Michael S. Rogers (born October 31, 1959) is a retired four-star admiral of the United States Navy.
Rogers served as the second commander of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) from April 2014 to May 2018 while concurrently serving as the 17th director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and as chief of the Central Security Service (CSS).
Rogers relinquished command to General Paul M. Nakasone[2][3] on May 4, 2018 and retired from the Navy a few weeks later on June 1, 2018.
[8] Rogers received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program and has served in the United States Navy since graduating from Auburn University in 1981.
Rogers succeeded General Keith B. Alexander, who served as the NSA director for almost nine years,[12][13][14] and became the first IWC officer to achieve the rank of admiral.
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