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Paul J. Schlise
Rear Admiral Paul J. Schlise in 2017
Born1966 (age 57–58)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
RankRear Admiral (lower half)
CommandsCarrier Strike Group 10
USS Halsey (DDG-97)
Battles / warsGulf War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsLegion of Merit

Paul J. Schlise (born 1966)[1] is a rear admiral in the United States Navy.

Personal life

Schlise is originally from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[2] He received a civilian education at Marquette University, earning a bachelor's degree from the College of Business in 1989.[3]

Schlise was commissioned via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Marquette.[4] His deployments include serving during the Gulf War, Operation Southern Watch, the 1998 Bombing of Iraq, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Tomodachi. His assignments include executive officer of the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), commanding officer of the USS Halsey (DDG-97) and Deputy Commander of Destroyer Squadron 7.

Schlise has been stationed at The Pentagon and graduated from the Naval War College in 2006 with a master's degree in national security and strategic studies. In 2017, he was named Deputy Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command the United States Fifth Fleet. He became acting commander in December 2018, following the death of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney. He assumed command of Carrier Strike Group 10 in June 2019. Schlise was succeeded by Rear Admiral Brendan R. McLane in May 2020.[5][3]

In October 2021, he was nominated for promotion to rear admiral and assignment as director of the Surface Warfare Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The nomination was left outstanding until March 2022, when Fred I. Pyle was nominated instead.[6][7][8] He was then nominated as director of the Warfare Development Division instead, to which he was confirmed.[9]

Schlise's awards include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star, the Navy Commendation Medal with silver star and the Navy Achievement Medal with two gold stars.

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  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1990. p. 181. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ "CAPT Paul J. Schlise". United States Navy. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ a b "Rear Admiral Paul Schlise". U.S. Navy. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ^ "REAR ADMIRAL PAUL J. SCHLISE". United States Navy. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. ^ "CSG-10 Bids Farewell to Schlise, Welcomes McLane during Change of Command at Sea". United States Navy. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. ^ "PN1234 — Rear Adm. (lh) Paul J. Schlise — Navy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. ^ "Flag Officer Announcement". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  8. ^ "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), March 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. 2022-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Flag Officer Announcement". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-07.


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