Dave Adams (United States Navy)
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Commander Dave Adams greets United Arab Emirates diplomats.
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Dave Adams is an officer in the United States Navy.[1] Adams commanded the USS Santa Fe (SSN-763), a nuclear submarine, in 2009. Previously he was in charge of the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan.
The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed coauthored by Adams, where he advanced the position that Afghanistan did not need more American troops.[1]
Adams enlisted in the Navy in 1985. Adams earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, while he was an enlisted rating.[2] After completing his degree, Adams was commissioned and began serving in nuclear submarines. He was promoted to the rank of captain (O-6) in 2012.
He was relieved of his command in January 2016 as the result of an accident in which his sub, the USS Georgia, struck a buoy and ran aground.
Service in Afghanistan
While Adams served in Afghanistan he oversaw the construction of multiple public works, including dams and bridges.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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