Harry D. Train II

Harry Depue Train II (born November 5, 1927) is a retired Admiral in the United States Navy and a Senior Fellow at the Joint Advanced Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia.

Naval career
His operational commands included the guided missile destroyer USS Conyngham (DDG-17); the attack submarine USS Barbel (SS-580), Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 8; the John F. Kennedy Battle Group; and from August 1976 to September 1978, the United States Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

His principal staff duties included Director of the Joint Staff, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations.

From 1978-1982, Admiral Train served as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command and as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Personal & post-military service
The son of Rear Admiral Harold Cecil Train (1887–1968) and May Philipps Train (1889–1980), he graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School in 1945 and the United States Naval Academy in 1949.

Train and his wife, Catherine, have four daughters, including Rear Admiral Elizabeth L. Train

After retiring from full-time military service, Admiral Train worked for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the nation's largest employee owned research and engineering company. He retired from SAIC as its Manager, Hampton Roads Operations, in September 2006.

Train served as a Commissioner on the US Commission on National Security/21st Century.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Old Dominion University Research Foundation and was the long-time president of the Future of Hampton Roads, a group of civic leaders who work toward regional solutions in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Awards and decorations

 * [[Image:Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|60px]] Defense Distinguished Service Medal


 * [[Image:Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|60px]] Navy Distinguished Service Medal (with Three Gold Stars)


 * [[Image:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|60px]] Legion of Merit (with Three Gold Stars)


 * [[Image:Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|60px]] Meritorious Service Medal


 * [[Image:Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|60px]] Joint Services Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)