Craig Quigley
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Craig Quigley was a career officer in the US Navy, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, who retired with the rank of Rear Admiral and became vice president, communications and public affairs, for Lockheed Martin
Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems.http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2002/QuigleyNamedVicePresidentCommunicat.html
He graduated from the US Naval Academy as President of the Class of 1975, his first duty station was the USS Ramsey (FFG-2)
. He later served aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60)
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Craig Quigley serves as the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance, a public-private partnership dedicated to attracting, retaining and growing federal facilities in the region.
A career naval officer, Mr. Quigley served 27 years on active duty, achieving the rank of rear admiral
and serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) at the Pentagon.
Upon retiring from the Navy, Mr. Quigley accepted a position as Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs for Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, leading a 30-person communications team across eight states for a $3.5B operating company.
Following Lockheed Martin, Mr. Quigley returned to federal government service as the Director of Communication for U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads, Virginia during a time of great transition in that organization.
Mr. Quigley is a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
and has served as president of his class. A native of Winthrop, Iowa
, he is an active public speaker, and believes in the value of mentoring juniors and developing teamwork to accomplish difficult objectives. He has been listed in “Who’s Who in American High Schools” and “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities,” and was selected as an “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1980. He serves as a member of the Communications Committee of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees, as well as a member of the Board of the Hampton Roads Naval Historic Foundation.
Mr. Quigley assumed his current duties in September 2010.
After working for Lockheed Martin
, Quigley became Director of Communication for U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He is currently the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance.
On September 11, 2001, Rear Admiral Quigley was a spokesperson to the media at The Pentagon
.
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems.http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2002/QuigleyNamedVicePresidentCommunicat.html
He graduated from the US Naval Academy as President of the Class of 1975, his first duty station was the USS Ramsey (FFG-2)
USS Ramsey (FFG-2)
USS Ramsey was a Brooke-Class Destroyer, later a Frigate, in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey....
. He later served aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60)
USS Saratoga (CV-60)
USS Saratoga , was one of four Forrestal- class supercarriers built for the US Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth US Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War.Commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in...
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Craig Quigley serves as the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance, a public-private partnership dedicated to attracting, retaining and growing federal facilities in the region.
A career naval officer, Mr. Quigley served 27 years on active duty, achieving the rank of rear admiral
Rear admiral (United States)
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...
and serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) at the Pentagon.
Upon retiring from the Navy, Mr. Quigley accepted a position as Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs for Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, leading a 30-person communications team across eight states for a $3.5B operating company.
Following Lockheed Martin, Mr. Quigley returned to federal government service as the Director of Communication for U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads, Virginia during a time of great transition in that organization.
Mr. Quigley is a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
and has served as president of his class. A native of Winthrop, Iowa
Winthrop, Iowa
Winthrop is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 772 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Winthrop is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, he is an active public speaker, and believes in the value of mentoring juniors and developing teamwork to accomplish difficult objectives. He has been listed in “Who’s Who in American High Schools” and “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities,” and was selected as an “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1980. He serves as a member of the Communications Committee of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees, as well as a member of the Board of the Hampton Roads Naval Historic Foundation.
Mr. Quigley assumed his current duties in September 2010.
After working for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
, Quigley became Director of Communication for U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He is currently the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance.
On September 11, 2001, Rear Admiral Quigley was a spokesperson to the media at The Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
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