East Asia and Pacific affairs, Department Defense, Washington, 1992-1993; professor international relations, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1993-1998. Lecturer and consultant, since 1998. Fellow Georgetown University Leadership Seminar, Washington, 1985.

Achievements

• William Tyler Pendley has been listed as a noteworthy military officer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Nuclear Coexistence: Rethinking U.S. Policy to Promote Stability in an Era of Proliferation (Air War College Studies in National Security ; No. 1)

Membership

Member of the United States Naval Institute, International Institute Strategic Studies, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: flying, golf, tennis, skiing. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Anne Carroll Cooke, December 13, 1958. Children: Stephen Tyler, Robert Randolph, Lisa Carroll, Leslie Brooks.

Father:

Louis Tyler Pendley

Mother:

Virginia Lorene (Poplin) Pendley

Spouse:

Anne Carroll Cooke

child:

Lisa Carroll Pendley

child:

Leslie Brooks Pendley

child:

Stephen Tyler Pendley

child:

Robert Randolph Pendley