1. Michael Glenn Mullen was born on 4 October 1946 and is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 2007 to September 2011.
32 Facts About Michael Mullen
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Michael Mullen then was the commander of both the US Naval Forces Europe and the Allied Joint Force Command Naples from October 2004 to May 2005.
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From July 2005 to September 2007, Michael Mullen served as the Navy's 28th chief of naval operations.
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Michael Mullen retired from the Navy after over 42 years of service.
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Since 2012, Michael Mullen has been a visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
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Michael Mullen was born on 4 October 1946, in Los Angeles, the eldest of five children of Mary Jane, who worked as an assistant to comedian Jimmy Durante, and Hollywood press agent John Edward "Jack" Michael Mullen.
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Michael Mullen attended St Charles Borromeo Church School in North Hollywood, and graduated from Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks in 1964.
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Michael Mullen graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1968.
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In 1985, Michael Mullen graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with a Master of Science degree in Operations Research, and in 1991, he attended the six-week Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
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Michael Mullen served as Company Officer and Executive Assistant to the Commandant of Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy.
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Michael Mullen served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Director, Chief of Planning and Provisions, Surface Officer Distribution and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense on the staff of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation.
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Michael Mullen was the 32nd Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 2003 to October 2004.
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Michael Mullen was recognized by his peers in 1987 with the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership skill.
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Michael Mullen assumed these duties on October 8,2004, and was relieved of them upon his becoming Chief of Naval Operations.
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On October 29,2006, the Honolulu Advertiser published an op-ed by Michael Mullen that defined the concept of the 1,000-ship navy.
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On 8 June 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert M Gates announced that he would advise President George W Bush to nominate Mullen to succeed General Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Bush announced the nomination formally on 28 June 2007.
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On 18 March 2009, Gates recommended to President Barack Obama that Michael Mullen be re-nominated for a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
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Michael Mullen was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on 25 September 2009 and began his second term on 1 October 2009.
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Michael Mullen noted that, "there does not appear to be much political progress" in Iraq.
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Michael Mullen further told the Senate that the United States needs to "bring as much pressure on [Iraq's political leaders] as [the US] possibly can".
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In 2010, Michael Mullen said, "The most significant threat to our national security is our debt".
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President Obama, United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Admiral Michael Mullen provided the certification required by the Act to Congress on 22 July 2011.
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Michael Mullen characterized most wars, such as World War II, as wars of attrition, where the reduction or elimination of enemy forces signaled victory.
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Michael Mullen characterized the Cold War as an issue of containment.
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Michael Mullen outlined three principles about the "proper use of modern military forces":.
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Michael Mullen stated, "I am deeply worried that as they execute their orders, the members of our military will be co-opted for political purposes".
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On 30 September 2011, Michael Mullen officially retired from the military when his term as chairman ended.
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In December 2012, one year into his retirement, Michael Mullen was in the news again, for having been the target of computer hacking, a situation that led to subsequent FBI investigations.
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On 11 July 2013, Michael Mullen joined the board of directors of Sprint Nextel Corp directly after a buyout from SoftBank, one of Japan's largest cellular companies.
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In 2016, Michael Mullen joined the Advisory Board of Afiniti, an American unicorn big data and artificial intelligence business.
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In 1987, Michael Mullen was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership.
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In 2010, Michael Mullen was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.