Stuart B. Munsch

Stuart B. Munsch
Born1962 (age 61–62)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1985–present
RankAdmiral
Commands
Awards
Alma mater
Stuart B. Munsch's voice
Munsch's opening statement at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the 2022 National Defense Strategy
Recorded May 18, 2022

Stuart Benjamin Munsch[1] (born 1962)[2] is a United States Navy admiral who serves as the commander of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples since June 27, 2022.[3] He most recently served as the director for joint force development, J7, of the Joint Staff from 2020 to 2022.[4][5][6]

Munsch is also the Navy's Old Goat, the longest serving United States Naval Academy graduate on active duty, having received the title and accompanying decanter from John C. Aquilino on June 26, 2024.[7]

  1. ^ "PN60 — Civilian". U.S. Congress. February 23, 1985. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 106. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Munsch assumes command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa". U.S. Navy. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vice Adm. Stuart B. Munsch". Joint Staff. Retrieved August 26, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch Nominated as Joint Staff Director for Force Development". May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Navy Quietly Stands up Warfighting Development Directorate (OPNAV N7)". November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Hardgrove, Samuel (June 28, 2024). "NAVEUR-NAVAF Commander becomes U.S. Navy's Old Goat". U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. Washington, D. C.: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Public Affairs. Retrieved July 7, 2024.