Michael S. Devany
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Michael S. Devany
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Vice Admiral Michael S. Devany, NOAA
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
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 United States Navy NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps |
| Years of service | 1986–1990 (U.S. Navy)[1] 1990–present (NOAA Corps) |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | NOAAS John N. Cobb (R 552) NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette (R 335) Director, NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations Centers Director, NOAA Commissioned Corps Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA |
| Awards | NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal NOAA Commendation Medal (2) NOAA Achievement Medal (4) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal |
Vice Admiral Michael S. Devany, NOAA is the current Deputy Under Secretary for Operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He previously served as director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps from August 13, 2012 to January 1, 2014, succeeding RADM Jonathan W. Bailey. As Deputy Under Secretary for Operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, he is NOAA’s chief operating officer. VADM Devany is responsible for the day-to-day management of NOAA’s national and international operations for oceanic and atmospheric services, research, and coastal and marine stewardship. He is a key advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere/NOAA Administrator on NOAA program and policy issues. Devany is the first NOAA Corps officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral since VADM Henry A. Karo in 1965, and the second NOAA Corps officer overall. He assumed his current office on January 2, 2014.
Career
VADM Devany is an officer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps (NOAA Corps), one of the nation’s seven uniformed services. He is a graduate of the NOAA Leadership Competencies Development Program and the Harvard Senior Managers in Government program.
As Director, MAOC, RDML Devany was responsible for the safe, efficient and effective operation of the NOAA ship and aircraft fleet. He oversaw NOAA’s multi-purpose oceanographic, fisheries, and hydrographic survey vessels and aircraft that operate across the globe in support of the program requirements of NOAA.
VADM Devany has been an officer of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps since January 1990, when he transferred from the United States Navy. While in the Navy, Devany served as a surface warfare officer aboard the destroyer USS John Young (DD-973) in the Pacific and the Persian Gulf. VADM Devany received a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in biology, a masters degree from the University of South Florida in environmental health, and a graduate certificate from City University[disambiguation needed] in project management. He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1994, lieutenant commander in September 1999, commander in September 2004, and captain in May 2008.[2][3][4][5]
VADM Devany has served aboard six NOAA ships: NOAAS Chapman (R 446), NOAAS Discoverer (R 102), NOAAS Miller Freeman (R 223), and NOAAS Hi’ialakai (R 334) in various capacities, and as commanding officer of NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette (R 335) and NOAAS John N. Cobb (R 552). These vessels were involved in fisheries and oceanographic research operations in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico. Ashore, VADM Devany has served in a variety of staff, scientific, and management positions in the NOAA line offices National Marine Fisheries Service, Oceans and Atmospheric Research, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, and National Ocean Service. He has spent a majority of his career working in assignments that directly interfaced with state and other federal agencies, using his project management and consensus building skills to achieve program objectives. VADM Devany has spent the last several years in senior Fleet operational positions, most recently as Commanding Officer, Marine Operations Center – Atlantic. He was promoted to rear admiral (lower half) in June 2011 and appointed Director, Marine and Aviation Operations Centers (MAOC), the operational arm of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).[6] He was promoted to rear admiral in February 2012 and assumed command of the NOAA Commissioned Corps in August 2012. He was promoted to vice admiral on 2 January 2014 upon assuming dutiy as deputy undersecretary for operations, only the second officer to reach this rank in the combined history of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and its predecessors, and the first since the promotion to vice admiral of H. Arnold Karo in 1965.
VADM Devany has been recognized for his outstanding performance of duties, receiving multiple NOAA Special Achievement Awards and the NOAA Corps Commendation Medals. Additionally, while serving in the U.S. Navy he received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in the Persian Gulf. VADM Devany is a NOAA diver, and holds a United States Coast Guard 1,600-gross-ton Master, Oceans license.
Personal life
VADM Devany is from the State of Washington, and he and his wife Tracy Bishop reside in Virginia with their three boys: Brendan, Kieran and Colin.
Dates of rank
| Ensign | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Commander | Commander | Captain |
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| O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 |
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| 1990 | 1992 | April 1994 | September 1999 | September 2004 | May 2008 |
| Rear Admiral (lower half) | Rear Admiral | Vice Admiral |
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| O-7 | O-8 | O-9 |
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| July 15, 2011[7] | August 15, 2012[8] | January 2, 2014[9] |
Awards and decorations
Navy Surface Warfare Officer badge
NOAA Deck Officer
NOAA Command at Sea
NOAA Diver
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NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal[10] |
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NOAA Commendation Medal with 1 gold award star |
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NOAA Achievement Medal with 3 award stars |
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Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal |
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NOAA Units Citation Award |
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Navy "E" Ribbon |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
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Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 3 bronze service stars |
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NOAA Corps Atlantic Service Ribbon |
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NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon with 1 service star |
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NOAA Corps International Service Ribbon |
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Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal |
External links
- This article incorporates material taken from the public domain website of the NOAA Corps.
- ↑ NOAA Leadership - VADM Michael S. Devany
- ↑ Congressional Record April 1994
- ↑ Congressional Record: September 1999
- ↑ Congressional Record: September 2004
- ↑ Congressional Record May 2008
- ↑ Congressional Record June 30, 2011, 112th Congress, 1st Session, Issue: Vol. 157, No. 96 — Daily Edition
- ↑ NOAA News; July 18, 2011
- ↑ NOAA News; August 15, 2012
- ↑ NOAA News; January 2, 2014
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- NOAA Corps
- RDML Michael S. Devany's OMAO Bio
- NOAA's Website
- NOAA Corp's Website
- NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
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| Preceded by | Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps August 13, 2012 - 2014 |
Succeeded by David A. Score |
| Preceded by | Director, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations 2011 - 2012 |
Succeeded by David A. Score |
