[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 1, 1994]
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               RETIREMENT OF ADM. DAVID E. JEREMIAH, USN

  Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, today March 1, 1994, Adm. David E. Jeremiah, 
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired from active duty 
in the U.S. Navy. Today, I want to briefly review the career of Adm. 
Dave Jeremiah and pay tribute to his distinguished service to his 
country.
  Admiral Jeremiah was born on February 25, 1934, and is a native of 
Portland, OR. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1955 and 
received his commission through the Navy's Officer Candidate Program in 
1956. He also received a Master of Science Degree in Financial 
Management from George Washington University in 1968 and graduated from 
the Armed Forces Staff College in 1971.
  Admiral Jeremiah had extensive sea duty, including service on seven 
Pacific Fleet destroyers. While serving as commander, Cruiser-Destroyer 
Group Eight, from August 1984 until April 1986, Admiral Jeremiah 
directed the location and forced landing of the Egyptian airliner 
carrying the hijackers from the Achille Lauro. He was the battle force 
commander during freedom of navigation operations in the Gulf of Sidra 
and directed actions resulting in the sinking of two Libyan warships 
and the destruction of an anti-air missile site.
  Admiral Jeremiah's other assignments include duty as a systems 
analyst in the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, in the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense; head of the Programs, Plans, and 
Development branch of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; 
Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations; Director, Navy 
Program Planning, of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and 
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
  For the last 4 years, Admiral Jeremiah has been serving as the Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest ranking 
position in the U.S. military. In that position, Admiral Jeremiah has 
served as Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; as the 
vice Chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board; and as a member of the 
National Security Council's Deputies Committee. He was awarded the 
Presidential Citizens Medal in July 1991 for significant contributions 
during the Persian Gulf crisis and the successful liberation of Kuwait.
  Admiral Jeremiah is the second officer to serve as the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first officer to serve in that 
position as a full member of the Joint Chiefs. During his confirmation 
hearing in February 1990, Admiral Jeremiah committed to conducting a 
top-to-bottom examination of all existing requirements documents for 
new weapons systems to determine if the passage of time, changes in 
technology, and changes in the threat should lead to a change or 
cancellation of the requirement. That examination lead to increased 
emphasis in some weapons programs, decreased emphasis in others, and 
termination of still others.
  Admiral Jeremiah's tenure as the Vice Chairman has witnessed dramatic 
changes in the global security environment and the resulting change in 
our national military strategy to a regional focus. He has also played 
a significant role in the Defense Department's major analytical efforts 
relating to the Base Force, the assignment of Roles and Missions, and 
the Bottom Up Review.
  Mr. President, I want to extend our gratitude and our admiration to 
Admiral Dave Jeremiah for his service to our Nation during his 38 years 
of commissioned service and for his outstanding performance as the Vice 
Chairman over the last 4 years. I know my colleagues join me in 
extending best wishes to Admiral Jeremiah for continued success in the 
future.

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