Rear Adm. John Fuller is the son of a retired Army colonel. He received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Naval Academy and a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Post Graduate School. He also earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the College of Naval Command and Staff at the Naval War College. He is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellow. Fuller’s sea duty tours include damage control assistant, combat information center officer and assistant engineering officer, USS Vandegrift (FFG 48); chief engineer, USS Kauffman (FFG 49); Atlantic Fleet Propulsion Examining Board; flag secretary, Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet; executive officer aboard USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54); commanding officer, USS Mason (DDG 87); deputy commander, Destroyer Squadron 22; commander, Task Group-Iraqi Maritime; and commander, Destroyer Squadron 22. Ashore, he served in numerous joint and staff billets to include, Plans & Policy/Community Issues Section head and Strategy & Alignment Branch head, Surface Warfare Division; U.S. Naval Academy 4th Battalion Officer; military assistant to the director, rapid fielding in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (AT&L); special assistant to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Joint High Speed Vessel Council chairman, Navy Staff; operational definition team lead for the Small Surface Combatant Task Force; and deputy for LCS, Surface Warfare Division. His flag assignments include commander, Navy Region Hawaii/commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1 and Director of Strategy, Policy & Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He is currently serving as the Joint Staff, J8, deputy director for Force Protection (DDFP) and leads three Force Protection Divisions which include the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO) that is responsible for the advocacy and integration of Joint IAMD capabilities; Force Protection Division which identifies and develops joint requirements for asset and personnel protection; and serves as director, Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JRO-CBRND), a Chairman’s Controlled Activity (CCA). Fuller also serves as the chairman of the Protection Functional Capabilities Board. Fuller’s military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (four awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement Medal (two awards) and various unit awards. Last Updated: 11 September 2020