Adm james winnefeld bio

American defense official (born 1956)

"Winnefeld" redirects here. For the site in Germany, see Winnefeld (abandoned village).

James Alexander "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. (born April 24, 1956^[2]) is a retired United States Navyadmiral who served as the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

While on active duty, Winnefeld served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 4, 2011, to July 31, 2015.

He previously served as the fourth commander of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the 21st commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 19, 2010, to August 3, 2011.

DoD Leaders Salute Winnefeld at Retirement Ceremony

Prior to that, Winnefeld served as Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff which he concurrently served as the Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee. His other operational commands include serving as the commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet and commander of Allied Joint Command Lisbon. ADM James A.

"Sandy" Winnefeld Jr., USN (Ret.) - U.S. Naval ... FIB