David Brooks Robinson (born 26 October 1939) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral.

During a patrol mission up the Bồ Đề River on 11 August 1970, Canon came under simultaneous fire from enemy forces concealed on both shores.

Despite a broken leg and shrapnel wounds from a rocket explosion, Robinson directed return fire until the attack was suppressed.

Robinson later served as the commanding officer of the guided missile cruiser USS Richmond K. Turner from January 1983 to July 1984.

[1][3] In April 1993, Robinson was promoted to vice admiral and assumed command of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.