Robert Chadwick II

Robert Berry Chadwick II[3] is a United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 9 from July 9, 2021 to June 2, 2023.

Prior to that, Chadwick served as the 87th Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy from June 2017 to June 2019, with tours as commander of Destroyer Squadron 21 from March 2015 to August 2016 and commanding officer of USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) from November 2010 to July 2011.

[6][7][8][9][10][11] He briefly served as acting commanding officer of the USS Cowpens (CG-63) from June to August 2014 after its 3rd CO, Captain Gregory W. Gombert was relieved due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.

[12] A native of Bethesda, Maryland, Chadwick earned his commission from the United States Naval Academy in 1991.

[14] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Navy.

Chadwick is presented with the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award by the Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert on January 5, 2012.