A Talk with Vice Admiral Boyle (USN)

Welcome to A Talk with Vice Admiral Boyle (USN)!

Date: Wed, May 29, 2024

Time: 5:00 PM

Location: EvoNexus San Diego

Come join us for an exciting evening as Vice Admiral Boyle shares insights and stories from his time in the US Navy. Get ready to be inspired and learn from one of the top leaders in the military. This event is a unique opportunity to hear firsthand experiences and ask questions directly to Vice Admiral Boyle. Don't miss out on this chance to gain valuable knowledge and network with fellow attendees. See you there!

FEATURED SPEAKER:

Vice Admiral Michael Boyle, Commander, THIRD Fleet

Vice Adm. Michael Boyle is a native of McLean, Virginia, and the son of a naval aviator. He is a 1987 graduate of Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He received his commission through the Navy Reserves Officer Training Corps program with a master's degree in Foreign Affairs from the Air Command and Staff College.

Boyle was designated a naval aviator in January of 1990. His operational tours include Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137), USS Forrestal (CV 59) in support of Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Deny Flight in Northern Iraq; VFA-81, USS Saratoga (CV 60) in support of Operation Provide Promise and Operation Deny Flight over Bosnia-Herzegovina; VFA- 87, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in support of Operation Noble Anvil, Operation Allied Force over Kosovo, and Operation Southern Watch over southern Iraq.

Ashore, Boyle’s assignments include VFA-106 as an FA-18 instructor pilot; Naval Personnel Command as the FA-18 junior officer assignments officer; Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD-CAPE) as the Navy TacAir analyst; U.S. Pacific Fleet as executive assistant to the Commander, where he served for Admiral Harry Harris and Admiral Scott Swift; Navy International Programs Office as U.S. Central Command and U.S. Pacific Command Security Cooperation director; Director, International Engagements, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N52; and Director of Maritime Operations at U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Command operational assignments include VFA-81 with Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and USS George Washington (CVN 73) for the Partnership of the Americas deployment, before being reassigned to CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68); forward deployed as CVW-5 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) for multiple Western Pacific patrols; Commander, Navy Region Korea and Commander, Naval Component, U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command, Korea; Commander, Carrier Strike Group-12 where he deployed with the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Strike Group and assumed the first operational command of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

Boyle assumed duties as Commander, THIRD Fleet in June 2022.

ABOUT THE UNITED STATES NAVY - THIRD FLEET

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet was established March 15, 1943, under the command of Adm. William F. “Bull” Halsey Jr. The command was originally the “South Pacific Force,” established April 20, 1942, under Vice Adm. Robert L. Ghormley. Halsey relieved Ghormley Oct. 18, 1942.

At the end of World War II, Halsey’s U.S. 3rd Fleet flagship, the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB 63), was the location of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay Sep. 2, 1945. After Missouri’s return to home waters, a Chief of Naval Operations message dated Oct. 17, 1945, directed U.S. 3rd Fleet be re-designated as the Reserve Fleet for the Pacific, reducing its manning. The re-designation became effective Nov. 22, 1945, when Rear Adm. Howard F. Kingman (who was promoted to vice admiral Dec. 10, 1945), relieved Halsey as commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. 3rd Fleet then became an administrative organization, closing out and reassigning its remaining ships. U.S. 3rd Fleet was formally disestablished Jan. 1, 1947.

U.S. 3rd Fleet was re-established Feb. 1, 1973. Headquartered on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, the organization assumed the duties of U.S. 1st Fleet and of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Forces Pacific Fleet. Vice Adm. William T. Rapp, who previously led ASW Forces Pacific Fleet, assumed the duties of commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. The area of operations (AOR) was defined in 1976 as, “a line halfway between Midway and Japan,” roughly 160 degrees east, and from “pole to pole.” In the late 1970s and 1980s, U.S. 3rd Fleet forces participated in exercises throughout the AOR to improve readiness and to demonstrate U.S. naval capabilities in the North Pacific Ocean.

In November 1986, U.S. 3rd Fleet headquarters shifted from Ford Island to its flagship the Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Coronado (LPD 11), homeported in Pearl Harbor. In 1991, both U.S. 3rd Fleet and Coronado’s homeport shifted to San Diego, and subsequently moved off the flagship in 2003, settling in Point Loma, California, where it remains today.

In 2015, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift announced the “Third Fleet Forward” concept. Third Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets. This operational concept allows both numbered fleets to complement one another and provide the foundation of stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Since 2018, U.S. 3rd Fleet has operated as a Maritime Operations Center preparing, providing and employing combat ready naval forces throughout the Pacific.

ABOUT EVONEXUS

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

EvoNexus San Diego, 5015 Shoreham Place, San Diego, United States