Dennis C. Blair
Dennis Cutler Blair ( born February 4, 1947 in Kittery, York County, Maine) is Admiral iR the United States Navy. After his service, he held teaching and was a member of Think Tanks. On 29 January 2009 he took the post of Director of National Intelligence under President Obama, a position he held until his resignation on 28 May 2010.
Life
Blair graduated in 1968 from the United States Naval Academy. His first Seeeinsatz led Blair to the USS Tattnall (DDG -19). Then he took a Rhodes scholarship and studied Russian at the University of Oxford and was later White House Fellow.
In 1984, he took over for two years in command of the USS Cochrane ( DDG -21), he was commander of the Naval Station Pearl Harbor in 1989. In 1993 he was given command of the battle group led by the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV -63 ), a position he held until 1995. In 1999 he took over as Commander - in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command. In this time the unrest in East Timor fell in 1999, during which Blair was accused to cooperate closely with Indonesia. In 2002, he left the Navy.
He then became chairman of the think tank Institute for Defense Analyses and sat on the board of EDO Corporation supplier. In 2006 he resigned from both positions after the IDA had published a report in which the United States Air Force was recommended a long-term purchase contract for the Lockheed F -22 Raptor to complete, by the EDO also would benefit. Later, Blair taught at The National Bureau of Asian Research, at Dickinson College and the United States Army War College.
Director of National Intelligence
On 16 April 2009 Blair wrote in an internal opinion that the interrogation methods banned by Obama, have provided important information in the fight against terrorism; the price for it, however, was too high.
Having run into criticism was Blair after the failed assassination attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009. Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried with explosives a stop as it approached Detroit Airport. President Obama acknowledged a " catastrophic " breakdown of his security agencies and spoke of " errors in the system ."
On 20 May 2010 Blair announced his resignation, which became effective on May 28. As Blair's successor, President Obama nominated the former Air Force General James R. Clapper.
Awards
Selection of decorations, sorted on the basis of the Order of Precedence of the Military Awards:
- Defense Distinguished Service Medal
- Legion of Merit
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal