Kendall L. Card

Vice Admiral Kendall Lee Card (born 15 July 1955) is a retired United States Navy aviator and flag officer and the former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and Director of Naval Intelligence; succeeded by Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch in July 2013.

Card was born in Reeves County, Texas and raised in Fort Stockton. He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1977.

From 1979, he made various operational tours at sea, flying off the decks of the carriers USS Forrestal (CV-59), USS America (CV-66), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Saratoga (CV-60) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He went on to command Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), as well as the USS Rainier (AOE-7) and the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). He accumulated over 3,900 flight hours in the SH-3H Sea King, SH-60F Seahawk, and the S-3A Viking aircraft. Under his command, the Abraham Lincoln took part in operations Enduring Freedom, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.

He was named a flag officer in 2006, and in June 2011 was named deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance and the 64th Director of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy.

Awards and decorations

Card was made a Commander of the Brazilian Order of Naval Merit in June 2012. He was also awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.

Personal

Card is the son of Cecil Dennis Card (1 October 1927 – 12 August 2015) and Joyce Elaine (Kuykendall) Card. He has a brother and a sister.

Card married Becky Lynn Broyles on 20 August 1977 in Pecos County, Texas. They have two children and six grandchildren.

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