Rear Adm. Andrew L. Lewis
Vice Director for Operations, J3
Rear Admiral Andrew L. “Woody” Lewis is a native of Los Altos, Calif., and a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was designated a naval aviator in April 1987.
His command tours include Carrier Air Wing 3 deploying with USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75), Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 106 aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, and VFA 15 deploying on USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71).
Lewis’ sea tours include a division officer tour for Attack Squadron 72 deploying with USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CVN 67), as an exchange pilot/tactics instructor for 800 Naval Air Squadron deploying with HMS Invincible (R05), and as a department head for VFA 192 deploying with USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Other deployed tours have been as a battle director at the Combined Air Operations Center in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and as the maritime operations center director at Naval Forces Central Command Bahrain.
Ashore, Lewis served as an instructor pilot in Air Training Squadron 23, as a branch chief at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center as the executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Air Force, and as the executive assistant for the Director, Joint Staff. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Military History from the University of Alabama.
As a flag officer, Rear Adm. Lewis has served as the Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, Director of Fleet Training (N7) at Fleet Forces Command and as Commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) in Fallon, Nevada.
He has flown over 100 combat missions in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Deny Flight, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He has accumulated over 5,300 flight hours and 1,100 arrested landings. He was the recipient of the Naval Air Forces Pacific Pilot of the Year in 1996.
His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (four awards), Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (seven Strike Flight and four Individual with Combat “V”), three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals (two with Combat “V”), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, as well as various service and campaign awards.