page_title: Dennis C. Blair
section_title: Decorations and notability
hierarchical_section_title: Dennis C. Blair / Naval career / Decorations and notability
context_page_description: Dennis Cutler Blair is the former United States Director of National Intelligence and is a retired United States Navy admiral who was the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific region. Blair was a career officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the White House during the presidencies of both President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan. Blair retired from the Navy in 2002 as an Admiral. In 2009, Blair was selected as President Barack Obama’s first Director of National Intelligence, but after a series of bureaucratic battles, he resigned on May 20, 2010.
  He currently serves as a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council of Securing America's Future Energy, and is on the boards of the Atlantic Council, Freedom House, the National Bureau of Asian Research, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He also serves as co-chair of the annual Pacific Energy Summit.
  He also serves as a senior advisor to Ron Wahid, Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company and subsidiary of Magellan Investment Holdings.
context_section_description: His decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters (4 awards), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4 awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal with one star (2 awards), as well as numerous other campaign and service awards.  He has been decorated by the governments of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Thailand and Taiwan.
    Surface Warfare Officer badge
    United States Pacific Command badge
    Defense Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
    Defense Superior Service Medal
    Legion of Merit with three gold award stars
    Meritorious Service Medal
    Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
    Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
    National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal with one star
    National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
    Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon (Japan)
caption: US Navy Admiral Dennis C. Blair being presented the badge and ribbon of Order of the Rising Sun. (2002)
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