Sam Cox

About Sam Cox

Over ten years as the Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, responsible for all aspects of the U.S. Navy\'s history program, including ten museums, the Operational Archives, Navy Department Library, Art, Photo, Historic Weapons collection and Conservation Management Facility, USS CONSTITUTION Repair Detachment, Historic Submarine NAUTILUS, Underwater Archaeology Lab, 1,100 display aircraft, and all U.S. Navy sunken ships and aircraft (Federal Executive Agent for Sunken Military Craft Act.) In 2018, named an \"Honorary Survivor\" by the survivors of the WW2 heavy cruiser USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35,) whose motto is \"Never Quit.\" Also Director of Naval History (second-longest serving,) Curator of the Navy and Archivist of the Navy. Over 30 years of experience in national, inter-agency, military, naval and international coalition intelligence, including senior leadership of large intelligence organizations in numerous combat, crisis, humanitarian and cyber operations. Extensive specific experience in time-sensitive combat intelligence support, crisis actions, full spectrum cyber operations, inter-agency operations, management of large-scale intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations on support of counter-terrorism special operations and conventional military combat, creating new intelligence organizations to meet future requirements, as well as extensive planning and operational expertise in the MIddle East and East Asia. Significant intelligence leadership positions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm (19••••91), Mount Pinatubo eruption, Philippines (Operation Fiery Vigil, 1991), Cuban Refugee Crises (Operation Sea Signal, 19••••95), Haiti intervention (Operation Uphold Democracy, 19••••95), Kosovo conflict (Operation Allied Force, Iraq Southern No-Fly Zone enforcement (Operation Southern Watch, Iraqi Maritime Interception Operations USS COLE attack Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001, 20••••07), Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, 20••••07), South Korean warship CHEONAN sinking (2010), Cyber Operations (20••••12.)

Experience

1. Director, Naval History and Heritage Command

   US Navy

   Dec 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Additional Duties-Director of Naval History-Curator of the NavySenior Executive Service, responsible for a 300 person US Navy Echelon II Command with a mission to collect, preserve, analyze, and disseminate all aspects of US Naval History.Navy Department Library, Washington DCNavy Operational Archives, Washington DCUSS Constitution Repair Detachment, Boston, MANavy Art Gallery, Washington, DC.Navy Photo Collection, Washington, DCNavy Underwater Archaeology, Washington DCCollection Management Facility, Richmond, VANavy Museums- National Museum of the United States Navy, Washington DC- National Museum of the American Sailor, Great Lakes, IL- Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Norfolk VA- National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL- United States Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme, CA- United States Submarine Force Museum and Historic Submarine Nautilus, Groton, CT- Naval Museums Northwest - Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport, WA - Puget Sound Naval Museum, Bremerton, WA- United States Naval War College Museum, Newport RI- United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, MD

Education

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), History

  1976 — 1980

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS), History

  1992 — 1993

Skills

• National Security
• Intelligence Analysis
• Joint Military Operations
• East Asia
• Security Clearance
• Coalition Military Operations
• Middle East
• Command
• Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations Management
• Navy
• Military
• Operational Planning
• Naval Intelligence
• Force Protection
• Military Operations
• National Intelligence
• Military Intelligence
• Dod
• Cyber Intelligence
• Military Experience
• Long Range Planning