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Robert Harward

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Robert Harward

Robert Stiles Harward Jr. (born 1956) is a retired United States Navy SEAL and a former Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command, under the leadership command of General James Mattis. After working as a chief executive at Lockheed Martin's Middle East business division for eight years, he joined Shield AI as executive vice president for International Business and Strategy. He served as the Deputy Commander of U . Joint Forces Command and commanded Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435. After the resignation of Michael T. Flynn, U . President Donald Trump offered him the position of National Security Advisor on February 14, 2017. He declined the offer on February 16. While Harward cited family commitments as his reason for refusing the role, news sources reported that Harward was unable to agree with Trump over his scope to make his own appointments to his team.

Infobox

Nickname
Bob
Born
Robert Stiles Harward Jr. 1956 (age 69–70) Newport, Rhode Island, U .
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Navy
Service years
1975–2013
Rank
Vice Admiral
Unit
United States Navy SEALs
Commands
Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM SEAL Team 3 Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Task Force K-Bar Task Force 561 NSC Director of Strategy and Defense Issues
Conflicts
War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards
Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal (4)

Tables

U . military decorations
Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with Combat "V" and three gold award stars
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with gold award star
Joint Service Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold award star
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold award star
Combat Action Ribbon with gold award star
Navy Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze service star
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
Navy Unit Commendation with one bronze service star
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with four bronze service stars
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with two bronze service stars
Bundeswehr Silver Cross of Honor
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal
U . badges, patches and tabs
Naval Special Warfare insignia
Surface Warfare insignia
Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
CENTCOM Staff Identification Badge
Presidential Service Badge
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Preceded byJohn R. Allen
Preceded byJohn R. Allen
Military offices
Preceded byJohn R. Allen
Military offices
Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command 2011–2013
Military offices
Succeeded byMark I. Fox
Military offices
Preceded byJohn R. Allen
Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command 2011–2013
Succeeded byMark I. Fox

References

  1. "Robert Harward turns down Trump's national security adviser offer"
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39000389
  2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List
    https://books.google.com/books?id=T5DfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA102
  3. Lockheed Martin
    https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-ae/news/lockheed-martin-appoints-bob-harward-to-lead-middle-east-busines.html
  4. "Shield AI Establishes International Office in UAE under Leadership of Bob Harward | Shield AI"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220127161623/https://shield.ai/news/2022/1/26/shield-ai-establishes-international-office-uae-under-leadership-bob-harward
  5. "Joint Task Force 435 Stands Up, Directs Afghanistan Detainee Operations"
    http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=43545
  6. "Robert Harward: Everything you need to know about possible national security adviser"
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/robert-harward-national-security-adviser/story?id=45482023
  7. Gal Perl Finkel, US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER FACES CHALLENGES AT HOME AND ABROAD, The Jerusalem Post, February 22, 2017
    https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/US-national-security-adviser-faces-challenges-at-home-and-abroad-482328
  8. CNN Politics
    https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/harward-says-no-to-national-security-adviser-role
  9. "Trump's choice for national security adviser had early exposure to Iran"
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-choice-national-security-adviser-had-early-exposure-175814852.html
  10. ABC News
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/robert-harward-national-security-adviser/story?id=45482023
  11. "Leadership Biographies"
    http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioid=338
  12. huffingtonpost
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-s-harward/half-of-our-potential_b_4086312.html
  13. "In e-mails, glimpses of a striving Tampa socialite and smitten military brass at U . Central Command"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jill-kelley-e-mails-depict-a-striving-tampa-socialite-and-a-smitten-military-brass/2015/02/03/ef8cb06c-a800-11e4-a06b-9df2002b86a0_story.html
  14. "U . Naval War College | Harward Receives Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award"
    http://www.usnwc.edu/About/News/August-2013/Harward-Receives-NWC-Distinguished-Graduate-Leader.aspx
  15. "Bloomberg Executive Profile"
    https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=275945774&privcapId=225809259
  16. Washington Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170214083822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/14/harward-emerges-as-front-runner-to-replace-flynn-following-talks/
  17. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
    https://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2017/02/14/White-House-names-possible-shortlist-for-Flynn-replacement/stories/
  18. Business Insider
    https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-harward-flynn-national-security-235071
  19. Financial Times
    https://www.ft.com/content/e89c64b8-f494-11e6-95ee-f14e55513608
  20. "Harward says no to national security adviser role"
    https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/harward-says-no-to-national-security-adviser-role/
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