VICE ADMIRAL DENNIS C. BLAIR APPOINTED TO RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD
Secretary of Defense William Perry has announced the
designation of Vice Admiral Dennis C. Blair, U.S. Navy, as the
Joint Staff member on the Reserve Forces Policy Board,
retroactive to Sept. 30, 1996. Blair currently serves as the
director of the Joint Staff.
The 24-member board was created by Congress in 1952. Acting
through the assistant secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs,
the board serves as the principal policy advisor to the secretary
of Defense on reserve component matters. Members include the
assistant secretary responsible for reserve affairs from each of
the military departments, and active and reserve component
general and flag officers representing all Services, including
the Coast Guard.
A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Blair started his
career with an assignment aboard the guided missile destroyer,
USS TATTNALL. Shortly thereafter, he was reassigned to the
United Kingdom where he attended Oxford University for the next
four years as a Rhodes Scholar. Since that time, his career has
spanned more than 28 years in a variety of positions including
staff and command at all levels. His decorations include the
Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service
Medal, Legion of Merit with three gold stars, Meritorious Service
Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and
National Defense Service Medal with one star as well as numerous
other campaign and service awards.
Admiral Blair and his wife, the former Diane Everett of
Honolulu, Hawaii, reside in Washington, D.C. Their son, Duncan,
is a Navy officer, and Pamela, their daughter, is a college
student.
