List of Eagle Scouts
Table:
Name	Eagle Scout	Notability

Joseph R. Tanner	1966 c	Astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-66 , STS-82 , STS-97 , add STS-115

Ed Tarpley	1971 c	District Attorney of Grant Parish , Louisiana from 1991 to 1997

J. L. Tarr	1935	Professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh Chief Scout Executive of the BSA

Thomas L. Tatham	1927	Attorney , Dade County land developer , and former BSA Southeast region vice president

Manti Te ' o	2008	All-American linebacker for the University of Notre Dame

John Tesh	1968 c	New Age and contemporary Christian musician and nationally syndicated radio host

Cy Thao	1988 c	Laotioan-born Hmong state representative ( DFL ) in Minnesota

Paul Theroux	1955	Travel writer and novelist

Glenn Thompson	1977	Representative from Pennsylvania ( 2009-present )

Leo K. Thorsness	1948 c	Air Force fighter pilot , Vietnam War prisoner of war , Medal of Honor recipient

Austin Tice	2001 c	Austin is a 7th Generation Texan , Houston native , Eagle Scout , National Merit Finalist , graduate of Georgetown University , veteran Captain in the United States Marine Corps and recipient of the 2012 George Polk Award for War Reporting , the 2012 McClatchy Newspapers President 's Award , and the 2015 National Press Club John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award

Rex Tillerson	1965	Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil , United States Secretary of State

Joseph E. Tofalo	1977 c	Navy admiral ; Commander , Submarine Group 10 ; 1977 American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year

Pat Toomey	1977 c	Senator from Pennsylvania ( 2011-present )

Travis Tope	2010	Actor from Texas

Alvin Townley	1993	Writer , author of Legacy of Honor

David Trick	1969	Canadian public servant , university administrator and author

Scott Trimble	1993	Location scout and location manager on such Hollywood movies as Transformers , Star Trek , and Iron Man 2

Carlisle Trost	1947	Navy admiral ; submariner ; graduated first in his class in 1953 from both the United States Naval Academy and submarine officer school , 23rd Chief of Naval Operations ( 1996-2000 )

Richard H. Truly	1952	Navy vice admiral ; astronaut who flew on shuttle missions STS-2 and STS-8 and first former astronaut to head NASA

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Joseph Richard Joe Tanner ( born January 21 , 1950 ) is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder , mechanical engineer , a former naval officer and aviator , and a former NASA astronaut . He was born in Danville , Illinois . He is unusual among astronauts as he did not have a background in flight test nor did he earn any advanced academic degrees . Typically those who did not do military flight test have an M.D . or Ph.D. , if not a master 's , whereas Tanner 's path to becoming an astronaut followed operational military flying and then into NASA for operational jet training before being selected into the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1992 , following an unsuccessful application in 1987 .
STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis . STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA 's Kennedy Space Center . Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 14 November 1994 at 10:33:45 am EST .
STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program . It was NASA 's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope , during which Discovery 's crew repaired and upgraded the telescope 's scientific instruments , increasing its research capabilities and achieved the highest altitude ever attained by a STS Orbiter ( 335-nautical-mile ( 620 km ) ) . Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 11 February 1997 , returning to Earth on 21 February 1997 at Kennedy Space Center .
STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station ( ISS ) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . The crew installed the first set of solar arrays to the ISS , prepared a docking port for arrival of the Destiny Laboratory Module , and delivered supplies for the station 's crew .
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station ( ISS ) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster , following the two successful Return to Flight missions , STS-114 and STS-121 . STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center on 9 September 2006 at 11:14:55 EDT ( 15:14:55 UTC ) . The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A by the ISS program . The mission delivered the second port-side truss segment ( ITS P3/P4 ) , a pair of solar arrays ( 2A and 4A ) , and batteries . A total of three spacewalks were performed , during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses , prepared them for deployment , and did other maintenance work on the station . STS-115 was originally scheduled to launch in April 2003 . The Columbia accident in February 2003 pushed the date back to 27 August 2006 , which was again moved back for various reasons , including a threat from Tropical Storm Ernesto and the strongest lightning strike to ever hit an occupied shuttle launchpad .
Edward Lacy Tarpley , Jr. , also known as Ed Tarpley or Eddie Tarpley ( born May 23 , 1953 ) , is a lawyer in Alexandria , Louisiana , who was from 1991 to 1997 the district attorney for the 35th Judicial District based in Colfax in neighboring Grant Parish . A Republican , Tarpley became the first candidate to announce a challenge to U.S. Representative Vance McAllister , a freshman Republican from Ouachita Parish , in the 2014 race for Louisiana 's 5th congressional district seat . However , neither Tarpley nor McAllister emerged from the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 4 , which coincided with the general elections in the other forty-nine states . Tarpley ran as a determined conservative but finished with only 4,593 votes ( 1.9 percent ) . McAllister ran fourth with 26,605 votes ( 11.1 percent ) . The top two candidates , Jamie Mayo , the Democratic mayor of Monroe , and Ralph Abraham , a physician and former veterinarian from Richland Parish , now meet in a runoff election on December 6 , 2014 to determine McAllister 's successor .
In the United States , a district attorney ( DA ) is the chief prosecutor for a local government area , typically a county . The exact name of the office varies by state . Except in the smallest counties , a district attorney leads a staff of prosecutors , who are most commonly known as deputy district attorneys ( DDAs ) . The Deputy who serves as the supervisor of the office is often called the Assistant District Attorney . The majority of prosecutions will be delegated to DDAs , with the district attorney prosecuting the most important cases and having overall responsibility for their agency and its work . Depending upon the system in place , DAs may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by local voters . The district attorney , and assistant district attorneys under the district attorneys authority , are the attorneys representing a government body as prosecutors who are responsible for presenting cases against individuals and groups who are suspected of breaking the law , initiating and directing further criminal investigations , guiding and recommending the sentencing of offenders , and are the only attorneys allowed to participate in grand jury proceedings .
Grant Parish ( French : Paroisse de Grant ) is a parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 22,309 . The parish seat is Colfax . The parish was founded in 1869 . Grant Parish is part of the Alexandria , LA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Red River Valley . From 1940-1960 , the parish had a dramatic population loss , as many African Americans left in the Great Migration to seek better opportunities elsewhere . Such migration continued until about 1970 . The parish was also one of the eleven Reconstruction parishes created , created from Winn and Rapides parishes . Grant Parish is a home of United States Penitentiary , Pollock .
James Lee J. L. Tarr ( November 21 , 1919 - February 27 , 2008 ) was a professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America from 1979 to 1984 .
A Scout leader or Scouter generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit . The terms used vary from country to country , over time , and with the type of unit .
The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America . In most similar non-profit organizations , this is equivalent to the position of CEO , national executive director or secretary general . The current Chief Scout Executive is Roger C. Mosby . Mosby 's position was announced on December 29 , 2019 and succeeded Michael B. Surbaugh . This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout . Many National Scout associations still use this position ; however , it is always for a volunteer position , not a paid one . In the BSA , only three people ( Ernest Thompson Seton , James E. West and Elbert K. Fretwell ) have held the position of Chief Scout , which is separate and distinct from the position of CSE .
Thomas Leslie Tatham ( October 8 , 1911 - September 9 , 1997 ) was an American attorney , land developer in Dade County , and non-profit volunteer . Born in Saginaw , Michigan Tatham attended University of Florida . Tatham was married to Bernice Tatham ( née McCredie ) . He and Bernice had two children , Marlene Taylor and Thomas L. Tatham , Jr. ; and two adopted children Curtis James Tatham and Eileen Tatham . He was an attorney and vice president of the Southeast region of the Boy Scouts of America .
Miami-Dade County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida . According to a 2018 census report , the county had a population of 2,761,581 , making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States . It is also Florida 's third largest county in terms of land area , with 1,946 square miles ( 5,040 km2 ) . The county seat is Miami , the principal city in South Florida . Miami-Dade County is one of the three counties in South Florida that make up the Miami metropolitan area , which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018 . The county is home to 34 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas . The northern , central and eastern portions of the county are heavily urbanized with many high-rise buildings along the coastline , including South Florida 's central business district , Downtown Miami . Southern Miami-Dade County includes the Redland and Homestead areas , which make up the agricultural economy of the region . Agricultural Redland makes up roughly one third of Miami-Dade County 's inhabited land area , and is sparsely populated , a stark contrast to the densely populated , urban northern portion of the county . The county also includes portions of two national parks . To the west it extends into the Everglades National Park and is populated only by a Miccosukee tribal village . East of the mainland , in Biscayne Bay , is Biscayne National Park and the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves .
For administrative purposes , the Boy Scouts of America is divided into four regions - Western , Central , Southern , and Northeast . Each region is then subdivided into areas . Southern Region covers all of Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , and Tennessee , and parts of Indiana , Kentucky , Maryland , Texas , Virginia , and West Virginia . Each region has a volunteer president , assisted by volunteer officers and board members , and the day-to-day work of Scouting is managed by the regional director , assistant and associate regional directors , and area directors . Regions and areas are subdivisions of the National Council and do not have a corporate status separate from the BSA .
Manti Malietau Louis Teʻo ( /ˈmæntaɪ ˈtɛʔoʊ/ ; born January 26 , 1991 ) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Notre Dame , where he was recognized as a consensus All-American , and received eight national awards . Te ' o was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft .
An All-America team is a hypothetical American sports team composed of outstanding amateur players . These players are broadly considered by media and other relevant commentators as the best players in a particular sport , of a specific season , for each team position . Such athletes at the high school and college level are given the honorific title and typically referred to as All-American athletes or simply All-Americans .
The University of Notre Dame du Lac ( or simply Notre Dame /ˌnoʊtərˈdeɪm/ NOH-tər-DAYM , or ND ) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame , Indiana , outside the city of South Bend . It was founded in 1842 by Rev . Edward Sorin . The main campus covers 1,261 acres ( 510 ha ) in a suburban setting ; it contains a number of recognizable landmarks , such as the Golden Dome , the Word of Life mural ( commonly known as Touchdown Jesus ) , Notre Dame Stadium , and the Basilica . Notre Dame has consistently been recognized as one of the top universities in the United States , in particular for its undergraduate education . Undergraduate students are organized into six colleges . The School of Architecture is known for teaching New Classical Architecture and for awarding the annual Driehaus Architecture Prize . The university offers over 50 yearlong study programs abroad and over 15 summer programs . Notre Dame 's graduate program has more than 50 master , doctoral and professional degree programs offered by the six schools , including the Notre Dame Law School and an MD-PhD program offered in combination with the Indiana University School of Medicine . It maintains a system of libraries , cultural venues , artistic and scientific museums , including the Hesburgh Library and the Snite Museum of Art . The majority of the university 's 8,000 undergraduates live on campus in one of 31 residence halls , each with its own traditions , legacies , events , and intramural sports teams . The university 's approximately 134,000 alumni are considered one of the strongest college alumni networks in the U.S .
John Frank Tesh ( born July 9 , 1952 ) is an American pianist and composer of pop music , as well as a radio host and television presenter . His Intelligence for Your Life radio show airs on nearly 300 stations , and is syndicated by Teshmedia in the U.S. , Canada , and the U.K . In addition , since 2014 , he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife Connie Sellecca . The syndicated TV program airs on 174 stations that cover 93% of the potential U.S. television audience . Tesh has won six Emmys , has four gold albums , two Grammy nominations , and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism . Tesh has sold over eight million records . His live concerts have raised more than $ 7 million for PBS . He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme Roundball Rock regarded as one of the most memorable sports themes of all time . He is also known as the co-host of the television program Entertainment Tonight . He has previously worked as a sportscaster and host for the Olympic Games , Wimbledon , the US Open , the Tour De France , Ironman Triathlon , and as a news anchor and reporter . In 2018 , Tesh was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame .
New Age is a term applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in the Western World during the 1970s . Precise scholarly definitions of the New Age differ in their emphasis , largely as a result of its highly eclectic structure . Although analytically often considered to be religious , those involved in it typically prefer the designation of spiritual or Mind , Body , Spirit and rarely use the term New Age themselves . Many scholars of the subject refer to it as the New Age movement , although others contest this term and suggest that it is better seen as a milieu or zeitgeist . As a form of Western esotericism , the New Age drew heavily upon a number of older esoteric traditions , in particular , those that emerged from the occultist current that developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries . Such prominent occultist influences include the work of Emanuel Swedenborg and Franz Mesmer , as well as the ideas of Spiritualism , New Thought , and Theosophy . A number of mid-twentieth century influences , such as the UFO religions of the 1950s , the counterculture of the 1960s , and the Human Potential Movement , also exerted a strong influence on the early development of the New Age . The exact origins of the phenomenon remain contested , but there is general agreement that it developed in the 1970s , at which time it was centered largely in the United Kingdom . It expanded and grew largely in the 1980s and 1990s , in particular within the United States . By the start of the 21st century , the term New Age was increasingly rejected within this milieu , with some scholars arguing that the New Age phenomenon had ended . Despite its highly eclectic nature , a number of beliefs commonly found within the New Age have been identified . Theologically , the New Age typically adopts a belief in a holistic form of divinity that imbues all of the universe , including human beings themselves .
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith . Common themes of Christian music include praise , worship , penitence , and lament , and its forms vary widely across the world . Like other forms of music the creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of Christian music varies according to culture and social context . Christian music is composed and performed for many purposes , ranging from aesthetic pleasure , religious or ceremonial purposes , or with a positive message as an entertainment product for the marketplace .
Cy Thao ( born March 2 , 1972 ) is a Laotian-born Hmong politician from Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 65A , which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul . A Democrat , he was first elected in 2002 . He did not seek re-election in 2010 , and left office on January 3 , 2011 . In 1975 , Thao 's family fled from Communists in Laos and lived in a refugee camp in Thailand until moving to the United States in 1980 . Shortly thereafter , he joined the Boy Scouts of America and attained the rank of Eagle Scout . He credits Scouting with helping him blend into American society and teaching him the values of community obligation . Thao is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Morris ( UMM ) .
Laos ( /ˈlɑːoʊs/ ( listen ) , /laʊs , ˈlɑːɒs , ˈleɪɒs/ ; Lao : ລາວ , Lāo [ láːw ] ) , officially the Lao People 's Democratic Republic ( Lao : ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ , romanized : Saþalanalat Paxaþipatai Paxaxōn Lao ; French : République démocratique populaire lao ) , commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao ( Lao : ເມືອງລາວ , Muang Lao ) , is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia . Located at the heart of the Indochinese peninsula , Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest , Vietnam to the east , Cambodia to the southeast and Thailand to the west and southwest . Present Laos traces historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao ( Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol ) , which existed from the mid-fourteenth century to early eighteenth century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia . Due to its central geographical location in Southeast Asia , the kingdom became a hub for overland trade , turned wealthy economically and culturally . After a period of internal conflict , Lan Xang broke off into three separate kingdoms - Luang Phrabang , Vientiane , and Champasak . In 1893 , the three territories came under French protectorate and were united to form what is now known as Laos . It briefly gained independence in 1945 after Japanese occupation , but was recolonised by France until it won autonomy in 1949 . Laos became independent in 1953 , with a constitutional monarchy under Sisavang Vong . A post-independence civil war began , which saw the communist resistance , supported by the Soviet Union and North Vietnam , fight against the monarchy that later came under influence of military regimes supported by the United States . After the Vietnam War ended in 1975 , the communist Pathet Lao movement came to power , ending the civil war and establishing a one-party state . Laos was then dependent on military and economic aid from the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991 . In 2018 , the country had the fourth highest GDP ( PPP ) per capita in Southeast Asia , after Singapore , Malaysia , and Thailand .
The Hmong people ( RPA : Hmoob/Hmoob , Hmong pronunciation : [ m̥ɔ̃ŋ ] ) are an ethnic group in East and Southeast Asia . They are a sub-group of the Miao people , and live mainly in Southern China , Vietnam and Laos . They have been members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO ) since 2007 .
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ( DFL ) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota . It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party . Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party in 1944 , the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name ( the other being the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party ) .
Minnesota ( /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ ( listen ) ) is a state in the Upper Midwest , Great Lakes , and northern regions of the United States . Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory . The state has many lakes , and is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes . Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord ( French : Star of the North ) . Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 22nd most populous of the U.S. states ; nearly 55% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area ( known as the Twin Cities ) . This area has the largest concentration of transportation , business , industry , education , and government in the state . Urban centers in Greater Minnesota include Duluth , Mankato , Moorhead , Rochester and St . Cloud . The geography of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture ; deciduous forests in the southeast , now partially cleared , farmed , and settled ; and the less populated North Woods , used for mining , forestry , and recreation . Thousands of years before Europeans arrived , Minnesota was inhabited by various indigenous peoples , some of whom remain in the state today . French explorers , missionaries , and fur traders began exploring the region in the 17th century , encountering the Dakota and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe tribes . Much of what is now Minnesota was part of the vast French holding of Louisiana , which was purchased by the United States in 1803 .
Paul Edward Theroux ( born April 10 , 1941 ) is an American travel writer and novelist , whose best-known work is The Great Railway Bazaar ( 1975 ) . He has published numerous works of fiction , some of which were adapted as feature films . He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast , which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name . He is the father of British authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux , the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux , and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux .
Glenn William G.T . Thompson Jr. ( born July 27 , 1959 ) is the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania 's 15th congressional district and formerly the 5th district , serving since 2009 . He is a member of the Republican Party .
Leo Keith Thorsness ( February 14 , 1932 - May 2 , 2017 ) was a Colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War . He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19 , 1967 . He was shot down two weeks later and spent six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war . After his military service , Thorsness served one term in the Washington State Senate .
The Vietnam War ( Vietnamese : Chiến tranh Việt Nam ) , also known as the Second Indochina War , and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America ( Vietnamese : Kháng chiến chống Mỹ ) or simply the American War , was a conflict in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [ A 1 ] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 . It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam . North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union , China , and other communist allies ; South Vietnam was supported by the United States , South Korea , the Philippines , Australia , Thailand and other anti-communist allies . The war , considered a Cold War-era proxy war by some , lasted 19 years , with direct U.S. involvement ending in 1973 , and included the Laotian Civil War and the Cambodian Civil War , which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975 . The conflict emerged from the First Indochina War against the communist-led Viet Minh . [ A 4 ] Most of the funding for the French war effort was provided by the U.S. After the French quit Indochina in 1954 , the US assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnamese state . The Việt Cộng , also known as Front national de libération du Sud-Viêt Nam or NLF ( the National Liberation Front ) , a South Vietnamese common front under the direction of North Vietnam , initiated a guerrilla war in the south . North Vietnam had also invaded Laos in the mid-1950s in support of insurgents , establishing the Ho Chi Minh Trail to supply and reinforce the Việt Cộng . :16 U.S. involvement escalated under President John F. Kennedy through the MAAG program from just under a thousand military advisors in 1959 to 16,000 in 1963.:131 By 1963 , the North Vietnamese had sent 40,000 soldiers to fight in South Vietnam . :16 North Vietnam was heavily backed by the USSR and the People 's Republic of China . China also sent hundreds of PLA servicemen to North Vietnam to serve in air-defense and support roles . :371-4 By 1964 , there were 23,000 US advisors in South Vietnam .
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America 's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor . The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress . Because the medal is presented in the name of Congress , it is often referred erroneously as the Congressional Medal of Honor . However , the official name of the current award is Medal of Honor . Within the United States Code the medal is referred to as the Medal of Honor , and less frequently as Congressional Medal of Honor . U.S. awards , including the Medal of Honor , do not have post-nominal titles , and while there is no official abbreviation , the most common abbreviations are MOH and MH . There are three versions of the medal , one each for the Army , Navy and Air Force . Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version while members of the Space Force receive the Air Force version . The Medal of Honor was introduced for the Navy in 1861 , soon followed by an Army version in 1862 . The Medal of Honor is the oldest continuously issued combat decoration of the United States ' armed forces . The President typically presents the Medal at a formal ceremony intended to represent the gratitude of the U.S. people , with posthumous presentations made to the primary next of kin . According to the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States , there have been 3,525 Medals of Honor awarded to 3,506 individuals since the decoration 's creation , with over 40% awarded for actions during the American Civil War .
Austin Bennett Tice ( born August 11 , 1981 ) is a freelance journalist and a veteran U.S. Marine Corps officer who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 14 , 2012 . His whereabouts remain unknown .
Rex Wayne Tillerson ( born March 23 , 1952 ) is an American engineer and energy executive who served as the 69th United States Secretary of State from February 1 , 2017 , to March 31 , 2018 , under President Donald Trump . Prior to joining the Trump administration , Tillerson was chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil , holding that position from 2006 until 2017 . Tillerson began his career as a civil engineer with Exxon in 1975 after graduating with a bachelor 's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin . By 1989 he had become general manager of the Exxon USA central production division . In 1995 he became president of Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc . In 2006 Tillerson was elected chair and chief executive of Exxon , the world 's sixth largest company by revenue . Tillerson retired from Exxon effective January 1 , 2017 . He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering . Tillerson is a long-time volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and earned the rank of Eagle Scout . From 2010 to 2012 , he was the national president of the Boy Scouts , its highest non-executive position . He is a long-time contributor to Republican campaigns , but did not donate to Donald Trump 's presidential campaign . In 2014 , Tillerson , who had made business deals on behalf of Exxon with Russia , opposed the sanctions against Russia .
Exxon Mobil Corporation , doing business as ExxonMobil , is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving , Texas . It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller 's Standard Oil , and was formed on November 30 , 1999 by the merger of Exxon ( formerly the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ) and Mobil ( formerly the Standard Oil Company of New York ) . ExxonMobil 's primary brands are Exxon , Mobil , Esso , and ExxonMobil Chemical . ExxonMobil is incorporated in Texas . One of the world 's largest companies by revenue , ExxonMobil from 1996 to 2017 varied from the first to sixth largest publicly traded company by market capitalization . The company was ranked ninth globally in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2016 . ExxonMobil was the tenth most profitable company in the Fortune 500 in 2017 . As of 2018 , the company ranked second in the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue . Approximately 55.56% of the company 's shares are held by institutions . As of March 2019 , ExxonMobil 's largest shareholders include The Vanguard Group ( 8.15% ) , BlackRock ( 6.61% ) , and State Street Corporation ( 4.83% ) . ExxonMobil is one of the largest of the world 's Big Oil companies . As of 2007 [ update ] , it had daily production of 3.921 million BOE ( barrels of oil equivalent ) ; but significantly smaller than a number of national companies .
Vice Admiral Joseph Edward Tofalo is a United States Naval officer . Until 3 August 2018 , he served as : Commander Submarine Forces ; Commander Submarine Force Atlantic ; Commander Task Force 144 ; Commander Task Force 84 ; Commander Allied Submarine Command .
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy located adjacent to the city of St. Marys in Camden County , Georgia , on the North River in southeastern Georgia , and 38 miles ( 61 km ) from Jacksonville , Florida . The Submarine Base is the U.S. Atlantic Fleet 's home port for U.S. Navy Fleet ballistic missile nuclear submarines armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons . This submarine base covers about 16,000 acres ( 6,400 hectares ) of land , of which 4,000 acres ( 1,600 hectares ) are protected wetlands .
Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. ( born November 17 , 1961 ) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania since 2011 . A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania 's 15th congressional district from 1999 to 2005 ; he did not seek a fourth term to honor a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998 . A former Wall Street banker , Toomey narrowly lost the Republican primary for United States Senate in 2004 . From 2005 to 2009 , he served as president of the Club for Growth . After becoming the Republican nominee for the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania , Toomey was elected to the seat on November 2 , 2010 , defeating his Democratic opponent , former U.S. Navy Three-star admiral and Congressman Joe Sestak . He was re-elected on November 8 , 2016 , to his second term as the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania , defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty in the general election .
Travis Tope ( born November 11 , 1991 ) is an American film and television actor , known for playing Chris Truby in the film Men , Women and Children , Nick Strain in The Town That Dreaded Sundown , Joe Harper in the series Boardwalk Empire , and Kevin McClain in the Netflix mockumentary American Vandal .
Alvin Townley ( born 1975 ) is an American author who writes about adventure , service , and inspiration . His most recent book , Defiant , about prisoners of war and POW families during the Vietnam era , is his fourth nationally acclaimed work . He debuted with his best-selling book Legacy of Honor : The Values and Influence of America 's Eagle Scouts ( St. Martin 's Press , New York , 2007 ) , a story of his cross-country journey , during which he met Eagle Scouts from all walks of life . In 2009 Townley released Spirit of Adventure : Eagle Scouts and the Making of America 's Future . It features Ron Young , an Army helicopter pilot and former POW in the 2003 Gulf military action against Iraq who later became a contestant in the reality show The Amazing Race 7 . Also featured are twin surgeons Vince and Vance Moss , China Care founder Matt Dalio , Arizona Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui , Peace Corps volunteers , marine biologists , and naval aviators aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz . In Summer 2011 , St. Martin 's Press released Townley 's third book , FLY NAVY : Discovering the Enduring Spirit and Extraordinary People of Naval Aviation . To write the book , he traveled to bases across the country and also visited five aircraft carriers in three oceans , meeting the people of naval aviation - past and present , officers and enlisted . The book defines the individuals and values that underlie America 's naval air power . In February 2014 , St. Martin 's Press released his fourth book , DEFIANT , about eleven extraordinary Vietnam POWs known as the Alcatraz Gang and their wives , who founded the National League of Families . Members of the eleven include Medal of Honor recipient James Stockdale , Senator Jeremiah Denton , and Congressman Sam Johnson . The book received praise from The New York Times , John McCain , Jimmy Carter , and many others and earned him Author of the Year honors from the Georgia Writers Association .
David Trick ( born 1955 ) is a former Ontario civil servant and university administrator . Trick 's career in the Ontario Public Service included Assistant Deputy Minister-level positions in Postsecondary Education and Finance . He also worked in the fields of intergovernmental affairs , economic development , labour market policy and demographic analysis . After leaving government , he served as the first Chief Executive Officer and Vice Provost of the University of Guelph-Humber , a partnership between the University of Guelph and Humber College to establish a new university campus in Toronto . Trick holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University , a Master of Arts from Brandeis University , a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Toronto . Trick is president of David Trick and Associates , a consulting firm specializing in higher education strategy and management . He is a part-time instructor in Ryerson University 's Politics and Public Administration program . Trick is co-author of Academic Reform : Policy Options for Improving the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Undergraduate Education in Ontario ( with Ian D. Clark and Richard Van Loon , 2011 ) and Academic Transformation : The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario ( with Ian D. Clark , Greg Moran and Michael Skolnik , 2009 ) , both published by McGill-Queen 's University Press . He has been awarded the J.E . Hodgetts Award of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada . Trick was born in Medicine Hat , Alberta , and attended schools in Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio , and Winnipeg , Manitoba . He is an Eagle Scout .
Scott Thomas Suggs Trimble ( born April 15 , 1977 ) is an American location scout and location manager who found locations seen in such projects as Star Trek , Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles , Star Tours II , and Iron Man 2 . He won awards for his work on the films Transformers and Mission : Impossible III . He is a founding member of the Location Managers Guild of America .
Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line . The film , which combines computer animation with live-action filming , was directed by Michael Bay , with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer . It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto , and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series . The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky , a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons , two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery , primarily vehicles . The Autobots intend to retrieve and use the AllSpark , the object that created their robotic race that is on Earth , to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war , while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth . Tyrese Gibson , Josh Duhamel , Anthony Anderson , Megan Fox , Rachael Taylor , John Turturro , and Jon Voight also star , while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively . Murphy and DeSanto developed the project in 2003 , and DeSanto wrote a treatment . Steven Spielberg came on board the following year , hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay . The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors ( GM ) loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming , which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes . Hasbro 's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies ; advertising included a viral marketing campaign , coordinated releases of prequel comic books , toys , and books , as well as product placement deals with companies such as GM , Burger King , and eBay . Transformers received mixed reviews from critics and a positive response from audiences . It became the 87th highest-grossing film of all-time and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007 , grossing $ 709 million worldwide , with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US .
Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman . It is the eleventh film in the Star Trek film franchise , and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series portrayed by a new cast , as the first in the rebooted film series . The film follows James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine ) and Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) aboard the USS Enterprise as they combat Nero ( Eric Bana ) , a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets . The story takes place in an alternate reality because of time travel by both Nero and the original Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) . The alternate timeline was created in an attempt to free the film and the franchise from established continuity constraints while simultaneously preserving original story elements . The idea for a prequel film which would follow the Star Trek characters during their time in Starfleet Academy was discussed by series creator Gene Roddenberry in 1968 . The concept resurfaced in the late 1980s , when it was postulated by Harve Bennett as a possible plotline for what would become Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country , but it was rejected in favor of other projects by Roddenberry . Following the critical and commercial failure of Star Trek : Nemesis and the cancellation of Star Trek : Enterprise , the franchise 's executive producer Rick Berman and screenwriter Erik Jendresen wrote an unproduced film titled Star Trek : The Beginning , which would take place after Enterprise . After the separation of Viacom and CBS Corporation in 2005 , former Paramount Pictures president Gail Berman convinced CBS to allow Paramount to produce a new film in the franchise . Orci and Kurtzman , both fans of Star Trek , were approached to write the film , and J. J. Abrams was approached to direct it . Kurtzman and Orci used inspiration from novels and graduate school dissertations , as well as the series itself . Principal photography commenced on November 7 , 2007 , and ended on March 27 , 2008 .
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures . [ N 1 ] It is the sequel to 2008 's Iron Man , and the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux , the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man , alongside Gwyneth Paltrow , Don Cheadle , Scarlett Johansson , Sam Rockwell , Mickey Rourke , and Samuel L. Jackson . Six months after the events of Iron Man , Tony Stark is resisting calls by the United States government to hand over the Iron Man technology while also combating his declining health from the arc reactor in his chest . Meanwhile , rogue Russian scientist Ivan Vanko has developed the same technology and built weapons of his own in order to pursue a vendetta against the Stark family , in the process , joining forces with Stark 's business rival , Justin Hammer . Following the successful release of Iron Man in May 2008 , Marvel Studios announced and immediately set to work on producing a sequel . In July of that same year , Theroux was hired to write the script , and Favreau was signed to return and direct . Downey , Paltrow , and Jackson were set to reprise their roles from Iron Man , while Cheadle was brought in to replace Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes . In the early months of 2009 , Rourke , Rockwell , and Johansson filled out the supporting cast , and filming took place from April to July of that year . Like its predecessor , the film was shot mostly in California , except for a key sequence in Monaco . Iron Man 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on April 26 , 2010 , and was released in the United States on May 7 , 2010 . The film received generally positive reviews , with praise for Downey 's performance as well as for the action sequences , musical score and visual effects .
Carlisle Albert Herman Trost ( born April 24 , 1930 ) is a former United States Navy officer who served as the 23rd Chief of Naval Operations ( CNO ) and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1 July 1986 to 29 June 1990 . He oversaw the Navy during the end of the Cold War , and the preparations for the Gulf War of 1991 . He retired from active naval service on 1 July 1990 , following completion of a four-year term as CNO .
A submarine ( or sub ) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater . It differs from a submersible , which has more limited underwater capability . It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots , as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels , such as the midget submarine and the wet sub . Submarines are referred to as boats rather than ships irrespective of their size . Although experimental submarines had been built before , submarine design took off during the 19th century , and they were adopted by several navies . Submarines were first widely used during World War I ( 1914-1918 ) , and are now used in many navies large and small . Military uses include attacking enemy surface ships ( merchant and military ) , or other submarines , aircraft carrier protection , blockade running , ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force , reconnaissance , conventional land attack ( for example using a cruise missile ) , and covert insertion of special forces . Civilian uses for submarines include marine science , salvage , exploration and facility inspection and maintenance . Submarines can also be modified to perform more specialized functions such as search-and-rescue missions or undersea cable repair . Submarines are also used in tourism and undersea archaeology . Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical ( or conical ) ends and a vertical structure , usually located amidships , which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes . In modern submarines , this structure is the sail in American usage and fin in European usage .
The United States Naval Academy ( USNA , Annapolis , or simply Navy ) is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis , Maryland . Established on 10 October 1845 , under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft , it is the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies , and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps . The 338-acre ( 137 ha ) campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County , 33 miles ( 53 km ) east of Washington , D.C. and 26 miles ( 42 km ) southeast of Baltimore . The entire campus ( known to insiders as the Yard ) is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites , buildings , and monuments . It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum , in Philadelphia , that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845 when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis . Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination , usually from a Member of Congress . Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as midshipmen . Tuition for midshipmen is fully funded by the Navy in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation . Approximately 1,200 plebes ( an abbreviation of the Ancient Roman word plebeian ) enter the Academy each summer for the rigorous Plebe Summer . About 1,000 midshipmen graduate . Graduates are usually commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps , but a small number can also be cross-commissioned as officers in other U.S. services , and the services of allied nations . The United States Naval Academy has some of the highest paid graduates in the country according to starting salary .
The Chief of Naval Operations ( CNO ) is the head of the United States Navy . The position is a statutory office ( 10 U.S.C . § 5033 ) held by a four-star admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy . In a separate capacity as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 10 U.S.C . § 151 ) the CNO is a military adviser to the National Security Council , the Homeland Security Council , the Secretary of Defense , and the President . The current Chief of Naval Operations is Admiral Michael M. Gilday . Despite the title , the CNO does not have operational command authority over Naval forces . The CNO is an administrative position based in the Pentagon , and exercises supervision of Navy organizations as the designee of the Secretary of the Navy . Operational command of naval forces falls within the purview of the Combatant Commanders who report to the Secretary of Defense .
Richard Harrison Truly ( born November 12 , 1937 ) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy , a former fighter pilot , engineer , former astronaut for both the United States Air Force and NASA , and was the eighth Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) from 1989 to 1992 . He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency . After his departure from NASA , he led the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1992 to 1997 , and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1997 to 2005 .
STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA , and the second flight of the orbiter Columbia . The mission launched on 12 November 1981 and landed two days later on 14 November . STS-2 marked the first time that a crewed , reusable orbital vehicle returned to space . This mission tested the Shuttle Imaging Radar as part of the OSTA-1 payload , along with a wide range of other experiments including the Shuttle robotic arm , commonly known as Canadarm . Other experiments or tests included Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer , Feature Identification and Location Experiment , Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites , Ocean Color Experiment , Night/Day optical Survey of Lightning , Heflex Bioengineering Test , and Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package ( ACIP ) . One of the feats accomplished was various tests on the OMS including starting and restarting the engines while in orbit and various adjustments to its orbit . The OMS tests also help adjust the Shuttle 's orbit for use of the radar . During the mission , President Reagan called the crew of STS-2 from Mission Control in Houston . In the early planning stages of the Space Shuttle program , STS-2 was intended to be a reboost mission for the aging Skylab space station . However , such a mission was impeded by delays with the shuttle 's development and the deteriorating orbit of Skylab . Skylab ultimately de-orbited on 11 July 1979 , two years before the launch of STS-2 .
STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger . It launched on August 30 , 1983 and landed on September 5 , conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program . It also carried the first African-American astronaut , Guion Bluford . The mission successfully achieved all of its planned research objectives , but was marred by the subsequent discovery that a solid-fuel rocket booster had almost malfunctioned catastrophically during the launch . The mission 's primary payload was INSAT-1B , an Indian communications and weather observation satellite , which was released by the orbiter and boosted into a geostationary orbit . The secondary payload , replacing a delayed NASA communications satellite , was a four-metric-ton dummy payload , intended to test the use of the shuttle 's Canadarm remote manipulator system . Scientific experiments carried onboard Challenger included the environmental testing of new hardware and materials designed for future spacecraft , the study of biological materials in electric fields under microgravity , and research into space adaptation syndrome ( also known as space sickness ) . The flight furthermore served as shakedown testing for the previously launched TDRS-1 satellite , which would be required to support the subsequent STS-9 mission .
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA , /ˈnæsə/ ) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program , as well as aeronautics and aerospace research . [ note 1 ] NASA was established in 1958 , succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ( NACA ) . The new agency was to have a distinctly civilian orientation , encouraging peaceful applications in space science . Since its establishment , most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA , including the Apollo Moon landing missions , the Skylab space station , and later the Space Shuttle . NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle , the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles . The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches . NASA science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System ; advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate 's Heliophysics Research Program ; exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft missions such as New Horizons ; and researching astrophysics topics , such as the Big Bang , through the Great Observatories and associated programs .