Kyle Cozad

Kyle Cozad
Kyle Cozad
Born	1962 (age 61–62)
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1985–2020
Rank	Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
Commands	Chief of Naval Education and Training; Patrol and Reconnaissance Group; Joint Task Force Guantanamo; Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11; Patrol Squadron 40;
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit (2); Meritorious Service Medal (2); Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3); Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3);

Kyle James Cozad^[1] (born 1962)^[2] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who was the former Chief of Naval Education and Training from 2017 to 2020.^[3]^[4]^[5]

He was the commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo from July 2014 to June 2015.^[3]

Education

Raised in Las Vegas, Cozad attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S. degree in oceanography and physics and an ensign's commission in 1985. He later earned an M.S. degree in national resource management from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University.^[1]^[6]

Personal life

In March 2018, Cozad suffered an accidental fall in his kitchen, resulting in two vertebrae being crushed. Despite surgery to correct the injury, he lost all feeling below his waist and was told he would be a paraplegic for life. He began physical rehabilitation for the injury and also began participating in adaptive sports in order to remain physically active. In February 2019, he attended a Navy-sponsored adaptive sports camp. He subsequently tried out for and was selected to the 40-member team representing the Navy in the 2019 Warrior Games.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "All Information for PN60". United States Congress. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 109. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^ ^a ^b Carol Rosenberg (2016-11-17). "Navy sending new commander to run President Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
^ "Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad". United States Navy. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
^ Jason Leopold (2014-10-01). "New Gitmo Commander: 'Majority of Detainees Have… a Relative Degree of Freedom'". Vice News. Retrieved 2016-11-17. An aviator in the US Navy for more than two decades who previously worked at the White House, Cozad had no previous experience running a detention facility before taking command at Guantanamo. He admitted that the knowledge he possessed about the facility was gleaned from Google searches, news reports, and blog posts.
^ "Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad". U.S. Navy. August 19, 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^ Mark D. Faram (2019-04-12). "Meet the admiral who leads from a wheelchair". Navy Times. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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[UsnCommission-1] "All Information for PN60". United States Congress. Retrieved 2017-03-17.

[2] Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 109. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

[MiamiHerald2016-11-17-3] Carol Rosenberg (2016-11-17). "Navy sending new commander to run President Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-17.

[UsnOffBioKCozad-4] "Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad". United States Navy. Retrieved 2016-11-17.

[Vice2014-10-01-5] Jason Leopold (2014-10-01). "New Gitmo Commander: 'Majority of Detainees Have… a Relative Degree of Freedom'". Vice News. Retrieved 2016-11-17. An aviator in the US Navy for more than two decades who previously worked at the White House, Cozad had no previous experience running a detention facility before taking command at Guantanamo. He admitted that the knowledge he possessed about the facility was gleaned from Google searches, news reports, and blog posts.

[6] "Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad". U.S. Navy. August 19, 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

[NavyTimes2019-04-12-7] Mark D. Faram (2019-04-12). "Meet the admiral who leads from a wheelchair". Navy Times. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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