James A. Kirk
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| Nickname(s) | "Jim" "Tiberious"[1] |
| Born | Hershey, Pennsylvania, US |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Carrier Strike Group 15 |
James A. Kirk, born in Hershey, Pennsylvania is a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who currently serves as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 15. Before that he was deputy commander and chief staff for Joint Warfare Center, NATO Allied Command Transformation in Stavanger, Norway. James Kirk, then Captain Kirk was the first commanding officer of the USS Zumwalt, commissioned in 2014. Due to his name, Kirk is often compared to Star Trek's James T. Kirk.[1][2][3]
Kirk graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy Class 1990. He has attended both the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. Army War College graduating with Masters in National Security Studies.
He has served in a variety of afloat and ashore billets as a Surface Warfare officer. He has served afloat on destroyers, cruisers, frigates and staffs including USS Fife (DD-991), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), USS Hué City (CG-66), USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), gas turbine inspector on the staff of Commander, United States Pacific Fleet, and operations officer for Carrier Strike Group 7. He has commanded both USS De Wert (FFG-45), and USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000).
Ashore, Kirk has served as executive assistant to the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs, action officer on the Joint Staff J8, executive assistant to the director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N96), and deputy for Weapons and Sensors to the director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N96). As a flag officer, he served as deputy commander and chief of staff for Joint Warfare Center, Allied Command Transformation in Stavanger, Norway; and as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven. Kirk assumed command of Carrier Strike Group Fifteen in June 2021.[4][5]
In October 2022, Kirk was selected for reassignment as the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three.[6]
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| Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge | |||||
| Surface Warfare Officer Pin | |||||
| Defense Superior Service Medal w/ 1 bronze oak leaf cluster | |||||
| Legion of Merit | Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Meritorious Service Medal w/ 3 gold award star | |||
| Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ 4 gold award star | Joint Service Achievement Medal w/ 1 oak leave cluster | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal | |||
| Navy Unit Commendation | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 3 bronze service stars | Navy E Ribbon w/ 4th_award | |||
| National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 service star | |||
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Humanitarian Service Medal | |||
| Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 service star | Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 3 service star | Special Operations Service Ribbon w/ 1 service star | |||
| Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Navy Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon | Navy Expert Pistol Medal | |||
| Command at Sea insignia | |||||
References
- ^ a b Associated Press in Bath, Maine (2013-11-24). "Captain Kirk takes command of high-tech US navy warship". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Kooser, Amanda. "Real Captain James Kirk commands a US Navy destroyer". CNET. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Matishak, Martin (2016-05-20). "The Real Captain Kirk Takes Command of the Navy's New $4 Billion Destroyer". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Joint Warfare Centre welcomes new Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral James A. "Jim" Kirk :: JWC - NATO".
- ^ "Rear Adm. James Kirk, Commander". Archived from the original on 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
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