Margaret D. Klein

Margaret D. Klein
Rear Admiral (LH) Margaret D. Klein
Born	1957 Weymouth, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1981-Present
Rank	Rear Admiral (lower half)
Battles/wars	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Legion of Merit (two awards) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (three awards) Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards) Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Margaret DeLuca Klein is a United States Navy officer. She currently holds the rank of rear admiral is commander Expeditionary Strike Group Five.

She previously was the 82nd Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy from December 2006 to June 2008 and was responsible for the military and professional development of the Brigade of Midshipmen. She was the first woman to ever hold this position and was second in command at the Naval Academy. She was nominated for the rank of rear admiral (lower half) on 1 April 2008;.^[1]

Biography

Klein was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She was commissioned in 1981 upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science. Klein was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1983 and reported to the "Ironmen" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Three at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. There she qualified as Mission Commander and Airborne Communications Officer in the EC-130Q. In 1987, she reported to the Staff of Commander, Naval Air Forces, United States Atlantic Fleet, where she was responsible for ensuring enlisted personnel readiness. In 1988, Klein transferred to the Naval Military Personnel Command, where she served as Aviation Initial Assignments Officer and VQ Detailer.

In 1991, Klein checked back in with the Ironmen for her department head tour, flying the E-6A as the squadron moved from Hawaii to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. From Oklahoma, she was selected to serve in the White House Military Office in the Presidential Contingency Plans Directorate. She then screened for aviation command. Klein was selected as a Brookings Legislative Fellow in 1997 and served on the staff of Senator Olympia Snowe briefing defense issues.

In 1999, Klein received a Master of Education degree from the University of Southern Maine. The same year, Klein returned to the Ironmen for a third tour to serve as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer. The Ironmen won the Battle E and the Maintenance Excellence Award during her command tour. After leaving squadron command, Klein served aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Battle Group Staff as the N6. During her tour on the Carrier Group Five staff, the Battle Group participated in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Klein returned to Oklahoma to serve as Deputy, then Wing Commander of Task Force 124 and Strategic Communications Wing One. Upon completion of major command, she was assigned to the staff of Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight where she served as the Chief of Staff for the Eisenhower Strike Group until her selection as the 82nd Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Klein's personal awards include the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards) and the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

References

1. ^ U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release No. 0258-08 dated 01 April 2008

• USNA Commandant Homepage
• Female Commander named Navy's Second in Command

External links

United States Navy portal

• Baltimore Sun
• The Day
• Washington Post

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Name	Klein, Margaret D.
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Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Weymouth, Massachusetts
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