Rear Adm. Richard currently serves as the deputy commander of Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, at U. S. Strategic Command. He is responsible for kinetic (nuclear and conventional) and non-kinetic effects planning and manages global force activities to assure allies and to deter and dissuade actions detrimental to the United States and its global interests; should deterrence fail, employs global strike forces in support of combatant commander.
His operational assignments include command of USS Parche (SSN 683) as well as Submarine NR-1, then the U.S. Navy’s only nuclear-powered, deep-submergence submarine. He also served in USS Portsmouth (SSN 707), USS Asheville (SSN 758), and USS Scranton (SSN 756).
Richard’s recent staff assignments include chief of staff, Submarine Force Atlantic; command of Submarine Squadron 17 in Bangor, Wash; as well as service as the executive assistant and naval aide to the Under Secretary of the Navy. Other staff assignments include director of Resources on the staff of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy); squadron engineer on the staff of Submarine Squadron Eight, and duty on the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Submarine Warfare) staff (OP 213).
A native of Decatur, Ala., Richard graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in 1982, and has earned master’s degrees with honors from the Catholic University of America, and the Naval War College.
He also served as a member of Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group XXVIII, studying the integration of Unmanned Systems into naval force structure. He has been privileged to serve on commands that have been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Battle Efficiency "E" awards.
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