Donald Dean Gabrielson (born 1966)[2] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who last served as the 10th commander of the United States Naval Forces Southern Command and United States Fourth Fleet from May 21, 2019 to September 3, 2021.
Previously, he served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 11 from June 2018 to May 2019, with tours as commander of Task Force 73 and Logistics Group Western Pacific from August 2016 to June 2018, 12th commander of USS Cape St. George (CG-71) from May 2011 to February 2013, as well as being the first commanding officer of USS Freedom (LCS-1) from September 2006 to March 2009.
[9] A native of Minnesota, Gabrielson graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989,[1] and earned a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1995,[10] and a master's degree from the National War College in 2005.
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