Robert D. Sharp
Introduction
Robert "Bob" D. Sharp is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 7th Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Early life
A native of San Jose, California, Sharp graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Arts in English and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1988. He holds a Naval War College diploma and earned a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2008.
Naval career
From April 2016 to February 2019, Sharp served as Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence; and Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office. During his initial flag assignment he served as the Director for Intelligence (J2), United States Special Operations Command.
He is scheduled to retire from active duty.
Accolades
In addition to multiple personal, unit, and campaign awards, Sharp has been the recipient of the Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor award for excellence in instruction, the United States Army's Knowlton Award for Military Intelligence, the Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton leadership award, and the Naval Intelligence Foundation award for excellence in operational intelligence support to the Fleet.
Awards and decorations
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| Information Warfare Dominance Officer insignia | |||||
| Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | Legion of Merit | |||
| Bronze Star Medal with gold award star | Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | Meritorious Service Medal | |||
| Joint Service Commendation Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star | Joint Service Achievement Medal | |||
| Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation | Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |||
| Navy Unit Commendation | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with bronze service star | Navy "E" Ribbon, 1st award | |||
| National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars | |||
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |||
| Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | |||
| Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Navy Expert Rifleman Medal | Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal | |||
| Navy Command Ashore insignia | |||||
| National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Badge | |||||