Michael E. Boyle

{{short description|U.S. Navy admiral}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox military person | name = Michael E. Boyle | image = VADM Michael E. Boyle (2).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Navy | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 1987–present | rank = Vice Admiral | service_number = | unit = | commands = United States Third Fleet Carrier Strike Group 12 United States Naval Forces Korea Carrier Air Wing Five Carrier Air Wing Eleven VFA-81 | battles = | alma_mater = | awards = | relations = | other_work = | signature = }} '''Michael Edward Boyle'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1156 |title=PN1156 — Navy — 103rd Congress (1993-1994) |date=March 17, 1994 |website=U.S. Congress |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> (born 1965)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DD8BVZeVFP4C&pg=PA146 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty |date=October 1, 1990 |page=146 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as the director of the Navy Staff since 2 August 2024.<ref name="August 2024 Roster">{{cite web|url=https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/August%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=z3NziY5zQHplFT1COUQlQA%3D%3D|title=United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), August 2024|access-date=2024-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802012557/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/August%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=z3NziY5zQHplFT1COUQlQA%3D%3D|archive-date=2024-08-02|website=MyNavyHR}}</ref> He most recently served as commander of the United States Third Fleet from 2022 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/2081?s=1&r=3|title=PN2081 — Rear Adm. Michael E. Boyle — Navy|date=May 10, 2022|website=United States Congress}}</ref><ref name="11 May Flag">{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3028528/flag-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511225149/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3028528/flag-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2022|title=Flag Officer Announcements|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> He served as the Director of Maritime Operations of the United States Pacific Fleet from 2020 to 2022, and previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 12 from 2019 to 2020.<ref name="Navy bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236428/rear-admiral-michael-boyle/|title=Rear Admiral Michael Boyle|date=April 6, 2021|website=www.navy.mil|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2020/01/20/uss-lincoln-kept-us-from-going-to-war-rear-admiral-says-at-north-island/|title=USS Lincoln 'Kept Us From Going to War,' Rear Admiral Says at North Island|date=January 21, 2020|website=Times of San Diego}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcea.org/content/boyle-assigned-director-maritime-operations|title=Boyle Assigned as Director of Maritime Operations|date=September 3, 2020|website=SIGNAL Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2513729/flag-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419183101/https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2513729/flag-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2021|title=Flag Officer Announcements|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref>

Raised in McLean, Virginia, Boyle is a 1987 graduate of Jacksonville University with a B.S. degree in business management. He is the son of a naval aviator and became one himself in January 1990 after completing flight school. Boyle later earned a master's degree in foreign affairs from the Air Command and Staff College.<ref name="Navy bio"/>

In April 2024, Boyle was nominated for assignment as deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1635?s=1&r=14|title=PN1635 - 1 nominee for Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3749478/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-participation-in-virtual-na/|title=Flag Officer Announcements|date=2024-04-19|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> In July 2024, he was nominated for director of the Navy Staff instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1922|title=PN1922 - 1 nominee for Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024)|date=2024-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3834446/flag-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710193356/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3834446/flag-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2024|date=2024-07-10|title=Flag Officer Announcements|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref>

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