1. Timothy Gerard "Tim" Szymanski was born on 1962 and is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as deputy commander of United States Special Operations Command from October 15,2018 to December 2021.
13 Facts About Timothy Szymanski
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Timothy Szymanski is the former commander of United States Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, California.
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Timothy Szymanski graduated from the Salesianum School in 1980, where he was a three-year varsity letterman in wrestling and, in 1980, represented the United States in an international AAU Freestyle wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
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Timothy Szymanski then attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School from 1980 to 1981, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1985.
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Timothy Szymanski completed a Masters of Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy at Joint Advanced Warfighting School.
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In 1992, Timothy Szymanski volunteered for assignment to Naval Special Warfare Development Group in Damneck, Virginia, and completed a specialized selection and training course known as Green Team.
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Timothy Szymanski served as troop commander, squadron commander and current operations officer with the command until 1997.
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Timothy Szymanski was selected as commanding officer of Special Boat Unit 26 and later returned to NSWDG for a 2nd tour as unit operations officer from 2000 to 2002.
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Timothy Szymanski served on the Joint Staff as the J3 deputy directorate for Special Operations as the Global War on Terror branch chief and as chief staff officer of Pakistan-Afghanistan Coordination Cell.
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Timothy Szymanski commanded a O6-level Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, served as deputy unit commander of Naval Special Warfare Development Group from 2007 to 2008 and commanded Naval Special Warfare Group TWO from 2009 to 2011.
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On 3 August 2016, Szymanski succeeded Rear Admiral Brian L Losey as commander, Naval Special Warfare Command.
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On 19 July 2018, Timothy Szymanski was nominated for promotion to vice admiral, but his next assignment was not disclosed at the time.
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In 2015, Timothy Szymanski was inducted into Salesianum School's hall of fame.