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John Francis Lehman Jr. (born September 14, 1942) is an American private equity investor and writer who was secretary of the Navy (1981–1987) during the Reagan administration in which he promoted the creation of a 600-ship navy. Lehman is on the board of trustees for the thinktank Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).
The 600-ship Navy was a strategic plan of the United States Navy during the 1980s to rebuild its fleet after cutbacks that followed the end of the Vietnam War. [1] The plan, which originated with Republican leaders, was an important campaign plank of Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election, who advocated a larger military and strategic ...
John William Middendorf II (born September 22, 1924) is a former Republican United States diplomat and Secretary of the Navy. Education and military service [ edit ] John William Middendorf II received a Bachelor of Naval Science (BNS) degree from College of the Holy Cross [1] in 1945.
Strategic Homeport. Strategic Homeport was a plan developed in the 1980s by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman for building new U.S. Navy bases within the continental United States. It was proposed as part of the 600-ship Navy plan of the Reagan Administration. It called for the construction of new ports for existing and newly commissioned ships.
Under Secretary. The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). Before the creation of the Under Secretary's office, the second-highest civilian at the Department ...
The General Counsel of the Navy is the third highest-ranking civilian office in the Department of the Navy, behind the Secretary and Under Secretary of the Navy. The General Counsel maintains a close working relationship with the Judge Advocate General of the Navy , the senior uniformed lawyer in the Department of the Navy who performs ...
The secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is a statutory officer ( 10 U.S.C. § 8013) and the head ( chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense . By law, the secretary of the Navy must be a civilian at least five years removed from active military service.
USS John F. Lehman (DDG-137) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 87th overall for the class. She will honor Philadelphia -born John Lehman , who was the 65th United States Secretary of the Navy during 1981–1987, under the Ronald Reagan administration .