Cecil Eugene Diggs Haney (born December 1, 1955) is a retired

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who served as

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(STRATCOM) from November 15, 2013 to November 3, 2016. Prior to STRATCOM, he served as Commander,

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. He received the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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Early life and education

Haney was born and raised in

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, graduating from the

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in 1978, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering. He holds master's degrees in Engineering Acoustics and System Technology from the

Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a Naval command with a graduate university mission, operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. The NPS mission is to provide "defense-focused graduate education, including clas ...

, and a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the

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Naval career

Haney completed operational assignments in in various

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assignments and in , where he completed surface warfare qualifications while serving as radiological controls officer. He served as engineer in , executive officer in , and assistant squadron deputy at Submarine Squadron 8 before taking command of in June 1996. Haney commanded Submarine Squadron 1 from June 2002 to July 2004, and

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from October 2006 to March 2008. Haney's shore duty tours include administrative assistant for enlisted affairs at Naval Reactors, and congressional appropriations liaison officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Deputy Chief of Staff of Plans, Policies and Requirements, U.S. Pacific Fleet (N5N8); and director, Submarine Warfare Division (N87); director, Naval Warfare Integration Group (N00X) and deputy commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. US Navy 120120-N-IT566-020 Adm

Haney assumed his assignment as

on January 20, 2012. Haney relinquished command of the United States Strategic Command on November 3, 2016 to General John E. Hyten.

Retirement

Haney serves on the

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Board of Managers and the

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advisory board. On March 6, 2019,

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elected Haney as a member of its board of directors.

Awards and decorations

Haney was the 1998

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recipient for the Pacific fleet.

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