Richard C . Macke Richard Chester Macke is a retired Naval Aviator and Admiral in the United States Navy . He last served as Commander of United States Pacific Command ( USPACOM ) from July 19 , 1994 until January 31 , 1996 . Navy career . Macke graduated from the U . S . Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960 . After graduation , he reported to flight training in Pensacola , Florida , and was designated a Naval Aviator in August , 1961 . He then reported to VA - 23 in Lemoore , California and flew A - 4 Skyhawks from USS Midway ( CV - 41 ) . In 1965 , Macke was selected for Test Pilot Training and entered the Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River , Maryland . Following graduation , he served in the Weapons System Test Directorate of the Naval Air Test Center participating in the initial trials of the A - 7A , Corsair II aircraft . He next went to VA - 27 , flying A - 7 ' s and completing more than 150 combat missions in Southeast Asia from the USS Constellation ( CV - 64 ) . Macke reported to the U . S Naval Postgraduate School in February 1970 , where he graduated with distinction with a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis . In March 1971 , he reported to VA - 66 at Cecil Field , Florida as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer of the A - 7E squadron flying from the USS Independence ( CV - 62 ) . In January 1975 , he was assigned to the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs in the Pentagon , where he was involved in presenting the Naval Aviation Program budget to members of Congress and their staffs . Following completion of Nuclear Propulsion Training , Admiral Macke served as Executive Officer of USS Nimitz ( CVN - 68 ) where he participated in the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran . Completing that tour , he was selected for major ship command and commanded the USS Camden ( AOE - 2 ) . Macke served a short tour as the Executive Assistant to the Navy Director of Command and Control in the Pentagon prior to reporting to the USS Dwight D . Eisenhower ( CVN - 69 ) as Commanding Officer on July 6 , 1984 . During his highly successful tour on IKE , the ship was awarded the Battle " E " as the most combat ready aircraft carrier on the East Coast of the United States . Macke relinquished command on October 18 , 1986 . Macke was selected for flag rank and reported as the Commander of the Naval Space Command where he led initiatives to enhance space support to tactical warriors . Next , he reported as the Commander of Carrier Group TWO in March 1988 and in January 1990 was selected for sequential command and became Commander Carrier Group FOUR . Admiral Macke was then nominated by President Bush to serve in the grade of Vice Admiral as the Director for Command , Control , Communications and Computer ( C4 ) System ( J6 ) on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon . In December 1992 , General Colin Powell chose Admiral Macke to serve as the Director of the Joint Staff . Macke was nominated and confirmed for the four star grade of Admiral and left the Joint Staff to become the Commander in Chief , US Pacific Command in July 1994 . 1995 Okinawan Rape Incident . He was fired from his post at PACOM in November 1995 , hours after making comments considered insensitive to reporters about the case of U . S . sailors and a Marine accused of kidnapping , beating and raping a 12 - year - old Japanese girl . He said " I think it was absolutely stupid . I have said several times : for the price they paid to rent the car [ used in the crime ] , they could have had a girl . " Macke retired from the Navy April 1 , 1996 as a two - star Rear Admiral , two stars lower than the rank he previously held . Later that year , he was censured by the Navy for matters related to an affair he had before his retirement with an unidentified female Marine Corps lieutenant colonel . Later life . After his Navy career , Adm . Macke has served as a vice president of Wheat International Communications Corporation . Involvement in Greenville Incident . Macke was also responsible for arranging for the presence of civilians on board the USS " Greeneville " prior to its 2001 collision with the " Ehime Maru " , a Japanese boat carrying high school students . As a result of a request by Macke , a civilian was at the helm of the submarine when the accident occurred . Nine Japanese civilians aboard the " Ehime Maru " were killed in the incident . Macke refused to testify at the court of inquiry of Commander Scott Waddle , the commanding officer of the USS " Greeneville " at the time of the accident .