Arthur Stanley Moreau Jr. (June 3, 1931 – December 8, 1986) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as commander-in-chief, United States Naval Forces Europe and commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1985 until his death in 1986.

[1][2] According to journalist Seymour Hersh, Moreau oversaw a team which coordinated more than 30 covert missions against drug traffickers, terrorists and Soviet spies.

Missions were authorised by then Vice President George H. W. Bush and used Delta Force and the United States Marine Corps as operators, bypassing the CIA.

[1] In this position, Moreau oversaw the largest of the four military regions under Allied Command Europe, with an area of responsibility including Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean, and including United States Sixth Fleet and U.S.

[1][2] On December 8, 1986, Moreau died of a heart attack at a military hospital in Naples, Italy, at the age of 55, while still on active duty.