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[[ | [[Rear Admiral]] '''Michael C. Colley''', USN (Ret.), is a retired [[United States Navy]] officer whose naval career included several high-ranking commands in the U.S. submarine force. Since leaving the Navy, Colley has been active in the National Security Policy and Analysis field and serves on the [[Libertarian National Committee|National Committee]] of the [[United States Libertarian Party]]. | ||
Colley graduated with distinction from the [[United States Naval Academy]]. He had sea duty assignments on several nuclear-powered [[submarine]]s and was Commanding Officer of the attack submarine [[USS Narwhal (SSN-671)|USS ''Narwhal'']]. Other operational assignments included command of the submarine tender [[USS Proteus (AS-19)|''Proteus'']] in [[Guam]] and the [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s largest submarine squadron in [[Groton, Connecticut]]. During the [[Gulf War]], he was commander of the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]] submarine force of over 40 boats from his headquarters at [[Pearl Harbor]]. Later onshore he was Commander for Navy Recruiting. He was also Director, Division of Mathematics and Science (including the departments of math, physics, chemistry, oceanography and computer science) at the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] for three academic years. | Colley graduated with distinction from the [[United States Naval Academy]]. He had sea duty assignments on several nuclear-powered [[submarine]]s and was Commanding Officer of the attack submarine [[USS Narwhal (SSN-671)|USS ''Narwhal'']]. Other operational assignments included command of the submarine tender [[USS Proteus (AS-19)|''Proteus'']] in [[Guam]] and the [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s largest submarine squadron in [[Groton, Connecticut]]. During the [[Gulf War]], he was commander of the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]] submarine force of over 40 boats from his headquarters at [[Pearl Harbor]]. Later onshore he was Commander for Navy Recruiting. He was also Director, Division of Mathematics and Science (including the departments of math, physics, chemistry, oceanography and computer science) at the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] for three academic years. | ||