Robert D. Holt
Military Professor Maritime Advanced Warfighting School
Biography
Cmdr. Holt is a career surface warfare officer with service onboard cruisers, destroyers, patrol craft and patrol boats. Afloat, he commanded Coastal Riverine Task Group 75.3 and USS THUNDERBOLT (PC-12). Ashore, he served as the Executive Assistant and Acting Chief of Staff to Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central, Chief of Fires and Effects at U.S. Southern Command, Executive Officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, Afghanistan, and Training Liaison Officer at Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific, Hawaii.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Irregular Warfare
- Littoral Warfare
- Military Planning
- Operational Warfare
- Surface Warfare
Professional Highlights
Military Professor, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, Newport
Executive Assistant, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central, Naples, Italy
Commander, Task Group 75.3 / Officer-in-Charge, Coastal Riverine Group ONE, Detachment Guam
Chief of Fires and Effects, U.S. Southern Command, Miami
Commanding Officer, USS THUNDERBOLT (PC-12), Bahrain
Chief Engineer, USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG-93), Hawaii
Executive Officer, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Khost, Afghanistan
Navigator, USS PORT ROYAL (CG-73), Hawaii
Education
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2015, National Security and Strategic Studies (Maritime Advanced Warfighting School)
M.S., U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003, Physical Oceanography
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 2003, Physical Oceanography (Spanish minor)
Related Credentials
Joint Operational Planner
Joint Qualified Officer
Graduate, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School
Afloat Training Specialist
Research Contributions and Publications
Undersea Warfare; Beach Morphology, "Rip current spacing in relation to wave energetics and directional spreading"
NPS Master's Thesis, June 2003
Awards and Decorations
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
3 Awards
Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal
2 Awards
Army Commendation Medal
Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal
4 Awards
Army Achievement Medal
Other Honors
Top Gunner (Highest Academic Standing), Command Course, Surface Warfare Officers School
2012
Top Gunner (Highest Academic Standing), Department Head Course, Surface Warfare Officers School
2010
NDIA / RADM Jack Jarabak Bronze Medal Award for excellence in Undersea Warfare (NPS Master's Thesis)
2003
External Memberships and Associations
Surface Navy Association
Life Member
U.S. Naval Institute
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