Paul Spedero Jr.

{{Short description|U.S. Navy admiral}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use American English|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox military person |honorific_prefix = |name = Paul C. Spedero Jr. |honorific_suffix = |image = RADM Paul C. Spedero Jr.jpg |image_upright = |alt = |caption = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |birth_name = |other_name = |nickname = |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}} |birth_place = |death_date =  |death_place = |burial_place = |burial_label = |burial_coordinates =  |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Navy |branch_label = Branch |service_years = 1990{{ndash}}present |service_years_label = |rank = Rear Admiral |rank_label = |service_number = |unit = |commands = {{plainlist| *Vice Director of the Joint Staff *Joint Enabling Capabilities Command *{{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69}} *{{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5}} *VFA-86 }} |battles = |battles_label = |awards = {{ubl|Legion of Merit (2)|Bronze Star Medal}} |memorials = |alma_mater = {{plainlist| *Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) *Naval War College (MA) *Old Dominion University (MS) *Defense Language Institute }} |spouse =  |children = |relations = |other_work = |signature = |signature_size = |signature_alt = |website =  |module = }} '''Paul C. Spedero Jr.''' (born 1968)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DD8BVZeVFP4C&pg=PA197 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty |date=October 1, 1990 |page=200 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who has served as the vice director of the Joint Staff since July 2025. He most recently served as the vice director for operations of the Joint Staff from 2023 to 2025.<ref name="July 2023 Roster">{{cite web|url=https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202023%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=q8xmTSaBjQvK6LvpT6Nj_w%3D%3D|title=United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), July 2023|access-date=2023-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703045501/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202023%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=q8xmTSaBjQvK6LvpT6Nj_w%3D%3D|archive-date=2023-07-03|website=MyNavyHR}}</ref> He served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 8 from 2022 to 2023,<ref name="11 Mar Flag">{{cite web|url=https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2964521/flag-officer-assignments/|title=Flag Officer Assignments|date=2022-03-11|access-date=2022-03-12|language=en-US|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Jamaica|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/421889/commander-carrier-strike-group-8-holds-change-command|title=Commander Carrier Strike Group 8 holds Change of Command|date=2022-05-31|access-date=2022-06-02|publisher=Carrier Strike Group 8|website=DVIDS}}</ref> as commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command from 2021 to 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28826|title=Webcast: JECC Change of Command|access-date=May 24, 2022|website=DVIDS}}</ref> and prior to that as director for fleet integrated readiness and analysis on the staff of the United States Fleet Forces Command.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jecc.mil/Portals/21/Documents/JECC%20PC%20Registration/JECC%20CG_RDML%20Spedero_Dec%202020%20Bio.pdf?ver=pWqncLk-K2W0RSRKswtFnA%3d%3d|title=JECC Commander|access-date=2021-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2516441/flag-officer-assignments/|title=Flag Officer Assignments|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE}}</ref>

Spedero's command tours include serving as commanding officer of the {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69}} from 2015 to 2018, commanding officer of {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5}} from 2013 to its decommissioning in 2015 and commander of the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)-86.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://libn.com/2018/08/17/port-jefferson-native-assumes-command-of-aircraft-carrier/ | title=Port Jefferson native assumes command of aircraft carrier | Long Island Business News | date=August 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2293993/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-change-command|title=USS Dwight D. Eisenhower change of command|website=DVIDS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/uncategorised/newsus-navy-decommissions-uss-peleliu-4545317/|title=US Navy decommissions USS Peleliu|newspaper=Naval Technology|date=April 2015 |author1=Admin }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/top_stories/vfa-86-honors-ike-co/article_43218c12-e67d-521f-b6ea-8b3e996c6f0e.html|title=VFA-86 Honors Ike CO|first=MC2 Hillary Browning | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public|last=Affairs|website=Military News|date=December 14, 2015 }}</ref>

A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Spedero earned his commission from the NROTC program in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1990 with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, and was designated a naval aviator in 1992. He earned an M.A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, an M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a degree in French from the Defense Language Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236495/rear-admiral-paul-spedero-jr/|title=Rear Admiral Paul Spedero Jr.|website=www.navy.mil}}</ref>

In February 2023, he was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/370?s=2&r=4|title=PN370 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024)|date=2023-02-16|access-date=2022-02-18|website=U.S. Congress}}</ref> In July 2025, he was assigned as vice director of the Joint Staff.<ref name="July 2025 Roster">{{cite web|url=https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202025%20Public%20Roster.pdf?ver=13F8fjV8TPyoiLnobPlNBg%3D%3D|title=United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), July 2025|access-date=2025-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702041820/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202025%20Public%20Roster.pdf?ver=13F8fjV8TPyoiLnobPlNBg%3D%3D|archive-date=2025-07-02|website=MyNavyHR}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spedero, Paul C. Jr.}} Category:Living people Category:1968 births Category:Military personnel from Springfield, Massachusetts Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni Category:Naval War College alumni Category:Old Dominion University alumni Category:Defense Language Institute alumni Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:United States Naval Aviators Category:United States Navy rear admirals (lower half)