Vice Admiral Michael A. LeFever is currently
serving as commander, Office of the Defense
Representative,
Pakistan. LeFever is
a 1976 graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Oceanography. His first sea
duty tour was aboard USS Truett (FF
1095).
Subsequent sea duty tours included engineer
officer in USS Arthur W. Radford (DD
968), executive officer in USS Taurus
(PHM 3) and USS Nicholson (DD 982),
assistant chief of staff for commander,
Destroyer Squadron 36, commanding officer of USS
John Rodgers (DD 983), commander,
Destroyer Squadron 21 and commander,
Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 1.
Ashore, LeFever served as director, Manpower,
Personnel, Training and Education Policy
Division (N13), deputy director, Expeditionary
Warfare Division (OPNAV N75) and director,
Surface Officer Distribution Division, Navy
Personnel Command (PERS 41), Millington, Tenn.
Additional tours ashore included action officer
on the Joint Staff in the Command, Control, and
Communications Directorate (J6); executive
assistant to the vice director, Joint Staff;
branch head for Fleet Readiness; executive
assistant to the deputy and chief of staff, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet and senior fellow, Chief of Naval
Operations Strategic Studies Group.
LeFever graduated from
Naval Post Graduate
School and holds a Master of Science
degree in Systems Technology, Command, Control
and Communications, has attended
Armed
Forces Staff College, and various other Joint War
fighting training.
Among his significant accomplishments with ESG
1, LeFever commanded the Disaster Assistance
Center Pakistan, responsible for coordinating
the U.S. military response to Pakistan’s
devastating 2005 earthquake. In addition, he
served as Combined Forces Maritime Component
commander for exercise Bright Star 2005,
the world’s largest coalition exercise involving
47 participant and observer nations.
His personal decorations include the Defense
Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (5),
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal (2), Navy Commendation Medal (3),
Joint Service Achievement Award, Award of “Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam”
(Order of Great Leader) and Award of “Sitara-i-Eisaar”
(Star of Sacrifice) from the President of
Pakistan, and various service campaign and unit
decorations.
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