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Murray Tynch III
Nickname(s)Joey
JT[1]
Born (1964-03-04) March 4, 1964 (age 60)
Chowan County, North Carolina[2]
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1988–2021
RankRear Admiral (lower half)
CommandsTask Force 73/Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
Provincial Reconstruction Team, Kunar Province
HS-8
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National War College

Murray Joe Tynch III (born March 4, 1964)[2][3] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who last served as the commander of Task Force 73 and Logistics Group Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC) and dual-hatted as the Singapore Area Coordinator[4] from June 12, 2018 to July 26, 2021. As CTF 73/CLWP, he provides the United States Seventh Fleet with combat-ready logistics and maintains and operates government-owned ships and operating government-contracted vessels to sustain combatant ships and units throughout Seventh Fleet's area of operations.[5][6][7]

Tynch previously served as assistant chief of staff for operations of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, his first flag assignment, with tours as deputy director of the Navy Staff from July 2015 to June 2016, commanding officer of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) from October 2013 to April 2015, and executive officer of the same vessel from June 2012 to October 2015. He relieved Captain Daniel Dusek as commanding officer after a Department of Defense investigation was launched into Dusek's activities. He was also Secretary of the Joint Staff (SJS) from August 2009 to June 2012.[8][1][9][10]

He relinquished command of WESTPAC and CTF-73 to Philip Sobeck in 2021 in a private ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[7]

Early life and education

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A native of North Carolina, Tynch is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his commission from the Aviation Officer Candidate School in July 1988. He was selected as the Naval Helicopter Association’s (NHA) Instructor Pilot of the Year in 1998 and the NHA’s Pilot of the Year in 2005.[5][11]

Personal life

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Tynch is the son of Murray Joe Tynch Jr. and Patsy Jean (Holliday) Tynch.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "RDML Murray Joe "JT" Tynch III, USN" (PDF). Navalhelicopterassn.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c °Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: Register of Deeds, North Carolina State Archives.
  3. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 166. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "CNRJ Tenant Commands". Cnic.navy.mil.
  5. ^ a b "Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific > Leadership > Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific". Clwp.navy.mil.
  6. ^ "COMLOGWESTPAC/Task Force 73 Changes Command in Singapore". Dvidshub.net.
  7. ^ a b Parker, Brandon (July 26, 2021). "COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73 Holds Change of Command". Dvidshub.net.
  8. ^ "Joey Tynch". Linkedin. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "USS Bonhomme Richard Changes Command". Navaltoday.com. April 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "Rear Admiral Murray Tynch III". Navy.mil.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Navy.

Military offices
Preceded by Commanding Officer of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of Allied Joint Force Command Naples
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Task Force 73 and Logistics Group Western Pacific
2018–2021 		Succeeded by


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