Ann E. Rondeau

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caption= Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau
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allegiance= flagicon|United States United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears= 1974-present
rank= Vice Admiral
commands= Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Italy;Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee
unit= Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command
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awards= Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4 awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal] (3 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards)
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Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau is the Deputy Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois She assumed this post in December 2006. cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=252|title=Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau USN|accessdate=2008-03-24 |work=Biographies|publisher=United States Navy ]

Biography

Vice Adm. Rondeau is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Beacon, New York. She graduated with a degree in history in 1973 from Eisenhower College, where she was selected by the Board of Trustees as "Most Distinguished Graduate" and received the Groben Award for Leadership.

Naval career

Vice Adm. Rondeau earned her commission in 1974 through Officer Candidate School. Subsequent assignments include Navy Staff in the NATO/Europe section of the Strategy, Plans and Policy Division; Office of the Secretary of Defense as Assistant for Policy Analysis; the Office of African Affairs; and Special Assistant to the Attorney General for National Security Affairs as a White House Fellow; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel as Assistant for Political-Military Analysis; Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Shore Installations for Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Staff.

Her early leadership tours include serving as the Operations Officer for VP-50, the Executive Officer for Fast Sealift Squadron One (FSS-1), the Officer-in-Charge of Military Sealift Command Unit (New Orleans), and as a Battalion Officer at the U.S. Naval Academy. Vice Adm. Rondeau has also held many senior command positions, to include: Commanding Officer, [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/la_maddalena.htm Naval Support Activity] , La Maddalena, Italy and at [http://www.nsamidsouth.navy.mil/Naval Support Activity Mid-South] in Millington, Tennessee; Commander of Naval Training Center Great Lakes and subsequently, the first Commander of [http://www.nstc.navy.mil/ Naval Service Training Command] , which was established June 30, 2003. Following those tours, Vice Adm. Rondeau assumed command of [https://www.npdc.navy.mil/ Naval Personnel Development Command] in November 2004, and later became the Director of Navy Staff (DNS) in August 2005.

Vice Adm. Rondeau is Surface Warfare qualified, training on both MSC Merchant Marine vessels and United States Navy combatants. She holds subspecialty qualifications in political-military affairs, operations intelligence, operations analysis, strategy and planning and military transportation. In addition, she was selected as a White House Fellow, a CNO Strategic Studies Group Fellow and as a permanent member of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Education

Vice Adm. Rondeau holds a master's degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Adult and Higher Education from Northern Illinois University. Further, she has been conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Public Service from Carthage College.

Awards and Decorations

Her personal awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4 awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), and Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards).

ee also

Women in the United States Navy

References

Further reading

*Citation
first = Fred
last = Schultz
title = Women are fitting in fine: An interview with Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau, U. S. Navy
url = http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/story.asp?STORY_ID=1188
journal = Naval Institute Proceedings
volume = 133
issue = 12
pages = 22-26
date = December 2007
year = 2007.

External links

* [http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp?bioID=252 Official Navy biography]
* [http://www.military-training-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1033 Interview with Rear Admiral Ann E. Rondeau] "Military Training Technology" (July 26, 2005)
* [http://www.afcea-scott.org/webapp/docs/event_120a.pdf Rondeau biography] from USTRANSCOM

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