Stan Arthur

Infobox Military Person
name= Stanley R. Arthur
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placeofbirth= San Diego, California
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caption= Stan Arthur
nickname= Bear
allegiance= flag|United States of America
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serviceyears= 1957-1996 (40 Years)
rank= Admiral
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battles= Vietnam War First Gulf War
awards= Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (4) Distinguished Flying Cross (11) Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal (4 Individual with "V") Navy Commendation Medal (with "V")
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Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, USN was the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992-95, culminating more than 38 years as an officer in the United States Navy.

In that job as the Navy’s number two officer, he was also the Navy's most senior aviator immediately after the 1991 Tailhook Incident. [ [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/navy/script.html frontline: the navy blues: transcript | PBS ] ] Admiral Arthur was nominated by President Bill Clinton to head U.S. forces in the Pacific, but the nomination was withdrawn after Senator Dave Durenberger, R-Minnesota, questioned Arthur's handling of sexual harassment allegations brought by one of the Senator's constituents, a female Navy student helicopter pilot who was attrited from flight training.

Rather than let the Pacific fleet job go unfilled during what might have been protracted hearings, Arthur elected to retire from the Navy on Feb. 1, 1995 as a four-star admiral. Critics charged that the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Boorda, sacrificed Arthur to improve the Navy's image on sexual harassment following the Tailhook Incident. [cite web| url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/navy/plus/inbasket.html | title=Frontline : The Navy Blues : Admiral Boorda's 'In Basket' |publisher=PBS |date=October, 1996 |accessdate=2008-05-17 ] The volume of complaints prompted Boorda to issue an unusual public defense of Arthur and his decision not to fight for the nomination: : "Stan Arthur is an officer of integrity… who chose to take this selfless action… in the interests of more rapidly filling a critical leadership position. Those who postulate other reasons for the withdrawal are simply wrong." [cite web
url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940827/08270212.htm |title=Admiral Once Nominated to be Pacific Forces Chief Will Resign in February; He Was Accused of Mishandling a Sexual Harassment Case |publisher=The Virginian-Pilot |date=August 27, 1994 |accessdate=2006-11-13]

Military Career

Admiral Arthur was born in San Diego, California and was commissioned in U.S. Navy through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program in June 1957. He became a Naval Aviator in 1958. Arthur flew more than 500 combat missions in the A-4 Skyhawk in Vietnam, winning 11 Distinguished Flying Crosses. In the First Gulf War Admiral Arthur commanded the United States Seventh Fleet and was Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command during Operation DESERT STORM in 1990-91. He directed the operations of more than 96,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel and 130 U.S. Navy and Allied ships. This represented the largest U.S. naval armada amassed since World War II. Admiral Arthur assumed duties as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations on 6 July 1992. He retired from active military service on 1 June 1995.

Post Military

Arthur joined Lockheed Martin in 1996 and was appointed President, Missiles and Fire Control – Orlando, Florida in July 1999.

Education

Arthur is a graduate of Miami University and earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and received his master's degree in administration from George Washington University.

Awards

In 1996 Arthur received the Admiral Arleigh A. Burke Leadership Award from the Navy League. He was inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor in 2008.

The Admiral Stan Arthur Award For Logistics Excellence is presented annually in his honor, and recognizes military and civilian logisticians who epitomize excellence in logistics planning and execution. [ [https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=22396 Winners Admiral Stan Arthur Awards [ACC ] ] [ [http://www.dmsms.org/SSB/Adm_SRA_award.html Admiral Stanley R. Arthur Award ] ]

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