Samuel Paparo
Samuel John Paparo Jr. (born 1964) is a United States Navy four-star admiral serving as the 64th commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, succeeding Admiral John C. Aquilino on May 5, 2021. He previously served as commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command, United States Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces. In previous command tours, Paparo commanded Carrier Strike Group 10 from July 2017 to March 2018 and Carrier Air Wing 7 from August 2011 to December 2012. A native of Morton, Pennsylvania, Paparo is the son of a former enlisted Marine and the  grandson of a World War II enlisted sailor. As a youth, Paparo attended Cardinal O'Hara High School. He was commissioned in 1987 via the NROTC program at Villanova University. He earned an M.A. degree in International Studies from Old Dominion University and an M.S. degree in Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also graduated from the Air Command and Staff College, the Air War College, the Naval War College and the Joint and Combined Warfighting School.