David Baucom

David Folk Baucom (born 7 March 1959) is a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was formerly the director of strategy and policy at the U.S. Transportation Command from October 2013 to October 2015.

Baucom graduated from Auburn University in 1981, and later received degrees from the Darden School of Business and the University of North Carolina.

Baucom was promoted to rear admiral on May 1, 2009.

In October 2015, Baucom was relieved from his position with the U.S. Transportation Command as a result of a finding that his behavior at a conference in April 2015 was conduct unbecoming an officer (UCMJ article 133) and constituted disorderly conduct (UCMJ article 134). Baucom was reassigned to Fleet Forces Command at the Pentagon.

Military assigments

 * White House military aide to president and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
 * Acquisition and Sustainment (Joint Staff) 1998 – 2000
 * Commanding Officer, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia, August 2006 – July 2008
 * Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Fleet Readiness and Training/Fleet Supply Officer for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, July 2008 – September 2009
 * Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement), Washington D.c., September 2009 – August 2011
 * Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander, August 2011 – August 2012, and January 2013 – October 2013
 * Director of the United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait, August 2012 – January 2013

Awards

 * Defense Superior Service Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for superior service to the United States Department of Defense
 * Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars for exceptionally meritorious conduct