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  Gordon R. England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Richard England (Born 1938) is an American businessman who (as of 2005) serves as the United States Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (Acting) while he awaits his confirmation to the latter role for which he has been nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush.
Gordon R. England is sworn in as Secretary of the Navy.
England was appointed to head the review that was conducted in secret by a panel consisting of three military officers to whom prisoners were given the chance to provide facts to support their case for release.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gordon_England   (1144 words)

  
 Marine Corps News -> SecNav visits NADEP, Cherry Point in sweep of Carolinas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
England came to Cherry Point to tour facilities aboard the air station key to operational success, and to award outstanding Marines for actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
After speaking to the press, where England insisted that his visit’s purpose was not to evaluate, but to reward outstanding military members, the official party left the tourist center and headed for the Naval Aviation Depot.
The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, is greeted by Lt. Col.
www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200481681441   (613 words)

  
 Gordon R. England sworn in as 73rd Secretary of the Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gordon R. England sworn in as 73rd Secretary of the Navy
England said, "Our Sailors and Marines are indeed the world's finest, and I appreciate the President giving me the opportunity to again serve our men and women in uniform and their families.
England first joined the administration of President George W. Bush as the 72nd Secretary of the Navy and held the position from May 24, 2001, until he joined Homeland Security in January 2003.
dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/8_40/national_news/25672-1.html   (887 words)

  
 Gordon R. England - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gordon Richard England, of Texas, was nominated (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050407-1.html) March 31, 2005, by President George W. Bush to be Deputy Secretary of Defense to replace Paul Dundes Wolfowitz.
England served as executive vice president of General Dynamics Corporation from 1997 until 2001 and was responsible for two major sectors of the corporation: Information Systems and International.
England has been actively involved in a variety of civic, charitable and government organizations, including serving as a city councilman; Vice Chair, Board of Goodwill, International; the USO's Board of Governors; the Defense Science Board; the Board of Visitors at Texas Christian University; and many others.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Gordon_R._England   (423 words)

  
 Statement from Gordon R. England on Second Term as SECNAV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Washington, D.C. -- The Honorable Gordon R. England is the 73rd Secretary of the Navy.
England had served as the 72nd Secretary from May 2001 until January 2003, before President George W. Bush picked him to serve as the first Deputy Secretary at the newly-created Department of Homeland Security.
Gordon England Sworn in as 73rd Secretary of The Navy - 10/1/2003
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9859   (390 words)

  
 Biography - GORDON ENGLAND
Gordon England was confirmed as the 73rd Secretary of the Navy on 26 September 2003 and sworn in on 1 October.
England leads America's Navy and Marine Corps and is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $110 B and more than 800,000 personnel.
England graduated from the University of Maryland in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
www.defenselink.mil /bios/england_bio.html   (386 words)

  
 Gordon England Sworn in as 73rd Secretary of The Navy
Gordon England Sworn in as 73rd Secretary of The Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Honorable Gordon R. England was sworn in as the 73rd Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Oct 1.
England as Secretary of the Navy. His leadership, focus on mission accomplishment, and commitment to improving both our business practices and the quality of service for our Sailors and Marines, are valued and needed qualities as we build the future Navy.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9803   (614 words)

  
 Marine Corps News -> SecNav awards 'Wolfpack' safety award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gordon R. England, thanks Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Al Asad, Iraq on May 18, for the service of its Marines.
Gordon R. England, thanks the Marines and Sailors of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, for their service to the Marine Corps.
England was recently at Al Asad, Iraq on May 18, for a brief visit and took the opportunity to present the squadron, nicknamed the 'Wolfpack,' an Aviation Unit Safety Award.
www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/20045302306   (977 words)

  
 The New York Times > Washington > Choice to Succeed Wolfowitz Is Praised at Senate Hearing
England, 67, a onetime executive vice president of General Dynamics with a knack for working with Congress, could not be more different in tone, style or background than Mr.
England, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is returning to the traditional model of a deputy who oversees the daily operations of the Pentagon and avoids the department's ideological battles.
England was secretary of the Navy for two years beginning in 2001 before being named deputy secretary of homeland security.
www.nytimes.com /2005/04/20/politics/20england.html?ex=1271649600&en=dca480559bf20e64&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (823 words)

  
 Guantanamo Detainees Notified of Rights; Tribunals to Begin Soon
To date, 14 people who will work with the tribunal process have arrived in Guantanamo and are undergoing "familiarization" with procedures on the base and their responsibilities.
Ideally, England said, officials would like to complete 72 such hearings each week until all Guantanamo detainees have had their cases heard.
England stressed these tribunals are not trials that will decide guilt or innocence, but administrative proceedings designed to verify once more that each detainee is an enemy combatant and to give the detainees a chance to contest that status and present evidence on their own behalf.
nyjtimes.com /cover/07-26-04/GuantanamoDetaineesRights.htm   (324 words)

  
 SIGNAL Magazine
England states that the NMCI is the backbone for what the Navy does.
England emphasizes that the service gets much higher utilization rates from its ships today, and those ships are far more effective than their 1980s counterparts.
England states that the Navy will be eliminating many of these nonmilitary positions or replacing them with civilians.
www.afcea.org /signal/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=186&z=53   (1782 words)

  
 No decision on carrier yet, sailors told - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Navy Secretary Gordon England said yesterday it would be a while before a decision is made on whether an aircraft carrier will be based in Hawai'i.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, who visited sailors aboard the USS Peleliu at Pearl Harbor yesterday, shakes hands with Johnny Kellek, next to Timothy Lechowicz.
England, who arrived Thursday on a stopover en route to the Mainland after a series of meetings in Asia, met briefly yesterday with about 100 crew members from the USS Peleliu, a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship returning from a half-year deployment to the Middle East.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Feb/28/ln/ln21a.html   (450 words)

  
 Wolfowitz Successor Picked (washingtonpost.com)
Navy Secretary Gordon R. England, whose efficient management skills and affable manner have made him a favorite of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's, emerged yesterday as President Bush's nominee to become deputy secretary of defense.
England, 67, a former business executive, would succeed Paul D. Wolfowitz, who was approved yesterday as the next president of the World Bank.
Gordon R. England, right, shown visiting Marines in Iraq last May, has been secretary of the Navy twice.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A16949-2005Mar31.html   (515 words)

  
 "To Provide for the Nation's Defense"
Gordon R. England was sworn in as the 72nd secretary of the Navy on 24 May following an impressive executive leadership and engineering career in several major U.S. defense and aerospace corporations.
ENGLAND: The FY [fiscal year] 2002 budget amendment was a dramatic increase for the Department of Defense [DOD]--the first large increase we've had in a long time.
ENGLAND: This is a pure guess on my part, because as we meet [late August] we have not completed the QDR or the shipbuilding study.
www.navyleague.org /seapower_mag/oct2001/interview.htm   (4043 words)

  
 Gordon England sworn in as SecNav   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
New SecNav: Gordon R. England, is administered the oath of office as the 72nd Secretary of the Navy by David O. Cooke in the Pentagon on May 24.
Gordon R. England officially became the 72nd Secretary of the Navy May 24 after he took the oath of office in the Pentagon following his Senate confirmation.
England began his business career as an engineer, working on the Gemini Space Program that paved the way for the manned flight to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/6_23/national_news/7835-1.html   (436 words)

  
 The Log   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the medical center’s flag mess, England discussed operations in Iraq with the gathered Marines and Sailors, including his firsthand accounts of the reconstruction of parts of Najaf, damaged during heavy fighting.
England attributes the successes in Najaf to the professionalism of the Marines and the Corpsmen that accompany them, and is confident in their success in operations being conducted against insurgents in Fallujah.
England met with more than 20 Marines and Sailors wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, during his visit to Naval Medical Center San Diego, the largest and most advanced treatment facility in Navy Medicine.
www.navycompass.com /printer/article.asp?c=136138   (377 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Detainee Status Review Tribunals to Begin Within Weeks
England said today he expects those notifications to begin July 12 and be completed by July 15, eight days after the order was signed.
England explained the notifications would be made in writing in each detainee's native language, and interpreters would be standing by to read the notification to detainees who need such assistance.
England said it hasn't been determined yet how many such officers would be needed or how many detainees each personal representative will assist.
www.dod.gov /news/Jul2004/n07092004_2004070902.html   (453 words)

  
 GuamPDN.com | Navigator Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, is scheduled to arrive on Guam Oct. 14.
In addition, England will be the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia commissioning ceremony, which will be held Oct. 15 at 10 a.m.
England is the 73rd Secretary of the Navy.
www.guampdn.com /guampublishing/navigator/data/EpAZZyyApktJGtnGbz.htm   (221 words)

  
 The Official Website of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Secretary England is in Guam to attend the commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sequoia on Oct. 15, and to be the guest of honor at the Navy’s 229
Dorothy England is the sponsor of the Sequoia and christened the vessel when it was launched from the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard in Wisconsin in August of 2003.
Secretary England last visited Guam in February of this year, where he recognized Guam’s Sailors of the Year and was the guest speaker at the annual ceremony sponsored by the Guam chapter of the Navy League.
www.house.gov /bordallo/Press_Releases/2004/pr101404-1.html   (517 words)

  
 JamesBradley.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England presented the Department of the Navy Superior Public Service Award to author James Bradley in a ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 18.
England said, “James, I’m proud to be able to do this for you, and recognize your efforts and your great books.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England presents author James Bradley the Department of the Navy Superior Public Service Award for his contributions in keeping alive the history of the Navy and Marine Corps.
www.jamesbradley.com /navyaward.cfm   (591 words)

  
 Lt Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr., State of Hawai'i - October 13, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Governor Aiona joined the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, at a breakfast ceremony celebrating the 229th birthday of the United States Navy.
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England and Lt. Governor Aiona were among the guests at a special celebration marking the U.S. Navy’s 229th birthday (Oct. 13).
Prior to the birthday breakfast, Secretary England and Lt. Governor Aiona were on a statewide weekly radio show sharing their views of the Navy’s role in Hawai`i.
www.state.hi.us /ltgov/Members/kim/Folder.2004-09-13.4140/Folder.2004-09-13.4159/Newsletter.2004-10-13   (1228 words)

  
 Gordon R Dickson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 - January 31, 2001) was a Canadian science fiction author.
www.wikiverse.org /gordon-r-dickson   (279 words)

  
 31st MEU (SOC) 04-23-020   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
AL ASAD, Iraq - The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England, visited Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during a holdiay visit Nov. 25.
Sharing the Thanksgiving holiday away from loved ones back home, the 73rd Secretary of the Navy said he wanted to meet and express gratitude firsthand to the troops for their service to their country.
England added that the American military is a protecting, stabilizing force in the region whose goal is to help the Iraqi people take full responsibility for their own security and stability.
www.31meu.usmc.mil /index/news_archive/23rd_Cycle/04_23_020.htm   (601 words)

  
 Senator Hutchison -- Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
England, who resides in Fort Worth, Texas, succeeds former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz who was recently appointed to head the World Bank.
I am pleased to introduce the Honorable Gordon R. England for his nomination to be the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Secretary England has participated in a number of civic activities in the Fort Worth area where he served as president of the Longhorn Council of the Boys Scouts of America.
hutchison.senate.gov /prl614.htm   (512 words)

  
 England briefs Senate on new civilian personnel system   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Secretary England is the Defense Department’s senior executive for the system, which will preserve worker protections while increasing the responsiveness and flexibility of the DOD work force, he said.
Secretary England said department officials have worked closely with the Office of Personnel Management and the Congress in forming the system.
Secretary England said he knows change is hard, but the new system is needed as the U.S. faces 21st century threats.
www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123010282   (454 words)

  
 NSL Update 06/23/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gordon R. England was sworn in today as the 73rd secretary of the Navy.
England." Since January 2003, England has served as the first deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
As secretary of the Navy, England leads America's Navy and Marine Corps and is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $110 billion and more than 800,000 people.
www.navalsubleague.com /sub_news/10-03-03.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Confessed Iran-Contra Figure Lands Sensitive Pentagon Post
Robert Earl, who helped in the failed coverup of the '80s scandal, is now chief of staff to Gordon England, acting deputy secretary of Defense.
England's chief of staff is the latest figure from the Iran-Contra scandal to play a role in the Bush administration.
What has temporarily stalled England's nomination is a rule requiring that senior Defense Department appointees with private pensions from companies that do business with the Pentagon buy insurance in case their former employers go bankrupt.
www.commondreams.org /headlines05/0710-04.htm   (832 words)

  
 Navy SEALs.com - Articles: Viewing Article
In a written statement, England said he is “honored and humbled” by his selection as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s deputy, and added that serving sailors, Marines and their families as Navy secretary has been “a profound honor.”
England has served twice as Navy secretary, interrupted by a nine-month stint in 2003 as deputy secretary of homeland security.
England has been the implementing authority for the Combatant Status Review Tribunal, the vehicle where detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could have their status as enemy combatants reviewed by a military panel.
www.navyseals.com /community/articles/article.cfm?id=6335   (449 words)

  
 Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England briefs reporters in the Pentagon.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England briefs reporters in the Pentagon.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England briefs reporters in the Pentagon on June 23, 2004, concerning his duties as the designated civilian official overseeing the annual administrative review of the continued detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
England will operate and oversee the review process to assess whether each detainee held by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo should be released, transferred or should continue to be detained.
www.dod.gov /photos/Jun2004/040623-A-4504D-012.html   (93 words)

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