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Donald Lee Pilling is a retired four star United States Navy admiral who served as Vice Chief Of Naval Operations from 1997 to 2000. MILITARY CAREER A 1965 graduate of the United States Naval Academy , Pilling's sea experience has been in destroyers. He commanded USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) , was Commander of Destroyer Squadron 26, Commander, Cruiser Group 12, Commander, Saratoga Battle Group , Commander, United States Sixth Fleet and Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe. Ashore, Admiral Pilling has been assigned to a variety of defense resources and planning billets. From 1973 to 1977 he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (PA&E) where he was responsible for the resource analysis of all U.S. and foreign tactical aircraft and missile programs. From 1980 to 1983 he was on the personal staff of the Chief Of Naval Operations , responsible for monitoring trends in the international environment and their implications for future naval forces. As a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings Institution in 1985-86, he studied defense acquisition and national security issues. From 1986 to 1988, Admiral Pilling was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he was responsible for the development of the Navy Five-Year Defense Plan (FYDP). A member of the National Security Council staff from 1989 until July 1992, Pilling had broad responsibilities in foreign policy and national security issues. From 1993 to 1995, he was the Director for Programming (N80) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments (N8) from July 1996 to November 1997. He assumed duties as the 30th Vice Chief of Naval Operations in November 1997. Pilling was awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics from the , ''Competition in Defense Procurement'', published in 1989 by the Brookings Institution . His awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion Of Merit (five awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal. Admiral Pilling is from Bayside, New York , and is married to the former Barbara Orbon, also of Bayside, and has two daughters. POST MILIITARY On January 1, 2002, Pilling became President and Chief Executive Officer , the Council On Foreign Relations , and the White House Fellows Commission . He is on the Board of Trustees/Advisors at the Naval War College , the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University , and the National Defense Industrial Association . He is also a Fellow of the National Academy Of Public Administration . REFERENCES |
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