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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">3rd Commander of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">United States Cyber Command</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 May 2018 – 2 February 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Rogers" title="Michael S. Rogers">Michael S. Rogers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Timothy_D._Haugh" title="Timothy D. Haugh">Timothy D. Haugh</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">18th <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">Director of the National Security Agency</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 May 2018 – 2 February 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">George Barnes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Michael S. Rogers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Timothy D. Haugh</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Paul Miki Nakasone</div><br /><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-11-19</span>) </span>19 November 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake, Minnesota</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Susan Nakasone</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/College_of_Saint_Benedict_and_Saint_John%27s_University" title="College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University">Saint John's University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/National_Intelligence_University" title="National Intelligence University">National Intelligence University</a> (MA)<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a> (MA)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–2024</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Cyber_Command" title="United States Army Cyber Command">United States Army Cyber Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">Second United States Army</a><br />Director of Intelligence, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff#Directorates_of_the_Joint_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">J2</a><br /><a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">War in Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Distinguished Service Medal">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a> (4)<br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Spymaster_Award" title="George Washington Spymaster Award">George Washington Spymaster Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Opening_Statement_of_LTG_Paul_M._Nakasone_at_his_Confirmation_Hearing_to_be_NSA_Director.ogg" title="File:Opening Statement of LTG Paul M. Nakasone at his Confirmation Hearing to be NSA Director.ogg">Paul M. Nakasone's voice</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="279" data-mwtitle="Opening_Statement_of_LTG_Paul_M._Nakasone_at_his_Confirmation_Hearing_to_be_NSA_Director.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Opening_Statement_of_LTG_Paul_M._Nakasone_at_his_Confirmation_Hearing_to_be_NSA_Director.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/49/Opening_Statement_of_LTG_Paul_M._Nakasone_at_his_Confirmation_Hearing_to_be_NSA_Director.ogg/Opening_Statement_of_LTG_Paul_M._Nakasone_at_his_Confirmation_Hearing_to_be_NSA_Director.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Nakasone's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">director of the National Security Agency</a><br />Recorded 15 March 2018</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Paul Miki Nakasone</b> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: 仲宗根ミキ <i>Nakasone Miki</i>, born 19 November 1963)<sup id="cite_ref-SSCI_Questionnaire_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSCI_Questionnaire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 2">: 2 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Birth_index_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birth_index-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a retired <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star</a> <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> who served as the commander of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">United States Cyber Command</a>. He concurrently served as the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">director</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as chief of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Security_Service" title="Central Security Service">Central Security Service</a>. Nakasone took command of the <a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">United States Second Army</a> and Army Cyber Command in October 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Cyber_New_Commander_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Cyber_New_Commander-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until the Second Army's inactivation in March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-2nd_Army_Inactivated_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2nd_Army_Inactivated-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2018, he became head of the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Central_Security_Service" title="Central Security Service">Central Security Service</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">United States Cyber Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ceremony_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ceremony-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He currently serves in the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">board of directors</a> of WitnessAI and <a href="/wiki/OpenAI" title="OpenAI">OpenAI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Nakasone&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake, Minnesota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the son of Edwin M. Nakasone,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Nisei" title="Nisei">second-generation</a> Japanese American<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a retired United States Army colonel who served in the <a href="/wiki/Military_Intelligence_Service_(United_States)" title="Military Intelligence Service (United States)">Military Intelligence Service</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and Mary Anne Nakasone (née Costello).<sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Birth_index_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birth_index-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His paternal grandparents came from Misato village in the <a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District, Okinawa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Okinawa_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Okinawa-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nakasone grew up in <a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake, Minnesota</a>, and attended <a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake_Area_High_School" title="White Bear Lake Area High School">White Bear High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-White_Bear_Article_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-White_Bear_Article-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stars_&_Stripes_Article_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stars_&_Stripes_Article-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is married to Susan S. (née Sternberg),<sup id="cite_ref-SSCI_Questionnaire_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSCI_Questionnaire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 2">: 2 </span></sup> and has four (4) children.<sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone attended <a href="/wiki/College_of_Saint_Benedict_and_Saint_John%27s_University" title="College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University">St. John's University</a>, where he received a commission as military intelligence officer in 1986<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through the <a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps</a> program.<sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-White_Bear_Article_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-White_Bear_Article-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone also attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a> earning a M.S. in Systems Management,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/National_Intelligence_University" title="National Intelligence University">National Defense Intelligence College</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a>, earning Master's degrees from those institutions as well.<sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-White_Bear_Article_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-White_Bear_Article-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also is a graduate of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">United States Army Command and General Staff College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Cyber_New_Commander_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Cyber_New_Commander-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Nakasone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg/250px-Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg/330px-Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg/500px-Paul_M._Nakasone_Casing_2nd_Army_Colors_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Nakasone <a href="/wiki/Casing_of_the_Colors" title="Casing of the Colors">casing</a> the Second Army's colors in 2017 at its inactivation ceremony</figcaption></figure> <p>Nakasone has commanded at the company, battalion, and brigade levels.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also served in foreign assignments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea, and has served as a senior intelligence officer at the battalion, division, and corps levels.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone served on the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> as deputy director for trans-regional policy in 2012 when he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and previously served as a staff officer for General <a href="/wiki/Keith_B._Alexander" title="Keith B. Alexander">Keith B. Alexander</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JAVA_Article_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAVA_Article-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to promotion to lieutenant general in 2016, Nakasone was the deputy commanding general of United States Army Cyber Command and later commander of the Cyber National Mission Force at Cyber Command.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Army_Cyber_New_Commander_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Cyber_New_Commander-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SJU_Article_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SJU_Article-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone has twice served as a <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">staff officer</a> for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was the director of intelligence, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff#Directorates_of_the_Joint_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">J2</a>, for the <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a> in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 October 2016, he took command of the United States Second Army and United States Army Cyber Command.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Army_Cyber_New_Commander_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Cyber_New_Commander-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone was also given control of United States Cyber Command's Joint Task Force-ARES, a task-force designed to coordinate electronic counter-terrorist activities against the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Army_Cyber_New_Commander_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Army_Cyber_New_Commander-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as commander of the Second Army until it was inactivated for the fourth time in its history on 31 March 2017, and continued to serve as commander of United States Army Cyber Command.<sup id="cite_ref-2nd_Army_Inactivated_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2nd_Army_Inactivated-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2018, it was reported that Nakasone was on the list of potential replacements for outgoing <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">NSA Director</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Rogers" title="Michael S. Rogers">Michael S. Rogers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2018, he was nominated for promotion to <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2018, Nakasone was unanimously confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> Senate as <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">director of the National Security Agency</a> and head of the United States Cyber Command.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also promoted to the rank of general. In May 2022, Nakasone was asked to remain as the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency until 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In those roles, he has attracted attention for disclosing that the U.S. government took unspecified cyber offensive action against <a href="/wiki/Ransomware" title="Ransomware">ransomware</a> gangs operating outside the United States that targeted American infrastructure,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as against Russian targets associated with the invasion of <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Ukraine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement_and_later_life">Retirement and later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Nakasone&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Retirement and later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nakasone retired from the military on 1 February 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General <a href="/wiki/Timothy_D._Haugh" title="Timothy D. Haugh">Timothy D. Haugh</a> succeeded him as Director of the NSA and head of Cyber Command. </p><p>On 14 February 2024, Nakasone published an opinion article in the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a>, arguing for Congress to re-approve the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act" title="Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act</a>, which was due to expire in spring 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congress reauthorized the bill on 20 April, hours before it would have expired. </p><p>In May 2024, Nakasone was named Founding Director of <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_University" title="Vanderbilt University">Vanderbilt University</a>'s new Institute for National Defense and Global Security. Nakasone will also hold a Research Professorship within Vanderbilt's School of Engineering, as well as serving as special advisor to the chancellor.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in May 2024, Nakasone was elected to the board of trustees of <a href="/wiki/College_of_Saint_Benedict_and_Saint_John%27s_University" title="College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University">Saint John's University</a>, his alma mater.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nakasone was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from <a href="/wiki/Dartmouth_College" title="Dartmouth College">Dartmouth College</a> in 9 June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nakasone joined the board of <a href="/wiki/OpenAI" title="OpenAI">OpenAI</a> in June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Nakasone&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:80%; background:transparent;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="">Left Side<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span 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href="/wiki/File:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/120px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/159px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/212px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Badge </th> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Combat_Action_Badge" title="Combat Action Badge">Combat Action Badge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1st row </th> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2nd row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Distinguished Service Medal">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a><br /><small>with <a href="/wiki/Oak_leaf_cluster" title="Oak leaf cluster">oak leaf cluster</a></small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a><br /><small>with three oak leaf clusters</small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3rd row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Meritorious_Service_Medal" title="Defense Meritorious Service Medal">Defense Meritorious Service Medal</a><br /><small>with oak leaf cluster</small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)" title="Meritorious Service Medal (United States)">Meritorious Service Medal</a><br /><small>with four oak leaf clusters</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4th row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Commendation Medal">Army Commendation Medal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Service_Achievement_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Service Achievement Medal">Joint Service Achievement Medal</a><br /><small>with oak leaf cluster</small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Achievement_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Achievement Medal">Army Achievement Medal</a><br /><small>with four oak leaf clusters</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5th row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a><br /><small>with <a href="/wiki/Service_star" title="Service star">service star</a></small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal" title="Afghanistan Campaign Medal">Afghanistan Campaign Medal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Iraq_Campaign_Medal" title="Iraq Campaign Medal">Iraq Campaign Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6th row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal">Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary<br />Medal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal" title="Global War on Terrorism Service Medal">Global War on Terrorism Service Medal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Korea_Defense_Service_Medal" title="Korea Defense Service Medal">Korea Defense Service Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7th row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon" title="Army Service Ribbon">Army Service Ribbon</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Overseas Service Ribbon">Army Overseas Service Ribbon</a><br /><small>with <a href="/wiki/Award_numeral" class="mw-redirect" title="Award numeral">award numeral</a> 5</small> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NATO_Medal" title="NATO Medal">NATO Medal</a> for service with <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8th row </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Rising_Sun" title="Order of the Rising Sun">Order of the Rising Sun</a><br /><small>with grand cordon</small> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Badge </th> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Identification_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge">Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:80%; background:transparent;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="">Right Side<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_Cyber_Bio_18-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army_Cyber_Bio-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Intelligence_Regimental_Insignia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Military_Intelligence_Regimental_Insignia.png/85px-Military_Intelligence_Regimental_Insignia.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Military_Intelligence_Regimental_Insignia.png/128px-Military_Intelligence_Regimental_Insignia.png 1.5x, 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<td><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Service_Bar" title="Overseas Service Bar">Overseas Service Bar</a> (x4) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/250px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="718" data-file-height="718" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a> Badge </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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