Admiral james stavridis biography

James G. Stavridis
Admiral, U.S. Navy

James G. Stavridis was born on 15 February in West Palm Beach, FL.

Stavridis is a distinguished graduate of the U.S.

Naval Academy and a native of South Florida. He is a career surface warfare officer and served at sea in carriers, cruisers, and destroyers. After serving with distinction as Operations Officer on the newly-commissioned USS Valley Forge, Stavridis commanded destroyer USS Barry from , completing deployments to Haiti, Bosnia, and the Persian Gulf.

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Barry won the Battenberg Cup as the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet under his command. In , he commanded Destroyer Squadron 21 and deployed to the Persian Gulf in , winning the Navy League's John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.

From , Stavridis commanded Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, conducting combat operations in the Persian Gulf in support of both the successful Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Afterwards, VADM Stavridis served as Seni