caption serviceyears branch commands allegiance awards birth_date rank image article_title name
admiral mark e. ferguson iii , usn 1978 -- present united states navy 23px u.s. joint force command naples vice chief of naval operations chief naval of naval personnel deputy chief of naval operations -lrb- manpower forces , personnel , training & education -rrb- chief of legislative europe affairs and assistant commander for distribution , navy personnel command u.s. assistant surface captain assignment officer and surface nuclear assignment officer naval , bureau of navy personnel special assistant to the supreme forces allied commander , europe liaison officer and director of the africa senate liaison office , office of legislative affairs allied united states of america 23px navy service medal legion of merit -lrb- 3 -rrb- defense meritorious distinguished service medal meritorious service medal -lrb- 3 -rrb- service medal -lrb- 3 -rrb- defense superior 30 october 1956 25px admiral ferguson iii 2015.jpg mark e. ferguson iii
 mark e. ferguson iii
mark e. ferguson iii

mark e. ferguson iii -lrb- born october 30 , 1956 -rrb- is a united states navy admiral who is currently serving as commander , u.s. naval forces europe which he concurrently serves as commander , u.s. naval forces africa and commander , allied joint force command naples .
admiral ferguson previously served as the 37th vice chief of naval operations from august 22 , 2011 to july 1 , 2014 .
prior to that , he served as the 55th chief of naval personnel -lrb- cnp -rrb- and concurrently served as the deputy chief of naval operations -lrb- manpower , personnel , training & education -rrb- .
prior to that , he served as chief of legislative affairs and assistant commander for distribution , navy personnel command .
he assumed his current assignment on july 22 , 2014 .
