Cotton, John, VADM

Line Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Vice Admiral
Current/Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
2003-2008, 131X, COMNAVRESFOR New Orleans (CNRF)
Previously Held NEC
110X-Unrestricted Line Officer - No Specialty Engagement
139X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot (In Training)
Service Years
1973 - 2008
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Order of the Shellback
Plank Owner
Sandbox Sailor Operation Iraqi Freedom
Tailhook
Vice Admiral Vice Admiral

 Official Badges 

Office of the Secretary of Defense US Navy Retired 30 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & FoundationUnited States Naval InstituteMilitary Order of the CarabaoTailhook Association
Navy League of the United StatesReserve Organization of AmericaAssociation of Naval AviationDistrict 5
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)United States Navy Memorial Naval Aviation Museum FoundationSurface Navy Association
  1973, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation - Assoc. Page
  1974, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1978, Military Order of the Carabao
  1978, Tailhook Association - Assoc. Page
  1982, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
  1982, Reserve Organization of America
  1982, Association of Naval Aviation - Assoc. Page
  1986, Association of the United States Navy (AUSN), District 5 (Washington, DC, District Of Columbia)
  1994, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  1994, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
  1996, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
  2009, Surface Navy Association


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

The mission of Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation is to ensure that our residents are offered the finest quality of care and service, as well as to provide a comfortable environment fostering dignity, friendship, and security.


   
Other Comments:

Member of the Reserve Forces Policy Board at the Pentagon and a Senior Fellow at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfok, VA

   

  1997-1998, 131X, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA)

Rear Admiral Lower Half

From Month/Year
November / 1997

To Month/Year
March / 1998

Unit
Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) Unit Page

Rank
Rear Admiral Lower Half

NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Eskan Village, Riyadh

State/Country
Saudi Arabia
 
 
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 Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) Details

Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA)

Type
Combat - Sea
 

Parent Unit
Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)

Strength
Surface Vessel

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Chain of Command
Maj Gen Roger Radcliff

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
8 Members Also There at Same Time
Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA)

Geilfuss, Steven, CDR, (1985-2007) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Schildknecht, Brady, LCDR, (1992-2007) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Watkins, Larry, CDR, (1990-Present) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Chandler, Mark, CPO, (1983-2004) DS DS-1615 Chief Petty Officer
DeMond, Troy, PO1, (1978-1998) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
DeMond, Troy, PO1, (1978-1998) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Day, Eric, LTJG, (1990-Present) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
DeSandre, Maria, LCDR, (1989-2007) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lanier, Michael, LTJG, (1996-Present) Petty Officer Third Class

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