David Folk Baucom (born 7 March 1959) is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral. Among Baucom's military roles were White House military aide to the president,[1] director of the US Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Kuwait, commander of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support,[2] commander of Fleet & Industrial Supply Center in Norfolk, Virginia,[1] and strategy and policy director of the US Transportation Command.[3] Baucom is currently senior director at Vintun LLC.[4]
David Folk Baucom | |
|---|---|
 Baucom (center) talking to Navy personnel | |
| Born | March 7, 1959 Blythewood, South Carolina |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1980s-2016 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (3) Defense Superior Service Medal (2) |
Early life and education
editDavid Baucom was born in 1959 to Horace Clifford Baucom, Jr. and Rosalind Windhorn Baucom.[5] A native of Blythewood, South Carolina,[1][3][5] Baucom and his two brothers would all later join the United States Navy.[5] Studying personnel and industrial management, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Auburn University in 1981, where he was commissioned into the Navy through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program.[1]
Later he received executive education degrees from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School. His first master's degree in acquisition and contract management was from the Naval Postgraduate School, while his second[3] in national resource strategy[6] was from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University.[3] He is also a Lean Six Sigma green belt.[3]
Military career
editEarly in his military career, Baucom's ship assignments included supply officer of the USS Edward McDonnell, stock control officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt on its maiden voyage,[3] and the first supply officer of the USS Ronald Reagan.[1] He was also assigned to serve as White House military aide to president Ronald Reagan[7] and first lady Nancy Reagan.[1] Baucom worked with Acquisition and Sustainment for the Joint Staff from 1998 until 2000,[8] and in 2003 he became director for logistics transformation with the NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation. He held the role for three years.[9] From August 2006 until July 2008[8] he was commanding officer of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center in Norfolk, Virginia,[1] while other roles have included director of contracting at the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center of Yokosuka, Japan[3] and executive assistant to the deputy commander for logistics at Naval Supply Systems Command.[1] For Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, he was also the first deputy chief of staff for logistics.[3]
Baucom was promoted to rear admiral on May 1, 2009. At the time he served as both assistant deputy chief of staff for fleet readiness & training and fleet supply officer[1] for the US Fleet Forces Command,[3] roles he held from July 2008 until September 2009.[8] He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition and Logistics Management in Washington D.C.[3] from September 2009 until August 2011[citation needed] with oversight for acquisition and logistics in the Navy and Marine Corps.[3]
He was the commander of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support[3] in Philadelphia[7] from July 13, 2011[10] until August 2012.[2] In support of Operation Enduring Freedom,[3] from August 2012 until January 2013[2] he was director of the United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Kuwait.[3] Maintaining his command of DLA Troop Support during this time, he afterwards returned to commanding DLA Troop Support[2] until October 2013. He joined the US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) in October 2013[11] as director, with roles in strategy, capabilities, policy and logistics.[3] USTRANSCOM relieved Baucom of his position in October 2015, citing disorderly conduct.[11][12] Baucom was assigned to Fleet Forces Command at The Pentagon[12][13] on November 4, 2015,[11] and in December 2015 he became the special assistant to the director for material readiness & logistics in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He retired in October 2016.[3]
Business career
editBaucom joined the information services and management consulting firm of Vintun LLC in October 2016, where he assumed the post of senior director.[4] He holds memberships in the Military Officers Association of America, the National Defense Transportation Association, and the National Contract Management Association.[6]
Awards and recognition
edit- Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster - for "superior service to the US Department of Defense"[14]
- Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars - for "exceptionally meritorious conduct"[14]
Personal life
editBaucom is a resident of Alexandria, Virginia.[8] In years prior, Baucom lived in locales such as Norfolk, Virginia and Yokosuka, Japan.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Baucom promoted to Rear Admiral". The Flagship. Norfolk, Virginia. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Tuttle, Michael (March 27, 2012), DLA Troop Support commander to direct USCENTCOM deployment, distro center, Defense Video Imagery Distribution System, retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "United States Navy Biography: Rear Admiral David F. Baucom". United States Navy.
- ^ a b "Vintun News". Vintun LLC. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "In Memory of Rosalind Windhorn Baucom". Columbia, South Carolina: Shives Funeral Home. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b About, David Baucom's Blog, retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ a b "Navy Rear Admiral David Baucom, Former Presidential Military Aide, To Head Local Defense Agency". CBS. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d David Baucom, LinkedIn, retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ United States Navy Rear Admiral David Baucom, davidbaucom.net, archived from the original on September 1, 2017, retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ Poulson, Janeen (September 2011), Supply Foundation (PDF), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), retrieved August 31, 2017
- ^ a b c Office of the Chief of Information (7 December 2015). "Rear Adm. Baucom Receives Non-judicial Punishment". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
- ^ Whitlock, Craig (7 December 2015). "Admiral reprimanded for drunken, naked escapade at Florida hotel". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Valor awards for David F. Baucom". Military Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
External links
edit- DavidBaucom.net Archived 2017-09-01 at the Wayback Machine